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Imamate in the Quranic "Verse of Trial" 3 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imamate in the Quranic “Verse of Trial” 3 2022-11-24 494 Views Imamate , Imamate in the Qur'an , Status of Imamate In this part of the article titled “Imamate in the Quranic Verse of Trial”, we shall discuss the status of Imamate and the Imams as explained by one of the pure Imams from the Prophet’s progeny; Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (a.s).
The Status of Imamate in the Words of Imams After we have investigated the Quranic verse, it is now befitting to go through a narration reported from Imam Ali ibn Musa al–Rida (as), the 8th Imam of the Shi’ah, in which he elucidates the reality of Imamate: “Abdul Aziz ibn Muslim is quoted to have said, ‘On the first days of our arrival at Marv, we assembled in the presence of Imam al Rida, (as) in the great mosque of the city of Marv.
Some started talking about Imamate and said that there had been different views over it. So, I went to my master, Imam al–Reza (as), and informed him about people’s arguing about the subject. He smiled and said ‘O Abdul Aziz, these men do not know the reality and have deviated from what they believe to be right.
‘God, the Almighty did not raise his Prophet up (to Him) before He had perfected the religion for him, sent on to him the Qur’an, which ‘clearly explains everything and delineated the lawful, the unlawful, hudood (penal law), divine precepts and all that people need, as he says ‘We have not neglected anything in the Book’ .
(1) In the Farewell pilgrimage and towards the end of the Prophet’s life; God revealed the verse: ‘This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed my favour on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion ”. (2) Therefore, Imamate is indispensable to religion .
The Prophet did not leave this world before he had clarified to the Muslims the principal features of their religion, pointed out the true path and appointed ‘Ali (as) as their leader, leaving nothing of their problems unsettled. So, those who suppose that God, the Almighty has not perfected His religion reject the Book of Allah, and those who reject the Book are disbelievers. Do they know the significance of Imamate and its status in the community to allow themselves to embark on it?