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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hayat Al-Qulub Vol.3 Part 35: The Imams are the appointed Caliphs of Allah The Imams are the appointed Caliphs of Allah; Allah wishes to establish them in the Earth and has promised them help Some of these verses are revealed in praise of the Qaem Aale Muhammad and they are numerous. First verse: نَتْلُو عَلَيْكَ مِنْ نَبَإِ مُوسَى وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ.

إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَائِفَةً مِنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيِ نِسَاءَهُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ الْمُفْسِدِينَ. وَنُرِيدُ أَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ الْوَارِثِينَ. وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنُرِي فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَحْذَرُونَ. We recite to you from the account of Moosa and Firon with truth for people who believe.

Surely Firon exalted himself in the Land and made its people into parties, weakening one party from among them, he slaughtered their sons and let their women live, surely he was one of the mischief-makers. And we desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs. And to grant them power in the land, and to make Firon and Haman and their hosts see from them what they feared.

(Surah Qasas 28:3-6) Ali Ibne Ibrahim says that Allah informed His Prophet, about the situation of Moosa and his followers and what befell them by Firon’s killings, injustice and tyranny, so that it may bring comfort to the Holy Prophet (S) on the misfortunes of the killings and imprisonments that were to befall the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.).

Then after giving assurance, He gave glad tidings that after bearing those atrocities Allah would bestow His favor upon them and make them His caliph on the earth and make them the Imam and the leader so that they can take revenge in the Second Coming (Raja’t). That is why He said: And we desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs.

And to grant them power in the land, and to make Firon and Haman and their hosts see from them what they feared. 28:5-6 It is the metaphor of those who usurped the rights of Muhammad and Aale Muhammad. That is the first and the second caliph and their followers. The pronoun of ‘From them’ refers to Aale Muhammad (a.s.).

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