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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Hasan Al-'Askari His Imamate Imamate is the firm base of political and social development in Islam. It is one of the most important pillars on which the civilization, safety, and ease of man, and the equality in opportunities among the members of society are built. It provides the noble life that people can live at ease under its shade.

Under Imamate, there are no racial or natural differences, but the criterion in Islam is as much as the services man offers to the nation the closer it takes him to Allah. Imamate is a kindness from Allah and a gift from His mercy.

The Shi’a have believed in the imams of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) and considered that as a part of their doctrinal life depending on many reasons such as: First, the Prophetic traditions in which the Prophet (a.s.) made it obligatory on Muslims to follow the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) whom the Prophet (a.s.) had made as the equal to the Holy Book. He said, “I leave to you what if you keep to, you shall not go astray after me.

One of them is greater than the other; the Book of Allah which is a rope extended from the heaven to the earth, and my household. They shall not separate until they shall come to me at the pond (in Paradise).

See how you will obey me through them.”[^1] This tradition shows clearly that Imamate would be limited to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) and shows that they were infallible because the Prophet (a.s.) compared them with the Book of Allah, and of course, every error from them would take them away from the Book whereas the Prophet (a.s.) announced that they would not separate from the Qur'an until they would come to him at the pond in Paradise.

The Prophet (a.s.) also said, ‘The example of my household for you is like the example of the Noah’s Ark which whoever rode on was rescued, and whoever lagged behind drowned.