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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Conception of the Sahaba's Ultimate Decency and the Political Authority in Islam Part 2 — Chapter 1— the Tribal Root — the Impermissibility To Combine Caliphate and Prophesy A. the Clans of Quraish The Quraish consist of twenty five clans.[1] The best and the most honorable clan is the sons of Hashim­bn­Abd Menaf.[2] They are directly followed by the sons of Abdul­Muttelib­bn­Abd Menaf,...

Al­Harith­bn­Abd Menaf,..., Umaya­bn­Abd Shams­bn­Abd Menaf and Nawfel­bn­Abd Menaf respectively. The Hashemites are the celebrities of Quraish. They succeeded their father in management. They are named ‘Al­Mujebbirun — The healers’. They are regarded as the foremost in holding peace treaties with the kings of that time. Hashim held a peace treaty with the kings of Syria. Abd Shams held an alike one with Nejashi, the king of Abyssinia. Nawfel held an alike one with the kings of Persia.

Abdul­Muttelib held an alike one with the kings of Himyer; Yemen. According to such treaties, people of Quraish could settle in various areas of this world. For the high standing and the mastery of the Hashemites upon the Arabs, they were called ‘Aqdahun­Nedhar — Cups of Gold.’[3] B. the Political Form The Quraishi clans concluded a political form respecting distributing positions, such as the leadership, the pennon, the assemblies, watering the pilgrimages, hosting the guests... etc.

This form was the furthest thing the clans could achieve. They, as a whole, were convinced that that had been too satisfactory to abuse any one's rights. The political positions are estimated as the fate of those clans that it is none's benefit to alter or change, since it is [1]Al­Mas'udi's Muroujut­Theheb, Vol.2, Page291. [2] Burhanud­Din Al­Halabi's As­Seeretul­Halabiyeh, part.1, page3­4. Ali Nasseef's Al­Jami'u Lil­Ussoul Fi Ahadithir­Rassoul, vol.3, page419 and on.

bn­Abil­Hadid's Sharhu Nahjil­Belagheh, Sermon 185, part.2. [3] bn­Sa'd's Tabaqat, part.1, page75. An­Nidhamus­Siyasi Fil­Islam, page93. impossible to recognize the consequences of such attempts of altering or changing. It might, at least, result in losing what had been achieved. The entire clans, in addition, were pleased to such a form that arranged the affairs of the pilgrimage and the Holy House.

Gradually these positions and missions became a significance of a political belief and a heritage of the forefathers. It became impermissible for any to stand against such missions. C.