وَجَعَل'نَاهُم' أَئِمَّةً يَد'عُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَيَو'مَ ال'قِيَامَةِ لَا يُنصَرُونَ وَأَت'بَع'نَاهُم' فِي هَذِهِ الدُّن'يَا لَع'نَةً وَيَو'مَ ال'قِيَامَةِ هُم مِّنَ ال'مَق'بُوحِينَ For the righteous Imams, Allah (SWT) says: Quran 28:41-42 And We appointed, from among them, leaders, giving guidance under Our command, so long as they persevered with patience and continued to have faith in Our Signs.
وَجَعَل'نَا مِن'هُم' أَئِمَّةً يَه'دُونَ بِأَم'رِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ Each Muslim group has a leader. The twelvers Shia'a are the followers (Shia'a) of Ahlul Bayt.
The Sunnis have five leaders: Some are the followers (or the Shia'a) of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Hanbalis), some are the followers of Imam Abu Hanifa (Hanafis), some are the followers of Imam Malik ibn Anas al-Ashabi (Malikis), some are the followers of Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafii (Shafiis), or some are the followers of Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahaab (Wahaabis).
The Quran states that each group will follow its Imam at the day of judgement: Quran 17:72-72 One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least. But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in the hereafter, and most astray from the Path.
يَو'مَ نَد'عُو كُلَّ أُنَاسٍ بِإِمَامِهِم' فَمَن' أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَأُو'لَـئِكَ يَق'رَؤُونَ كِتَابَهُم' وَلاَ يُظ'لَمُونَ فَتِيلاً وَمَن كَانَ فِي هَـذِهِ أَع'مَى فَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ أَع'مَى وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلاً The prophet never told us to follow any of the five leaders mentioned above. The only people the prophet told us to follow after him and to adhere to…