Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you\u201d [4...

Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you\u201d [4:59] , and His -azwj Words: \u201cOnly Allah is your Guardian and His Rasool and those who believe, those who keep up the Prayers and pay the Zakat while they are bowing\u201d [5:55] , then Said: Are you reckoning that you would be left alone while Allah has not yet Known those of you who have struggled hard and do not take to any one besides Allah and His Rasool and the Believers as ones to confide in and rely upon?[9:16] .

\n (Amir-ul-Momineen -asws says) So the Rasool -saww nominated me -asws at Ghadeer-e-Khum and he -saww said: \u2018Allah -azwj Sent me -saww with a Message which constricted my -saww chest as I -saww could see that the people were not going to believe me -saww . Allah -azwj Told me -saww that I -saww should preach it or else Allah -azwj would Punish me -saww . So Arise O Ali -asws \u2019! And the Rasool Allah -saww announced that the people must follow Ali -asws .

\n So Salman Al-Farsy -as stood up in front of the Rasool Allah -saww and said, \u2018O Rasool Allah -saww , how shall we submit to Ali -asws ?\u2019 Rasool Allah -saww said: \u2018Be submissive to him -asws like you are submissive to me -saww . The one who sees that I -saww am higher than him should see Ali -asws as higher than himself\u2019.

Allah -azwj Blessed and High Sent down: This day have I Perfected for you your Religion and Completed My Favour on you and Chosen for you Islam as a Religion [5:3] . So Salman Al-Farsy said, \u2018O Rasool Allah -saww , has this Verse Descended regarding Ali -asws especially?\u2019 Rasool Allah -saww said: \u2018Indeed, it is regarding Ali -asws , and regarding my -saww successors up to the Day of Judgement\u2019 (the successors after Ali -asws , in total, they are the 12 Imams -asws ).

\n Then Rasool Allah -saww said: \u2018O Salman, you and those who are present are witnesses of that, and those present should make it reach to the ones who are absent\u2019. Salman Al-Farsy said, \u2018O Rasool Allah -saww , explain it for us\u2019 (the Wilayah).

So the Rasool Allah -saww said: \u2018Ali -asws , is my -saww brother, and my -saww Vizier, and my -saww successor, and my -saww inheritor, and my -saww Caliph in my -saww community, and the Guardian of every believer after me -saww , and eleven Imams -asws from his sons -asws (after him -asws ).