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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Taharah & 'ismah of the Prophets, Messengers, Awsiya', and Imams (peace Be Upon Them) Research Question no. 4 We continue our research by posing the following question: Why is it necessary that the Prophets, Messengers, Awsiya' and Imams be purified and protected? The answer to this question is simple and clear if we review the conclusions from the last three questions.

Their Tat-heer and ‘Ismah is logical and necessary in order for them to perform their roles and jobs in the most complete and perfect way possible. It is needed due to the criticalness, vitality, and importance of their responsibilities towards all mankind. After all, how is it possible that a Messenger be appointed to convey a message which urges people to obey Allah (SWT), while he himself is capable of disobeying Allah (SWT)?

If that were the case, all of the message would fall in great danger and that is not logical at all! How will the Messenger present the very important and great message while he himself is exposed to lying, dishonesty, forgetting parts of the message, foolishness, lack of wisdom and mind, weakness, physical defect, and the negative aspects of the creations, etc? This will cause his message to be surrounded by doubts and suspicions in its authenticity and validity.

It will place a big question mark on the messenger himself and will give the enemies of the Message an opportunity to attack Islam and question its divinity. That is because the mind will ask itself: Was not God-the Creator able to make His Messengers purified and protected from these negative aspects before He appointed and assigned them with this grave responsibility? This question is logical to ask and may stand as a proof of a forged and invalid message along with its messenger.

For example, is it possible that a doctor sends a sick and crippled person to deliver a message on his behalf to one of his patients or customers? Is it possible that a police department sends a limping, one-eyed criminal with a tattooed face to claim that he is a police officer who carries a message to you on behalf of the Chief of Police? Is it possible that the service people of a laundromat send your clothes to you after being washed, with an ugly-looking person who is wearing filthy clothes?

Surely, this can never happen in our normal life and if it did, you will immediately doubt, suspect, and question the truthfulness of the message and the messenger.