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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al Mahdi, The Twelfth Khalifah In The Sahih Sunni Ahadith Finding The True Mahdi: He Is The Twelfth Of A Sinless Dynasty (Part 1) =========================================================================== The prescribed system of governance in Islam is the khilafah . It is led by a khalifah – who is also alternatively called an Imam or an amir . He rules for life, and represents Allah and His Messenger, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi , on the earth.
He is equally an heir of Prophet Ibrahim al-Khalil from his pure offspring. The khilafah is irrevocable, and shall continue uninterruptable till the Hour.
Allah has stated concerning the khilafah : وإذ ابتلى إبراهيم ربه بكلمات فأتمهن قال إني جاعلك للناس إماما قال ومن ذريتي قال لا ينال عهدي الظالمين And when Ibrahim was tried by his Lord with some statements, and he fulfilled them, He said, “ I will appoint you an Imam of mankind .” He (Ibrahim) asked, “ And of my offspring ?” He (Allah) replied, “ My Covenant shall not reach the wrongdoers .” Explaining this ayah , al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir (d.
774 H) states: قال الله تعالى} :وإذ ابتلى إبراهيم ربه بكلمات فأتمهن، قال إني جاعلك للناس إماما، قال ومن ذرتي؟ قال لا ينال عهدي الظالمين {لما وفى ما أمره به ربه من التكاليف العظيمة، جعله للناس إماما يقتدون به ويأتمون بهديه .وسأل الله أن تكون هذه الإمامة متصلة بسببه، وباقية في نسبه، وخالدة في عقبه فأجيب إلى ما سأل وسلمت إليه الإمامة بزمام، واستثنى من نيلها الظالمون، واختص بها من ذريته العلماء العاملون.
Allah the Most High says: {And when Ibrahim was tried by his Lord with some statements, and he fulfilled them, He said, “I will appoint you an Imam of mankind.” He (Ibrahim) asked, “And of my offspring?” He (Allah) replied, “My Covenant shall not reach the wrong-doers.”} When he fulfilled the huge obligations which his Lord commanded him with, he appointed him the Imam of mankind, whom they must follow, and whose guidance they must copy.
He requested Allah that this Imamah be connected with his lineage, and be uninterrupted within his offspring, and be perpetual forever among his offspring. So, what he asked WAS GRANTED , and he was granted full authority of Imamah , and the wrong-doers were excluded from its reach, and it was made exclusive to the righteous scholars among his offspring .[^1] Our Lord made His dear prophet, Ibrahim, ‘alaihi al-salam , a khalifah over all mankind of his time.