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(5) part five divinely leaders,
imamat.
imam, the leader of the umama, nation
what does the teacher do in the class?
can an illiterate person teach?
if the teacher cannot come to the class who will he appoint to teach in his/her
place?
can an illiterate person become a substitute?
do you know who, after our holy prophet worked in his place?
do you know who is the successor of the holy prophet after him?
do you know who after the holy prophet protects the teachings of the holy
prophet?
do you know who after the holy prophet leads the muslim ummah, nation, as
the head of the muslim state and guardian of the people?
after the holy prophet, the imam is the successor of the prophet and leader
of the muslim ummah, nation. imam is the authority and guardian of the muslims.
he is the head of the government of the muslims and in charge of the social
affairs of the muslims.
the imam knows the laws and regulations of islam. he preaches these laws
to people and is the leader of the muslim community just like the holy prophet
(a.s).
the imam has all the qualifications that a leader must have. his knowledge
about allah and his faith in him are greater than other people. he has the
knowledge of what is lawful and unlawful in islam. he is of perfect moral
discipline and has the knowledge about the life hereafter, paradise and hill
and he knows how to worship allah properly.
in knowledge and the power for leadership he excels above all others.
allah through his prophet has given all the knowledge to the imam and the
prophet gives his leadership to the imam.
the imam is the supporter and protector of islam and the guardian and leader
of the muslim community.
questions
(1) do you know the imam?(2) by whose commands is the imam appointed?
(3) what is the responsibility of imam?
(4) how is the degree of imam's qualifications?
(5) can other people have better qualifications than imam?
(6) who gives all the qualifications to imam?
