This declaration is called nass (specification...

This declaration is called nass (specification; determination; designation of the succeeding Imam by the prophet or preceding Imam). An Imam according to Shi'ite belief, must be mansus min Allah , i.e., designated by Allah for that status. E. Miracles If one has not heard nass about a claimant of Imamate , then the only way of ascertaining the truth is through a miracle ( mu'jizah ).

[^5] Generally speaking any man may claim that he is an Imam or a prophet's caliph and infallible, but a miracle is the…