\n Shaitan has made them believe that their (devious) actions...

\n Shaitan has made them believe that their (devious) actions, after all, are honourable.\u00a0 May Allah -azwj destroy them and destine them towards hellfire.\u00a0 How could they have selected an ignorant as an Imam, who used to worship idols and was a well know deserter on the day of Holy wars (Battle).\u00a0 Although, it is incumbent that the Imam should be the most knowledgeable and not ignorant; brave and not withdrawing individual.

And none should be superior to him in (nobility) descent and nor should be inferior (to anyone) in his lineage.\u00a0 Beware; the Imam can only be from the best of the Quraish, the most nobility of Hashim and from the progeny of Abraham -as .\u00a0 He is from the bloodline of Prophet -saww and is the \u2018Nafas\u2019-e-Rasool -saww [4] . He is chosen by the will of Allah -azwj and his selection is directly executed by Allah -azwj .

\n Thus, he -asws is the honour of all nobles and a branch from the (descendants of) Abd Manaaf; he has (complete) knowledge of (worldly) affairs and is well versed in the governance (of all affairs). Obedience to him -asws is incumbent until the day of judgement and Allah -azwj has made his Heart a (vessel) for His mystery and elects to speak through Imam\u2019s tongue. Thus, He -asws is infallible, represents Allah -azwj and is free from any element of ignorance and weakness.

\n O Tariq, the people have abandoned him and followed their own desires and who can be more astray than the one who follows his whims without any guidance from Allah -azwj .\u00a0 O Tariq! the Imam -asws may be considered like an angel in the appearance of human being, a heavenly body, a divine command, a sacred spirit, a lofty station, a manifest light, a hidden secret.

He is angelic in essence with attributes of the Divine powers, endowed with unlimited good qualities, posses the knowledge of the realms of the Unseen, specifically chosen by the Lord of the Worlds and is connected with the Truthful and Trustworthy (Rasool Allah -azwj ).\u00a0 All this is for the household of Muhammad -saww alone; nobody else can partake in this with them.