As a general rule those who assume the role of leading...

As a general rule those who assume the role of leading people fall in four categories: Those who have been tyrants all their lives both prior to their being governor and after; Those who have never sinned. Those who had been tyrant prior to their government, but clean after this position; And those who are opposite of the level three i.e. they had been clean prior to the position of government, but became wrong doers when they got this position.

Now let us see which of these four groups in Ibrahim's view deserve leadership. Definitely, Ibrahim could never have wished such a great position for the first and fourth groups, this is because a governor who is afflicted with sin and wrongdoings while he has been in power does not deserve such a position. This is from Ibrahim’s point of view who had received such a position only after heavy examinations and a hard life of endurance against wrongdoings.

He could never have wished such a position for such a group. Naturally, Ibrahim had the two other groups in mind when he asked God. And the third group is naturally put aside by the expression “ لاينال ” “does not include”. Thus, that group deserves Imamate who had never got involved in sins. [^1]: . Quran 33:6. [^2]: . Quran 4:59. [^3]: . Quran 2:124. Previous…