In other words...

In other words, the “perfectly devoted Servants” who are infallible are not necessarily “Prophets” or “messengers”. The issue of the infallibility of the Imams will be discussed in a separate article, however. The Quran Speaks About the Prophets First, it would be of help to take a look at the commandment of obeying the Messenger, to see how all-encompassing and all-pervading this commandment is, and how great the authority of the Messenger of Allah is.

Allah states in the Quran: “And we did not send any messenger, unless he should be obeyed by Allah’s authority.” (6) The Prophet or the Messenger of God is to be obeyed and followed; the followers are not expected to check every order…