(33:71) The Holy Quran regards the companionship of the...

(33:71) The Holy Quran regards the companionship of the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous people all as a result of obeying Allah and His Prophet (S): وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ ۚ وَحَسُنَ أُولَٰئِكَ رَفِيقًا And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good; and a goodly company they are!

(4:69) The Holy Quran considers obeying the Holy Prophet just like obeying Allah. This is a good reason, which proves the superiority of the Holy Prophet over all other creatures in the universe: مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ۖ Whoever obeys the Apostle, he indeed obeys Allah.

(4:80) The Holy Quran considers obeying Allah and the Holy Prophet as the reason for entering Paradise; and turning one’s back to them is a cause of painful punishment: وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّ يُعَذِّبْهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا Whoever obeys Allah and His Apostle, He will cause him to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow; and whoever turns back, He will punish him with a painful punishment.

(48:17) The Holy Quran considers obeying the Holy Prophet as a cause of gaining Allah’s mercy: وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ Obey the Apostle so that mercy may be shown to you.

(24:56) Bishr ibn Shurayh Basri says: I asked Imam al-Baqir (a.s), “What is the most hopeful verse in the Holy Quran?” He Imam answered, “What do your people say about it?” I said, “They say that the following verse is the most hopeful: يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ O my servants who have acted extravagantly against their own souls; do not despair of the mercy of Allah (39:53)” The Imam commented, “We, , do not say this.” I asked, “What do you say then?” The Imam answered, “We say that the following is the most hopeful: وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ And soon will your Lord give you so that you shall be well pleased (93:5) The word give in this verse stands for [the right of] intercession.