The Prophet (S) had chosen Imam Ali (a.

The Prophet (S) had chosen Imam Ali (a.s.) as the general leader over his nation because Imam Ali (a.s.) had qualifications and abilities that no one else ever had. A. Imam Ali (a.s.) was the most knowledgeable among all the Prophet’s companions and the most aware of the rulings and the affairs of the religion especially in judgment.

The Prophet (S) said, ‘Ali is the best judge of you all.’ Umar said, ‘Were it not for Ali’s existence, Umar would perish.’ There was no one at all equal to him in judgment. We have mentioned some examples of his judgments in “the Encyclopedia of Ameerul Mo'minin” under the title of “The Imam’s judgment (is) from the treasures of the Islamic intellect”. As the Imam was the most aware of all Muslims in the rulings of judgment, he was also the most aware in the…