And of all the intercessors are the Infallible Imams (as) –...

And of all the intercessors are the Infallible Imams (as) – as you know – and traditions also confirm this: It is narrated from His Eminence, Abu Abdillah Sadiq (as) that he said regarding the verse: فَمَا لَنَا مِنْ شَافِعِينَ وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ “So we have no intercessors, nor a true friend ."(Qur’an, Surah Shuara 26:100) [^9] “The intercessors are the Imams and the friends are believers.” And with regard to the following verse: مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ “Who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission?” (Qur’an, Surah Baqarah 2:255) Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) said: “We are those who would intercede.” And it is narrated from the Holy Prophet (S) that he said: “There would be five intercessors: Qur’an, mercy, trustworthiness, your Prophet and the family of your Prophet.”[^10] And it is narrated by Muawiyah bin Wahab that he said: I asked His Eminence, Abu Abdillah…