Imama is Hidden Call to Prophethood

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The Imamah of the Shia, a hidden call for the continuation of Prophet-hood.

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Preface&

Prai'e (e to )llah and peace (e upon the me''en*er of )llah and hi' famil+ andcompanion',

The one ho clo'el+ follo' the difference' (eteen the I'lamic *roup' certainl+ no'that the fundamental point that 'et' the Imami Shia 'ect apart from all other', i' their(elief in the need of the ei'tence of an infalli(le Imam/01 after the Prophet /S)2S1 untilthe comin* of the hour.

/01 Imam& 3eader, the Shia (elie4e that the leader of the nation i' infalli(le and di4inel+appointed (+ )llah.

Shia 'cholar and 5)llamah 6uhammad 7ida al-6u8affar 'a+' in hi' (oo 95):a;id al-Imami++ah9 p*0


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Goe4er, the Shia 'cholar' too a 4er+ dan*erou' turn ith thi' (elief, far from thedi'cu''ion' tain* place (eteen the *roup' ithin the circle of I'lam. Thi' i' (ecau'ethe+ counted the matter of Imamah a' (ein* from the foundation' of faith lieTaheed/H1 and Du(uah/1 and 6i5ad/J1. The+ e4en con'ider it to (e hi*her than'ome of tho'e *reat foundation' 'uch a' the prophet-hood.

/H1 Taheed& Knit+ or onene'' of Lod.

/1 Du(uah& Prophet-hood.

/J1 6i5ad& The da+ of re'urrection.

Crom the contemporar+ Shia 'cholar' ho con'ider it from the foundation' of faith are&

Shia *rand )+atullah and 6uha::i: and 5)llamah Ma5far al-Su(hani, ho 'a+' in hi'(oo 9al-6ilal al-Dihal9 0N=O, under the title 9I' Imamah from the foundation' or the

(ranche'9&

?)ll of the Shia ha4e a*reed that it i' a foundation from the foundation' of faith, and the+pro4ed it in their (oo', thi' i' h+ the+ con'ider that the (elief in the Imamah of theImam' i' nece''ar+ for correct faith, a' for )hlul-Sunnah the+ rote in their (oo' that iti'n;t a foundation.B

Shia 'cholar al-5)llamah 6uhammad 7ida al-6u8affar 'a+' in 95):a;id al-Imami++ah9p*0


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)+atullah al-Sa++ed 5)li al-Gu''eini and 6ilani 'a+' in 9al-Imamah fi )hamm al-utu(al-alami++ah9 p*H>&

?ither Imamah i' from the foundation' of reli*ion and faith or it i' from the (ranche'The truth i'& It i' from the foundation' lie prophet-hood.B

Lrand )+atullah 5)(dul-Gu''ein Sharaf-ul-Eeen al-6u'ai 'a+' in 9al-6ura@a5at9p*=J


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?The Imami /'hia1 ha4e a*reed, that he ho denie' the Imamah of one of the Imam', andre@ect' their o(edience hich )llah ha' ordered, then he i' a afir, mi'*uided andde'er4in* to a(ide in hell-fire fore4er.B

Shia 5)llamah Va+n al-Eeen al-5)mili 'a+' in 9Rihar al-)nar9 UN>JU that there i' a

con'en'u' on thi' matter&

?)nd thi' i' h+ the+ /'hia 'cholar'1 ha4e reported that the+ ill enter the fire (+con'en'u'.B

The leader of the Shia 'ect Da'eer al-Eeen al-Tu'i 'a+' in 9Door al-Raraheen9 0NJH (+Di5matullah al-Ma8a;iri&

?The Imami /Shia1 ha4e adopted the uni:ue opinion, that enterin* paradi'e and 'al4ationcannot (e o(tained ecept after (elie4in* in the 2ila+ah of the famil+ of the Prophet /a'1and (elie4in* in their Imamah. )' for the re't of the 6u'lim', the+ a*reed that the

'al4ation can (e o(tained after affirmin* the to te'timonie' of faith.B

I a', hich of the to *roup' lean' more toard' unit+ and lo4e I' it the Tel4er Shiaho a*ree on the di'(elief of an+one ho di'a*ree' ith them and (ani'h their opponent'to hell-fire Xr the main'tream 6u'lim', )hlul-Sunnah, ho (elie4e that if an+one (ear'te'timon+ that there i' no *od (ut )llah and 6uhammad /S)2S1 i' hi' me''en*er, heill enter hea4en

Lrand Shia )+atullah 5)(dul-Gu''ein Sharaf-ul-Eeen 'a+' in 9al-Cu'oul al-6uhimmah9p*>=&

?2e ha4e other authentic narration' that e on (+ mean' of our tel4e Imam' /A1 andhere are 'ome from the (oo 9K'ool al-afi9 and other', the+ *i4e *lad tidin*' to the(elie4er', tho'e ho (elie4e in )llah and hi' me''en*er and the final da+, (ut hat +ou@u't heard i' onl+ eclu'i4e to tho'e ho follo the 2ila+ah of the famil+ of theme''en*er and hi' pure pro*en+ /A1 thi' i' not 'tran*e, a' their 2ila+ah i' from thefoundation' of the reli*ion.B

Their top 'cholar al-6urtada ho carrie' the title of 5)lam al-Guda 'a+' concernin*tho'e ho do not (elie4e in Imamah, in hi' re'earch 9al-7i'alah al-Rahirah fi al-5Itrah al-Tahirah9 =N=0-==&

?2hat al'o pro4e' their 'uperiorit+ peace (e upon them, and their *reatne'' from amon*the human', i' that )llah mo't hi*h 'hoed u' that, noin* them i' lie noin* him,in that it 'i*nifie' I'lam and Iman, and Ge 'hoed that (ein* i*norant a(out them anddou(tin* them i' lie (ein* i*norant a(out him and dou(tin* him, in that it 'i*nifie' ufrand di'(elief. Thi' ran i' not *i4en to an+one ecept our Prophet /S)2S1 and after himthe chief of (elie4er' 5)li /a'1 and the Imam' from hi' pro*en+ /A1 hat pro4e' to u',that the leader'hip of tho'e hom e mentioned /a'1 i' from Iman, and not (elie4in* it i'ufr and di'(elief, i' the con'en'u' of the Imami Shia, the+ do not differ on thi'.B

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Sheih of their 'ect al-Tu'i 'a+' in 9al-7a'a;il al-5)'hrah9 p*0&

?In the name of )llah the merciful, in him I tru't, if a :ue'tioner a'ed +ou& 2hat i' faiththen 'a+& It i' to (elie4e in )llah, and the me''en*er, and hat the me''en*er and the

Imam' ha4e (rou*ht peace (e upon them. /A1 It i' (a'ed on fi4e pillar', the one hono' them i' a (elie4er, the one ho i' i*norant of them i' a afir, the+ are& Knit+ ofLod, Mu'tice of Lod, Prophet-hood, Imamah, re'urrection.B

Shia 6uha::i: 5)li (in al-Gu''ein al-arai 'a+' in 97a'a;il al-arai9 0NQ&

?In the name of )llah the merciful, on him e rel+, prai'e (e to )llah and peace (e uponhi' me''en*er and hi' pure famil+. Ge ho i' reli*iou'l+ accounta(le hether free or a'la4e, a male or female, mu't no the fi4e foundation' that are pillar' of faith& Knit+ ofLod, Mu'tice of Lod, Prophet-hood, Imamah, re'urrection. /A1 and he ho i' i*norant ofan+ of the'e, he doe' not al the path of Iman, and de'er4e' eternal puni'hment ith the

ouffar.B

Indeed, the Shia 'cholar' ha4e applied tho'e (elief' on the *round of realit+, on all tho'eho di'a*ree ith them on Imamah, the+ made Tafeer on them and cur'ed them and(ani'hed them to the fire' of hell fore4er. The u*l+ Shia call of Tafeer had reached all6u'lim' no matter hat their ran and 4irtue i', 'o the+ made Tafeer on the companion'of the Prophet /S)2S1 and the (e't *eneration humanit+ e4er ne, and e4en the ri*htl+*uided caliph' of I'lam.

The rea'on the+ made Tafeer on the companion' /ra1 i' 'impl+ (ecau'e the+ did mutualcon'ultation hen appointin* their leader and the+ accepted to *i4e authorit+ to otherthan 5)li /ra1.

Shia 'cholar 5)li (in al-Gu''ein (in 5)(dul-5)al al-arai 'aid in 97a'a;il al-arai90NJ=&

?)n+ 'ane man ho (elie4e' in *i4in* precedence to i(n a(i Fuhafa and i(n al-hatta(and i(n 5)ffan, ho are lol+ in linea*e and 'tu((orn, it i' not non that the+ had4irtue' in noled*e or Mihad /A1 on them and on tho'e ho lo4e them i' the cur'e of)llah and the an*el' and all humanit+.B

The 'eal of the 6uhadditheen of the Shia al-5)llamah 6uhammad Ra:ir al-6a@li'i 'a+'in 9Rihar al-)nar9 >QQ&

?I 'a+& The narration' pro4in* the ufr of a(i Rar and 5Kmar and their lie', and thereard' offered to tho'e ho cur'e them and di'on them, and their inno4ation', aremore numerou' than e can count in thi' 4olume or man+ other 4olume'. Rut hat epre'ented i' 'ufficient for tho'e hom )llah i'he' to *uide.B


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Cinall+, their 'cholar al-6ufid 'a+' re*ardin* tho'e caliph' ho preceded 5)li /ra1 in hi'(oo 9)a;il al-6a:alat9 p*H0-H=, under the title& 9The 'a+in* a(out tho'e ho preceded)meer al-6u;mineen - 5)li (in a(i Tali( /a'1-9

?The Imami /'hia1 and man+ of the Va+di++ah /'hia1 ha4e a*reed that tho'e ho

preceded the chief of (elie4er' /5)li1, are mi'*uided tran'*re''or', and (+ eepin* thechief of (elie4er' /a'1 from the po'ition of the me''en*er of )llah /S)2S1, the+ aredi'o(edient oppre''or', a(idin* in the fire for eternit+.B

Thu', the Shia 'cholar' ha4e cur'ed the fir't three caliph' ma+ )llah (e plea'ed iththem, and the+ cur'ed the re't of the companion' /ra1 ho a*reed on appointin* them a'leader' and 'er4ed under them, then the+ cur'ed all the 6u'lim' ho are plea'ed iththem and ho lo4ed them.

)' a re'ult, the 'cholar' of I'lam and the 6u'lim' ha4e (e*un to loo at thi' Shia (eliefof Imamah in an o(@ecti4e a+, a' a 'eriou' threat to the unit+ of the I'lamic nation. It i'

a *reat call to mae Tafeer on all the 6u'lim' @u't lie the call of the haari@ (eforethem.

In thi' (oo I ha4e decided to adopt one of the mo't important method' of refutin* theShia theor+ of Imamah. Thi' cho'en method i', to pro4e that the (elief in Imamah illlead to *reat corruption, that the ma@orit+ of 6u'lim' ill re@ect Imamah if the+ reali8edthat it i' re@ected (+ di4ine la' and human intellect, ithout di4in* into the tet' u'ed (+Shia to pro4e Imamah and di'cu''in* their meanin*' or authenticit+.

Introduction&

The ori*in of thi' (elief and the ori*in of thi' di'ea'e called 9Imamah9, i' that the Shia'cholar' decided to place their on intellect /5):l1 (efore the di4ine tet' /Da:l1. The+formulated 'e4eral intellectual introduction' and made them the (a'i' of decidin* andadoptin* reli*iou' (elief'. )lthou*h e no the error' of thi' Shia methodolo*+ +et echo'e to adopt it, 'impl+ to 'ho the reader' that the'e 'o called intellectual introduction'u'ed to pro4e the theor+ of Imamah, at the 'ame time al'o carr+ the de'truction of thetheor+ of Imamah.

Indeed, I ha4e 'een clearl+ that the intellectual (a'e' for thi' theor+, carr+ in their mid'tmuch e4il and are a *reat dan*er to one of the main foundation' of the reli*ion of I'lam9The finalit+ of Prophet-hood9. Thi' mean' that the Shia intellectual (a'e' that led themto (elie4e in the theor+ of Imamah are corrupt (+ nece''it+. In other ord', if the6u'lim' adopt the'e 'ame intellectual introduction' to pro4e Imamah, then the+ illdemoli'h the (a'e foundation of the finalit+ of prophet-hood, and the one (elie4in* inImamah mu't al'o (elie4e in the continuation of prophet-hood hich i' the o(4iou'l+corrupt (elief of the Fadi+ani /0


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It i' al'o *ood to note that not onl+ did the Prophet /S)2S1 inform u' that he a' the la'tof the prophet', (ut he al'o arned u' that there ill (e certain indi4idual' ho 'hallclaim prophet-hood for them'el4e', hen he /S)2S1 'aid in Sahih al-Ruhari and otherauthentic (oo'& 9The hour 'hall not dan upon +ou, until the deceitful liar' are 'ent,

around thirt+, each claimin* to (e a me''en*er of )llah.9 and he /S)2S1 'aid in Sahih6u'lim& 9In m+ nation ill (e thirt+ liar', each claimin* he i' a prophet, and I am the'eal of prophet', there are no prophet' after me.9

Dotice that the Prophet /S)2S1 u'ed the term 9Ea@@aloun9 in the fir't narration tode'cri(e them, thi' ord mean' 9Tho'e ho are etremel+ deceitful9, 'o the claimant' ofprophet-hood 'hall (e 4er+ *ood at decei4in* and foolin* people, actin* lie 6u'lim' totr+ and attac the correct I'lamic (elief' from the in'ide, lie 6u'a+lamah al-a88a(tried to do (+ claimin* that he a' the partner of Prophet 6uhammad /S)2S1 in hi'me''a*e.

Indeed hat the Prophet /S)2S1 'aid did tae place, man+ people throu*hout hi'tor+claimed prophet-hood, 'ome more 'ucce''ful than other', foolin* the i*norant peoplearound them, (ut the I'lamic nation a' ala+' read+ and on the looout, a' the+ ereaare and the+ had clear *uidance in the (oo of their 3ord and the Sunnah of hi'Prophet /S)2S1. Thu', hene4er 'uch a per'on appeared, the nation ould epel himout'ide the circle of I'lam and treat him lie a afir, ithout e4en a'in* him to pro4ehi' claim' a' the companion' /ra1 did ith the liar' of their time 'uch a' 6u'a+lamah al-a88a(, al-)'ad al-5)n'i, Tula+ha al-)'adi, Sa@ah al-Da'rani+ah, al-Garith (in Sa5eedand other' of their lie.

Goe4erA

Z 3o[ the de4il' do in'pire their minion' to di'pute ith +ou. Rut if +e o(e+ them, +e ill(e in truth idolater'.\ ?Fur;an J&0=0B

Sadl+, to thi' da+ the di'(elie4er' and dou(ter' 'till ca't 'u'picion on the reli*ion of Lodin order to mi'*uide the 6u'lim'. Crom the fir't dou(t' the enemie' of )llah ca't i', thefact that pre4iou' nation' recei4ed prophet' to *uide them hile in our time' e ha4enone to *uide u'. )ccordin* to them thi' oppo'e' the @u'tice of )llah, e4en if e do notneed a ne Shari5ah/0=1 +et the+ claim e ala+' need di4inel+ appointed *uide'.

/0=1 Shari5ah& I'lamic di4ine la'.

The ori*in of thi' dou(t ori*inate' from to intellectual introduction'&

The fir't, i' that the pre'ence of a prophet i' con'idered indne'' on the part of )llah andan act of 3utf/0>1 toard' hi' 'la4e' ho are reli*iou'l+ accounta(le, 'o 'endin* theme''en*er' to *uide u' i' from the la4i'hne'' of Lod.

/0>1 3utf& Lodl+ *race.

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The 'econd, i' that Prophet' are of to ind', Ta'hri5i prophet' and Ta(li*hi prophet'. )prophet ho i' cla''ed a' (ein* Ta'hri5i, i' the one hom )llah 'end' ith a neShari5ah or ne di4ine la' to a(ro*ate the di4ine la' hich came (efore them, a' forthe Ta(li*hi prophet, hi' mi''ion i' onl+ to re4i4e the pa't Shari5ah and pre'er4e it from

lo'' or tamperin*, then to promote it and 'pread it and *uide people toard' it.

Shia *rand )+atullah Ma5far al-Su(hani 'a+' in 96afaheem al-Fur;an9 >N=0O-=0U&

?The prophet, if he a' 'ent ith a ne Shari5ah, or came ith a ne hol+ (oo, then hi'prophet-hood i' Ta'hri5i++ah. Xn the other hand, if the prophet a' 'ent for Ea5ah/0H1and *uidance to the rulin*' pre4iou'l+ e'ta(li'hed (+ )llah throu*h pa't prophet', thenhi' prophet-hood i' Ta(li*hi++ah. The fir't ind are me''en*er', and i' re'tricted to fi4eindi4idual' mentioned in Fur;an and Gadith, a' for the ma@orit+, the+ are from the 'econdind, the+ ere 'ent to promote the reli*ion that a' re4ealed upon the me''en*er' 'otheir prophet-hood i' Ta(li*hi++ah.B

/0H1 Ea5ah& Wallin* people to the reli*ion of Lod.

Relo, I ill illu'trate ho 'ome of the Shia 'cholar' (e*in (+ ca'tin* the'e dou(t' onI'lam to mi'*uide their folloer'&Shia *rand )+atullah Da'ir 6aarim al-Shira8i 'a+' in 9Eurou' fil 5):eedah al-I'lami+ah9 p*0OJ&

?Sendin* the prophet' i' *reat indne'' from )llah, 'o h+ ould the human' (edepri4ed from thi' indne'' in our time' h+ ould the people of our time not ha4e a*uide and ne leader to lead themB

Lrand )+atullah Ma5far al-Su(hani continue' on the 'ame eact pa*e a' hi' pre4iou' (oo(+ 'a+in*&

?Then a :ue'tioner mi*ht a'& 3et;' accept that the Prophet of I'lam came ith the perfectand mo't (eautiful Shari5ah and e4er+thin* el'e hich humanit+ need' in it' life andafter-life until the da+ of @ud*ment, and there i' nothin* left for an+one to add to it(ecau'e our prophet /S)2S1 came ith the (e't la' and mo't correct opinion' in allmatter' of life. Recau'e of thi' perfection the door of the Ta(li*hi prophet-hood that )llah(e'toed upon pre4iou' nation' i' clo'ed, /(ut1 no matter ho perfect the Shari5ah i' +etit 'till need' one ho *uide' toard' it, ho eplain' it and ho rene' it, 'o that it ma+not (e lo't and it ma+ (e tran'mitted from *eneration to *eneration in the correct a+, 'oh+ then did )llah clo'e the door after it a' open for pre4iou' nation' and h+ did)llah (e'to thi' (le''in* upon the pre4iou' nation' and 'ent prophet' amon* them todeli4er the me''a*e and arn +et he depri4ed the ri*hteou' folloer' of thi' nation fromitB

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?Do e mu't 'ee h+ a' prophet-hood reneed in the pa't, and prophet' u'ed to comecontinuou'l+ one (+ one, e4en thou*h not all of them ere (rin*er' of Shari5ah and la'and mo't ere 'ent to eecute an a4aila(le Shari5ah and h+ did the matter /a(ruptl+1end after the 'eal of prophet', and the Ta'hri5i prophet ill no lon*er come, e4en the

Ta(li*hi prophet ill no lon*er come ...h+ (+ con'en'u' mo't prophet' ere Ta(li*hinot Ta'hri5i, and ma+(e the Ta'hri5i prophet' num(er' ouldn;t ri'e a(o4e the num(er ofthe fin*er' in +our hand, and the @o( of the Ta(li*hi prophet' a' to deli4er Shari5ah and'pread it and eecute it and eplain it.B

Their 5)llamah I(rahim al-)meeni 'a+' in 9al-Du(uah al-Da(i9 p*0>O-0>U&

?If e 'a+ that the need to 'end prophet' from ulil-5)8m/01 i' no lon*er pre'ent, (ecau'ethe rulin*' and la' are completed, and reli*iou' noled*e i' perfected, (ut h+ ouldthere not (e a need for Ta(li*hi prophet' ho promote the'e la' @u't a' )llah ould'end after each prophet of Shari5ah man+ other prophet', 'o the+ can promote the

Shari5ah and deli4er it to later *eneration', 'o h+ ould )llah not 'end after the prophetof I'lam other prophet' to deli4er the ;muhammadi me''a*e; and promote it, hileacnoled*in* that the pre'ence of 'uch prophet' i' 'omethin* nece''ar+ and (eneficialfor 'ocietie'.B

/01 ulil-5)8m& The me''en*er' ho are 'ent ith ne la' or (oo'.

It i' trul+ a' )llah almi*ht+ 'aid in hi' (oo&

Z Thu' ha4e 2e appointed unto e4er+ prophet an ad4er'ar+ - de4il' of humanind and@inn ho in'pire in one another plau'i(le di'cour'e throu*h *uile. If th+ 3ord illed, the+ould not do 'o] 'o lea4e them alone ith their de4i'in*\ ?Fur;an J&00=B

3et;' no 'ee the an'er of )hlul-Sunnah to the a(o4e dou(t' rai'ed (+ the Shia.

2e can 'um up their an'er ith to part', the fir't part&

The main principal i' that the di4ine re4elation decide' primaril+, it *et' the final 'a+ inall matter', not the rulin* of the intellect.2hat the ma@orit+ of 6u'lim' a*reed on i' that formulatin* concept' and under'tandin*life i' all (a'ed on the di4ine re4elation' (e'toed upon manind, not on inferior humanintellect. 4er+ matter that i' pro4en to (e a part of the di4ine la' mu't (e folloed,hether our intellect a*reed or apparentl+ di'a*reed/0J1. Thu', if it a' pro4en throu*hdi4ine tet' that prophet-hood a' finali8ed ith Prophet 6uhammad /S)2S1, then emu't 'u(mit to thi' ithout a'tin* our time ith the dou(t' of the di'ea'ed mind' thatare tar*et' for the hi'perin* of the de4il'.

/0J1 2e 'a+ ;apparentl+ di'a*reed; (ecau'e e4er+ rulin* of di4ine la doe' notcompletel+ di'a*ree ith the rulin* of human intellect, thi' i' hat the renoned 6u'lim

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'cholar Sheih al-I'lam i(n Ta+mi++ah /rah1 pro4e' in hi' (oo 9Eari; Ta5arud al-5):lal-Da:l9.

2e mu't (elie4e ith certaint+ that hate4er )llah decree' i' truth hether our 'impli'ticmind' *ra'p it' i'dom or not. In the prophetic Sunnah e 'ee eample' of the intellect

not (ein* a(le to comprehend 'ome reli*iou' order' at the (e*innin*, 'uch a' hathappened at the treat+ of Guda+(i++ah. The ouffar placed unfair condition' in the peacetreat+ to di'*race the 6u'lim', the Prophet /S)2S1 a*reed to their condition' (ut the6u'lim' couldn;t accept them. 3ater the+ ere forced to lea4e hat their on intellect'determined, and folloed the rulin* of the Prophet /S)2S1 (ecau'e the intellect cannoto4erride Shari5ah. In 9Sahih 6u'lim9 e read that& It ha' (een narrated on the authorit+of Sha:i:& I heard Sahl (in Guna+f 'a+ at Siffin& 9X +e people, find fault ith +our /on1opinion'. R+ )llah, on the Ea+ of a(u Mandal /i. e. the da+ of Guda+(i++ah1, I thou*ht tom+'elf that, if I could, I ould re4er'e the order of the 6e''en*er of )llah /S)2S1 /theterm' of the truce (ein* unpalata(le1.9

The 6u'lim 'cholar i(n al-Fa++im /rah1 'a+' in 96uhta'ar al-Saa5i: al-6ur'alah9p*UO&

?Some of the (elie4er' 'aid& 9It i' 'ufficient for +our intellect to lead +ou to the truth ofthe me''en*er of )llah /S)2S1 and the meanin* of hi' ord', then it 'hould ne4er come(eteen +ou to a*ain.9 )nother 'aid& 9The intellect i' lie a Sultan ho *a4e authorit+to the me''en*er /S)2S1 then remo4ed it'elf from authorit+.9B

Ge 'aid on p*UU&

?Recau'e the intellect ha' affirmed the 'uperiorit+ of di4ine la and re4elation, there i'no compari'on (eteen the to in noled*e, it i' a' if +ou are comparin* a *rain ofmu'tard to a mountain /A1 Shari5ah i' offered to u' (+ )llah throu*h the an*el' and thehuman me''en*er', and i' (aced (+ the 4er'e' and 'i*n' that the intellect a*ree' to, orlie', or permit', and at other time' the intellect ma+ not e4en completel+ *ra'p them, a'it ha' no mean' of full+ under'tandin* e4er+thin* 'o it need' to 'u(mit to the rulin*' andfollo the order' and o(e+.B

The 'econd part&

That the nation ha4in* reached a 'tate of ripenin* and maturit+ no lon*er re:uire' neprophet'.

)fter e eplained that there i' no need for the theorie' of our intellect hen e arepre'ented ith the realitie' of Shari5ah, e ill al'o pro4ide another rea'on althou*h thefir't i' 'ufficient. )hlul-Sunnah (elie4e that it i' not a matter of ha4in* a prophet or notha4in* one, (ut a matter related to the 'ur4i4al of hi' Shari5ah and teachin*' ithout an+alteration. 2hene4er a nation ha' pre'er4ed the herita*e of their prophet and *uarded itfrom corruption then it no lon*er re:uire' the pre'ence of a ne prophet, (ecau'e the*ood eample' and moral' are contained ithin hi' teachin*' not hi' per'on. )' lon* a'

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hi' teachin*' are correct and non (+ the people, then it i' a' if he i' amon* them ithhi' *uidance, thi' i' hat e can 'ee on the *round of realit+ a' the 6u'lim' or'hip the3ord throu*h the *uidance of hi' la't prophet, ha4in* (oth the Fur;an and the Sunnah.)llah tell' u' a(out the fir't (oo' of di4ine la', man+ of them ere lo't or corrupted,part' of them ere hidden or mi'-interpreted, thi' re:uired )llah to 'end ne prophet' to

'ho the truth and correct hat i' ron*&

ZSa+, 2ho re4ealed the Scripture that 6o'e' (rou*ht a' li*ht and *uidance to the peopleYou ?Me'B mae it into pa*e', di'clo'in* ?'ome ofB it and concealin* much.\ ?Fur;anJ&Q0B

ZX People of the Scripture, there ha' come to +ou Xur 6e''en*er main* clear to +oumuch of hat +ou u'ed to conceal of the Scripture and o4erlooin* much. There ha'come to +ou from )llah a li*ht and a clear Roo.\ ?Fur;an &0B

Therefore, the reli*ion i' pre'er4ed and complete, e do not need one to complete it or

pre'er4e it, a' )llah almi*ht+ him'elf declared that there 'hall (e no corruption in it, andhe declared that it 'hall rei*n 'upreme o4er all reli*ion' (+ hi' *race and 'hall (e4ictoriou'.

ZThi' da+ I ha4e perfected for +ou +our reli*ion and completed 6+ fa4or upon +ou andha4e appro4ed for +ou I'lam a' reli*ion.\ ?Fur;an &>B

ZIndeed, it i' 2e ho 'ent don the Fur;an and indeed, 2e ill (e it' *uardian.\ ?Fur;an0&QB

ZIt i' Ge ho 'ent Gi' 6e''en*er ith *uidance and the reli*ion of truth to manife't ito4er all reli*ion. )nd 'ufficient i' )llah a' 2itne''.\ ?Fur;an HU&=UB

)llah mo't hi*h ha' prai'ed thi' nation and 'tated that it i' :ualified and orth+ to inheritthe (urden' and re'pon'i(ilitie' of the reli*ion and protect it&

ZThen e cau'ed to inherit the Roo tho'e 2e ha4e cho'en of Xur 'er4ant'] and amon*them i' he ho ron*' him'elf, and amon* them i' he ho i' moderate, and amon* themi' he ho i' foremo't in *ood deed' (+ permi''ion of )llah. That ?inheritanceB i' hat i'the *reat (ount+.\ ?Fur;an >&>=B

The 6u'lim 'cholar al-Gafi8 i(n athir /rah1 'a+' hile eplainin* thi' 4er'e in hi' (oo9Taf'ir i(n athir9 >NJ=&

?)llah 'a+'& Then 2e made tho'e ho uphold the Roo confirmin* hat came (efore,the one hom 2e ha4e cho'en from amon* Xur 'er4ant'. The+ are thi' nation, ho aredi4ided into three t+pe'. )llah 'a+'&

Zamon* them i' he ho ron*' him'elf\ the'e are the one' ho are carele'' a(out doin*'ome o(li*ator+ action', and ho commit 'ome for(idden action'.

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Zamon* them i' he ho i' moderate\ the'e are the one' ho follo a middle cour'e, hofulfill their o(li*ation' and a4oid thin*' that are for(idden, (ut the+ ma+ ne*lect 'ome*ood deed' and do 'ome thin*' hich are di'lied.

Zamon* them i' he ho i' foremo't in *ood deed'\ the'e are the one' ho do o(li*ator+action' and thin*' hich are encoura*ed, and ho a4oid doin* unlaful and di'liedaction', and a4oid 'ome action' hich are permi''i(le.

5)li (in a(i Talhah reported that i(n 5)((a' commented on the 4er'e ZThen e cau'ed toinherit the Roo tho'e 2e ha4e cho'en of Xur 'er4ant'\ 9Thi' refer' to the nation of6uhammad /S)2S1. )llah cau'ed it to inherit e4er+ Roo that Ge had re4ealed] tho'eho ron* them'el4e' ill (e for*i4en, tho'e ho follo a middle cour'e ill ha4e anea'+ accountin*, and tho'e ho are foremo't in *ood deed' ill enter Paradi'e ithout(ein* (rou*ht to account.9B

The Shia 'cholar Sadr-ul-Eeen al-Shira8i affirm' thi' prai'e from )llah to our nation inhi' (oo 9al-Gu@@ah9 p*000&

?)llah 'a+' hile honorin* 6u'a /a'1 ho 'poe to him& Z)nd 2e rote for him on theta(let' ?'omethin*B of all thin*' - in'truction and eplanation for all thin*'\ ?Fur;anO&0HB )llah then 'aid to honor the nation of 6uhammad /S)2S1& ZTho'e -- Ge ha'ritten faith upon their heart', and Ge ha' confirmed them ith a Spirit from Gim'elf\?Fur;an U&==B. ) (i* difference (eteen a prophet hom he honored (+ ritin* to himon the ta(let' and (eteen a prophet ho'e nation i' honored (+ ha4in* Iman rittenupon their heart'. Iman i' (ut noled*e of )llah and hi' an*el' and (oo' andme''en*er' and the la't da+, 'o ho *reat the+ mu't (e and their prophetB

6u'lim 'cholar 6u'a Marullah i(n Catima al-7u'i /rah1 'pea' of thi' in hi' (oo 9al-2a'hi5ah fi Da:d 5):a;id al-Shia9&

?4er+ (le''in* and 4irtue (e'toed (+ )llah upon hi' prophet, and e4er+thin* thatde'cended from )llah;' *reat throne and reached the prophet (ecome' to hi' nation afterhim, and the nation i' in a partner'hip ith their prophet in all that a' hi' durin* hi' life,then it inherited him after hi' death. 2hate4er (le''in* the Fur;an mention' for ourprophet then it al'o mention' for hi' nation, for eample&

)llah tell' hi' prophet Z2e ha4e not 'ent thee, 'a4e a' a merc+ unto all (ein*'.\ and Ge'aid a(out hi' nation ZYou are the (e't nation e4er (rou*ht forth to men\

)nd Ge 'aid to hi' prophet Zand ma+ perfect Gi' fa4our unto thee\ and Ge 'aid to thenation Zand completed 6+ fa4our unto +ou\Ge 'aid to hi' prophet Zand that Lod ma+ help thee ith mi*ht+ help\ and Ge 'aid to thenation Zand it a' e4er a dut+ incum(ent upon K', to help the (elie4er'.\

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Ge 'aid to hi' prophet Z2e ha4e *i4en thee a manife't 4ictor+\ and to hi' nation Zandrearded them ith an imminent con:ue't\

Ge 'aid to hi' prophet ZGe it i' 2ho 'upporteth thee ith Gi' help\ and to the nationZand hath 'tren*thened them ith a Spirit from Gim\

)llah not onl+ included the nation ith their prophet, (ut in 'e4eral location' added totheir 4irtue and honor 'uch a'&

0- )llah 'a+' a(out choo'in* the an*el' and prophet' Z)llah choo'eth from the an*el'me''en*er', and /al'o1 from manind\, then he honored the nation (+ choo'in* themZThen e cau'ed to inherit the Roo tho'e 2e ha4e cho'en of Xur 'er4ant'\, the ord9inherit9 mean' that it i' 'omethin* that the li4in* recei4e from the dead, and the (oo i'pre'er4ed eternall+, 'o the nation i' fore4er ali4e, Ge a' the one ho cho'e them and Gene4er cho'e an+ other nation' 'o the+ de4iated from their (oo'. )llah cut-off thepo''i(ilit+ of hi' 'la4e' de4iatin* (+ 'a+in* Zo4er 6+ 'er4ant' thou 'halt ha4e no

authorit+, ecept tho'e that follo thee\ hich mae' the nation that follo' )llah underhi' protection accordin* to the 4er'e from Surat al-Gi@r, and Ge mentioned choo'in* themafter hi' 'a+in* ZIndeed, )llah, of Gi' 'er4ant', i' )c:uainted and Seein*\, thu' hi'choo'in* of them come' after hi' noled*e of their orthine'' and it i' eternal.

)llah mo't hi*h al'o 'aid a(out the pa't prophet' Zand 2e cho'e them and *uided themunto a 'trai*ht path\ and Ge 'aid a(out thi' nation Z)nd 'tri4e for )llah ith theendea4our hich i' Gi' ri*ht. Ge hath cho'en +ou /A1 Ge i' +our Protectin* friend. )(le''ed Patron and a (le''ed Gelper[ \ So prai'e (e to )llah ho cho'e thi' nation hile'impl+ fa4orin* other nation', main* thi' nation on the le4el of prophet'.

)llah mo't hi*h al'o 'tated that there ill (e *lor+ and honor to the Prophet /S)2S1hen he 'aid Z)nd indeed, it i' a remem(rance for +ou and +our people\ and he 'aida(out the nation Za Roo in hich i' +our mention\.

=- )llah mo't hi*h included the nation ith their prophet in (ein* itne''e' o4er othernation' Z)nd thu' e ha4e made +ou a @u't communit+ that +ou ill (e itne''e' o4erthe people\

>- Ge included thi' nation in (le''in* their me''en*er ZIndeed, )llah confer' (le''in*upon the Prophet, and Gi' an*el' ?a' Gim to do 'oB. X +ou ho ha4e (elie4ed, a'?)llah to conferB (le''in* upon him and a' ?)llah to *rant himB peace.\ )llah and hi'an*el' al'o 'end (le''in*' and peace upon the (elie4er' ZIt i' Ge ho (le''e' +ou, andGi' an*el'\. )llah;' (le''in* and hi' an*el;' (le''in* upon the Prophet /S)2S1 and hi'nation i' *reater than the pro'tration of the an*el' to )dam /a'1 in term' of honor, theentire nation in all it' condition' 'end' (le''in*' and 'alutation' upon the prophet and hi'nation, the entire nation in all of their pra+er' a' )llah to confer peace upon the prophetand all of hi' nation. The nation in term' of di*nit+ and honor i' lie the Prophet/S)2S1, )llah included them in peace a' Ge 'aid& ZSa+& ;Prai'e (elon*' to Lod, andpeace (e on Gi' 'er4ant' hom Ge ha' cho'en.;\ and Zhen tho'e ho (elie4e in Xur

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'i*n' come to thee, 'a+, Peace (e upon +ou. Your 3ord ha' pre'cri(ed for Gim'elfmerc+.\

H- Ge included them in 4ictor+ ith their prophet, Ge 'aid ZIt i' Ge ho ha' 'ent Gi'6e''en*er ith the *uidance and the reli*ion of truth, that Ge ma+ uplift it a(o4e e4er+

reli*ion. Lod 'uffice' a' a itne''.\ and Ge 'aid to the nation ZLod ha' promi'ed tho'eof +ou ho (elie4e and do ri*hteou' deed' that Ge ill 'urel+ mae +ou 'ucce''or' in theland, e4en a' Ge made tho'e ho ere (efore them 'ucce''or', and that Ge ill 'urel+e'ta(li'h their reli*ion for them that Ge ha' appro4ed.\ So )llah de'cri(ed the (elie4er'and their reli*ion, and that he i' plea'ed ith it and he 'hall mae them the 'ucce''or' a'he did ith the ri*htl+ *uided ruler' after hi' Prophet /S)2S1.B

Then 6u'a Marullah /rah1 'aid&

?The nation i' infalli(le a' their Prophet /S)2S1 i'. The+ /a' a hole1 are infalli(lehen it come' to carr+in* the me''a*e and pre'er4in* it, 2hen it come' to deli4erin* it

and practicin* it.B

The 6u'lim 'cholar al-Sa++ed a(u al-Ga''an al-Dadi report' in hi' (oo 9al-Du(uah al-)n(i+a; fi Ea; al-Fur;an9 the 'a+in* of the 6u'lim 'cholar i(nTa++mi+ah /rah1&

?Sheih al-I'lam i(n Ta+mi++ah ma+ )llah ha4e merc+ on him ha' ecelled in portra+in*the me''a*e of our Prophet /S)2S1 and it' 4irtue' and re'ult' in hi' (oo 9al-Maa( al-Sahih9, he 'a+'& The life of the me''en*er /S)2S1 i' from hi' 'i*n', and hi' moral' and'a+in*' and deed' and la' are from hi' 'i*n', and the noled*e of hi' nation and theirreli*ion and the aramat of their piou' men are from hi' 'i*n' /A1 Ge a' ala+' actin*upon the order' of )llah in the mo't perfect and complete manner, ith hone't+ and@u'tice and lo+alt+, not e4en one lie a' attri(uted to him, nor did he oppre'' an+one, nordid he (etra+ an+one, (ut rather he a' the mo't hone't and @u't of people, the mo'tfulfillin* of hi' promi'e' re*ardle'' of the condition', in peace and in ar, in 'afet+ andfear, in richne'' and poorne'', in little and in plent+, in hi' 4ictor+ o4er hi' opponent' ortheir ri'in* a*ain't him, re*ardle'' of it all he a' ala+' 'ticin* to the (e't and mo'tcomplete of path', until the di4ine call reached all the land' of the )ra(' hich erepre4iou'l+ filled ith the or'hip of idol', the 'a+in*' of prie't', the o(edience of thecreature in di'o(edience of the creator, the 'pillin* of innocent (lood and cuttin* the tie'of in'hip, the+ did not no a la't da+ or the re'urrection. Then ith him, the+ (ecamethe mo't noled*ea(le of the people of the earth and the mo't reli*iou' and @u't, e4enthe Whri'tian' hen the+ 'a them comin* to the land of al-Sham the+ 'aid& 9Tho'e hoaccompanied Whri't ere no (etter than the'e men.9 Tho'e of intellect can 'ee thedifference (eteen their noled*e and deed' on the face of thi' earth and tho'e otherthan them.

Gi' nation i' the mo't complete of nation' in all 4irtue', if their noled*e a' mea'uredith that of other nation', +ou can clearl+ 'ee the 4irtue of their noled*e, if theirreli*ion and or'hip and o(edience of Lod a' mea'ured ith that of other nation', +ou

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can 'ee that the+ are more reli*iou', if +ou mea'ure their coura*e and 'tru**le in thecau'e of )llah and their patience in the face of hard'hip', it appear' that their 'tru**le i'*reater and their heart' are more coura*eou', if their indne'' and charit+ and for*i4ene''ere mea'ured ith other', it 'hall appear that the+ are inder and more *enerou' thanthe other'.

The+ recei4ed the'e 4irtue' throu*h him, and learned it from him, he a' the one hoordered them, the+ did not follo a (oo (efore him that he came to complete a' 5I'a /a'1came to complete the Torah. Some of the 4irtue' and *ood moral' and noled*e of thefolloer' of 5I'a /a'1 ere from the Torah, and 'ome from al-Va(our, and 'ome fromprophecie', and 'ome from 5I'a /a'1 him'elf, and 'ome ere from tho'e ho folloedhim lie the di'ciple', and the+ 'ou*ht aid from the ord' of the philo'opher' until the+in'erted thin*' in the reli*ion of the 6e''iah that conflict ith it. )' for the nation of6uhammad /S)2S1, the+ did not read a (oo (efore him, mo't of them did not (elie4ein 6u'a /a'1 or 5I'a /a'1 and Eaoud /a'1, and the Torah and the In@eel and the Va(our,the+ (elie4ed in them onl+ throu*h him, he a' the one to order them to (elie4e in all

prophet' and to affirm all the 'ent (oo', he for(ade them from differentiatin* (eteenan+ of hi' me''en*er', 'o the mo't hi*h 'aid in the (oo he 'ent& ZSa+ /X 6u'lim'1& 2e(elie4e in )llah and that hich i' re4ealed unto u' and that hich a' re4ealed unto)(raham, and I'hmael, and I'aac, and Maco(, and the tri(e', and that hich 6o'e' andMe'u' recei4ed, and that hich the prophet' recei4ed from their 3ord. 2e mae nodi'tinction (eteen an+ of them, and unto Gim e ha4e 'urrendered.\B

Thi' i' the an'er of the main'tream 6u'lim', thi' i' the an'er of )hlul-Sunnah and ofI'lam, there i' no more need for a di4ine infalli(le *uide hether he i' a prophet a' theFadi+ani' 'tate or an Imam a' the Shia 'tate.

The third chapter&Cinalit+ of prophet-hood in the 4ie of the Tel4er Shia.

P)7T I&

Eeclarin* that the nation ha' matured enou*h 'o the+ no lon*er re:uire the pre'ence ofprophet' to *uide them.

The Shia ho ha4e pre4iou'l+ :ue'tioned 9h+ do e no lon*er ha4e prophet'9 noneed to *i4e their folloer' a 'ati'f+in* an'er, 'o if +ou o('er4e +ou ill 'ee that the+copied the eact 'ame an'er that )hlul-Sunnah *a4e in their (oo'.

Lrand Shia )+atullah Da'ir 6aarim al-Shira8i 'a+' in 9Eurou' fil-5):eedah al-I'lami+ah9 p*.0OJ-0OO&

?That the depri4ation of our nation at thi' a*e /from prophet'1 i' not (ecau'e e are not*ood enou*h, (ut rather (ecau'e humanit+ in thi' a*e ha' reached the end of it'intellectual @ourne+, and ha' reached in it' aarene'' a 'ta*e that ena(le' it to continuethi' @ourne+ in folloin* Shariah, for eample&

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Klul-5)8m from the prophet' ho came ith a ne reli*ion and a ne (oo from the'+, the+ are fi4e /Duh, I(rahim, 6u'a, 5I'a, 6uhammad PRKT1 and the+ appeared eachin a 'pecific period in time, and the+ tried to *uide humanit+ and put them on the path ofperfection, 'o each of them *uided humanit+ from a certain 'ta*e to the net and handed

the matter to the folloin* prophet from Klil-5)8m, until the cara4an reached the la'tpath, it al'o reached the a(ilit+ to continue alone until the end of the @ourne+, e compareit to a 'tudent that fini'he' hi' primar+ 'chool, then middle 'chool and finall+ hi*h-'chool, thi' doe' not mean that he 'top' learnin* (ut it mean' he i' :ualified to continueon hi' on ith no need of a teacher or 'chool /...1B

Lrand )+atullah Ma5far al-Su(hani 'a+' in 96afaheem al-Fur;an9 4ol.> p*.=0O-==0&

?The fact that the door of Ta(li*hi prophet-hood a' opened to pre4iou' nation' (utclo'ed after the ad4ent of the prophet of I'lam, thi' doe' not mean that the pre4iou'nation' had a 'pecial ran that made them orth+ of thi' (le''in*, or that the I'lamic

nation a' depri4ed (ecau'e it a' le'' important - Do - (ut rather the rea'on i' that thepa't nation' ere in need of it, herea' the I'lamic nation doe' not re:uire an+ prophet topreach and promote the Shari5ah of 6uhammad /S)2S1.

That i' (ecau'e 'ocietie' differ in aarene'' and maturit+, ima*ine a 'ociet+ that i' 'oi*norant lie a 'mall minor, incapa(le of *uardin* the herita*e that he recei4ed, lie achild ho rip' hi' note(oo' not reali8in* their 4alue.

Wompared to a 'ociet+ that ha' reached the hei*ht' of intellectual and moral and 'ocial4alue', a 'ociet+ that pre'er4e' it' reli*iou' herita*e and u'e' it i'el+, then in that ca'e itdoe' not re:uire an+one to promote it' reli*ion, or one ho remind' it of the teachin*' ora teacher ho *uide' it toard' moral 4alue' and /clarifie'1 hat could (e confu'in* init' (oo and 'o on. So the indi4idual' li4in* in pa't 'ocietie' ere lie minor', not matureintellectuall+ and 'ociall+, the+ did not no the 4alue of that herita*e that the+ recei4ed(ut the+ u'ed to pla+ ith it lie a (o+ pla+' ith hi' (oo', (+ corruptin* it and mi'-interpretin* it accordin* to their de'ire', 'o Shari5ah ould (e lo't after centurie' pa''.

Thi' i' h+, )llah /'t1 u'ed to 'end amon* them prophet', *eneration after *eneration,'o the+ can remind them of their reli*ion that he cho'e for them, and rene the Shari5ahof the me''en*er (efore them and promote hi' 'a+in*' and action' and remo4e allimpuritie' the people a'cri(e to it.

)' for the human 'ociet+ after the pa''in* of the Prophet /S)2S1, it ha' reached fromnoled*e and aarene'' and open mindedne'' and maturit+ a *reat amount that ena(le'it of pre'er4in* the herita*e of it' prophet and protectin* hi' (oo from lo'' andcorruption, it too 'uch *ood care of it' reli*iou' (oo that it authored man+ or' inrelation to it 'uch a' Taf'eer and Rala*ha and 6ufradat and I5ra( and Fira;at/0O1, 'oFur;anic 'cience' flouri'hed.

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)' a re'ult of thi' mental maturit+ in human 'ociet+, the @o( of arnin* and deli4erin*the me''a*e ha' no (een placed on the 'houlder' of thi' 'ame nation, until the+ too the@o( of educatin* and callin* /to I'lam1, and the+ no lon*er rel+ on the comin* of a neprophet to rene the me''a*e of the one (efore him.B

/0O1& Taf'eer& Interpretation - Rala*ha& lo:uence - 6ufradat& ^oca(ular+ - I5ra(&Lrammar - Fira;at& 7ecitation'.

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2hen the *odl+ teachin*' reached the human then there a' no more need for neprophet'/...1B

/0U1& 6ain* of a deci'ion in I'lamic la (+ per'onal effort and re'earch.

Shia 'cholar al-5)llamah I(raheem al-)meeni 'a+' in hi' (oo 9al-Du(uah al-Da(i9p*.0>0&

?The human 'ociet+ at that time had reached it' limit' mentall+ and intellectuall+ and intheir 'cientific capa(ilitie', it a' a(le to pre'er4e it' 'cientific and reli*iou' inheritancein a perfect picture, and to tran'mit it to the net *eneration' ith accurac+ and hone't+.

It a' in the'e time' that our Prophet /a'1 a' 'ent (+ )llah, to place in the hand' of thefull+ de4eloped and read+ humanit+ the mo't hi*h pre'ti*iou' noled*e /...1 )nd theFur;an ha' pre4ailed (ecau'e of the riter' and (ecau'e of the one' ho memori8ed it, itremained in it' prefect ima*e ithout an+ addition or deletion, ithout chan*e and

corruption, until the da+ of @ud*ment. Thu' all the rulin*' and la' of I'lam remained inan accuratel+ ritten format in the (ellie' of (oo' and compilation'.B

)nd on p*.0>U&

?So h+ i' there no more need for Ta(li*hi prophet' to promote the'e Shari;ah la', @u'tlie )llah ould 'end after the me''en*er' of Klil-5)8m, he ould 'end man+ prophet'after them to promote the pre4iou' Shari5ah and 'pread it' me''a*e to comin**eneration' it i' po''i(le for u' to 'a+ that human 'ociet+ in the time of the comin* ofthe Prophet 6uhammad /S)2S1 had reached mental inte*rit+ and intellectual maturit+ toan etent that it (ecame *ood enou*h to pre'er4e the teachin*' of the prophet', andprotect them from the dan*er of accident', and that 'ociet+ it'elf can deli4er the 'acred4irtue' and noled*e, 'o 'ociet+ (ecome' 'elf 'ufficient, 'o there a' no more need to'end prophet'.B

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Lenerall+ all the 6u'lim' memori8e each 4er'e hen it de'cend' in their che't' or (oo',thi' i' one of the rea'on' of the finalit+ of prophet-hoodB

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po''e' more polite and educated mind' the+ (ecome more orth+ and more de'er4in* ofa ne Shari5ah and ne rulin*' that a(ro*ate' the pre4iou' one'. It a' ala+' lie thi'until finall+ it reached the mo't perfect Shari5ah and reli*ion, that of I'lam a' )llah 'aidZThi' da+ I ha4e perfected +our reli*ion for +ou\B

P)7T II&

The conflict (eteen their (elief in the maturit+ of the nation and their (elief in Imamah.

)' it a' made o(4iou'l+ clear (+ (oth the 6u'lim 'cholar' and the 'cholar' of the Shia'ect, that the (elief in the maturit+ of the nation and it' eli*i(ilit+ to carr+ out the @o( ofthe prophet', 'uch a' pre'er4in* the reli*iou' tet', 'preadin* them, teachin* them, andpracticin* upon them, mean' that it no lon*er re:uire' the pre'ence of ne prophet', andthi', in turn, de'tro+' the ar*ument of the Fadi+ani++ah and other' ho claim the need toala+' ha4e prophet'.

Goe4er, hat mu't (e mentioned i' that thi' an'er doe' not onl+ de'tro+ the (elief ofthe Fadi+ani++ah, (ut al'o the (elief of the Imami Shia. The Tel4er Shia (elie4e in theneed to ala+' ha4e a di4ine *uide, an infalli(le leader that come' after the Prophet/S)2S1 to pre'er4e the reli*ion and 'pread it. Thi' made them run into an em(arra''in*contradiction in their (elief' a' the intelli*ent read can 'ee, and e 'hall pro4ide 'omeeample' (elo&

Their *rand Shia )+atullah 6uhammad Ra:ir al-Sadr ho e pre4iou'l+ :uoted illno contradict him'elf in order to pro4e the need for a di4ine *uide in hi' re'earch9Rahth Gal al-2ila+ah9, on p*.>O he 'a+' that the time the Prophet /S)2S1 'pentamon* u' a' not enou*h&

?The I'lamic nation a' a hole did not li4e thi' eperience /prophet-hood1 for more thana decade. Thi' period of time i' normall+ not enou*h hen it come' to chan*in* the*eneration that li4ed for onl+ ten +ear' ith the prophet 'o the+ can reach a *ood le4el ofaarene'', of o(@ecti4it+, of freedom from pre4iou' (elief' and an under'tandin* of thene reli*ion. ) le4el that ena(le' them to carr+ the me''a*e and to (e re'pon'i(le for'preadin* the call.B

So he i' 'a+in* that the I'lamic nation after 'pendin* a decade ith the Prophet /S)2S1did not po''e'' the re:uired le4el of aarene'' and o(@ecti4it+ to carr+ the re'pon'i(ilit+of the me''a*e.

Ge al'o 'a+' on p*.>O&

?Rut rather, the lo*ic of di4ine me''a*e' demand' that the nation pa'' (+ a lon*er periodof *uardian'hip 'o it can (e made read+ to ri'e to the epected le4el of re'pon'i(ilit+.B

6eanin* that the time the Prophet /S)2S1 'pent a' not enou*h to fini'h the @o(, eneed to (e under the protection and *uardian'hip of other di4ine *uide'.

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Ge 'a+' on p*.>O&

?)nd an+ h+pothe'i' hich implie' that the Prophet /S)2S1 a' plannin* to place there'pon'i(ilit+ of the me''a*e and the leader'hip after him on the 'houlder' of the

*eneration of the emi*rant' and the 'upporter', i' in fact a h+pothe'i' that contain' a *reataccu'ation a*ain't the (i**e't and i'e't leader in the hi'tor+ of chan*e.B

Ge mean' that if an+one 'a+' that the Prophet /S)2S1 planned to *i4e authorit+ afterhim to the I'lamic nation, then thi' per'on i' accu'in* the Prophet /S)2S1 of (ein* a (ad'trate*i't and planner. Goe4er, the (i* and famou' Shia 'cholar for*ot hat hepre4iou'l+ 'aid hen he a' talin* a(out the i'dom and rea'on (ehind the finalit+ ofProphet-hood, 'o let;' :uote 'ome of hi' ord' from (efore&

In hi' (oo 9al-Du(uah al-hatimah9 p*.U-Q he 'aid hen comparin* the I'lamicnation ith pre4iou' nation'&

?Go can e compare that ith the /I'lamic1 nation that carried the (urden of theme''a*e, ho can e compare it ith the nation of 6uhammad peace (e upon him[B

Ge 'aid on p*.O-U&

?The human ha' reached hi' limit' hen it come' to tain* re'pon'i(ilit+ of the (urden'of the me''a*e hen I'lam came /A1 until he a' a(le to handle the re'pon'i(ilitie' ofan unlimited me''a*e not (ound (+ time and placeB

So hen the Shia 'cholar ant' to pro4ide hi' folloer' ith the rea'on for the finalit+ ofprophet-hood, he tell' them that the nation ha' reached the hei*ht' and limit' of maturit+and re'pon'i(ilit+ 'o there a' no more need for ne prophet', (ut hen he ant' topreach to hi' folloer' the Shia (elief in di4ine infalli(le leader', he tell' them that thetime the prophet /S)2S1 'pent a' not enou*h to chan*e the nation and that the+ are notre'pon'i(le enou*h to carr+ the (urden' of the me''a*e, thu' e need tel4e di4ineleader' to *uide u' after-ard'.

The *rand Shia )+atullah Ma5far al-Su(hani 'a+' in 96afaheem al-Fur;an9 4ol.> p*.==>hen talin* a(out the importance of )hlul-Ra+t&

?Ge *lor+ (e to him, in order to pre'er4e the unit+ of the nation and maintain it from'tra+in* in the ma8e' of mi'*uidance, mu't (ac up hi' (oo ith another 'cale, ith a*uide to enforce hi' matter, and a teacher to clarif+ for them it' 'ecret'.B

So he 'a+' that )llah *lor+ (e to him, mu't appoint another *uide and teacher 'o that thenation ill not fall into mi'*uidance. 2herea', in another location he contradictedhim'elf and 'a+' in 96afaheem al-Fur;an9 4ol.> p*.=0O-==0&

?The rea'on i' that the pa't nation' ere in need of it, herea' the I'lamic nation doe' notre:uire an+ prophet to preach and promote the Shari5ah of 6uhammad /S)2S1.

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That i' (ecau'e 'ocietie' differ in aarene'' and maturit+, ima*ine a 'ociet+ that i' 'oi*norant lie a 'mall minor, incapa(le of *uardin* the herita*e that he recei4ed, lie achild ho rip' hi' note(oo' not reali8in* their 4alue.

Wompared to a 'ociet+ that ha' reached the hei*ht' of intellectual and moral and 'ocial4alue', a 'ociet+ that pre'er4e' it' reli*iou' herita*e and u'e' it i'el+, then in that ca'e itdoe' not re:uire an+one to promote it' reli*ion, or one ho remind' it of the teachin*' ora teacher ho *uide' it toard' moral 4alue' and /clarifie'1 hat could (e confu'in* init' (oo and 'o on.BIn the fir't 'a+in* he 'tate' that the nation i' in need of one ho *uide' them and carrie'their hand and eplain' the reli*ion to them and promote' it, (ut then in the 'econd'a+in* he pro4e' that the nation reached a 'tate of maturit+ here it doe'n;t re:uire an+teacher' and *uide' and thi' i' h+ no ne prophet' ere 'ent[

Shia *rand 'cholar, )+atullah Da'ir 6aarim al-Shira8i al'o contradict' him'elf in

9Eurou' fil-5):a;id al-I'lami++ah9 p*.0UU&?)nd e 'hall pro4e in the folloin* re'earch, the need for the pre'ence of a di4inerepre'entati4e, a prophet or an infalli(le leader, in e4er+ time and eraB

)nd he 'a+' on p*.0UQ&

?The human tra4el' a lon* path full of turn' and pitfall' in hi' march toard' )llah,toard' a('olute perfection, toard' moral inte*rit+ in all of it' dimen'ion'. It i' e4identthat the human cannot tra4el thi' path 'ucce''full+ ithout the *uidance from aninfalli(le leader, nor can he pro*re'' ithout a hea4enl+ teacher, (ecau'e it i' a road filledith dan*er' and mi'*uidance /A1 'o (a'ed on thi' /the pre'ence of an Imam complete'the *oal of the creation of the human1, thi' i' hat the+ call in the (oo' of (elief' a'9*odl+ *race9, the+ mean (+ it that )llah the all i'e ill pro4ide the human ith allnece''ar+ thin*' 'o he can fulfill the *oal of hi' creation, from the'e thin*' are the'endin* of prophet' and appointment of infalli(le leader', otheri'e thi' ould contradictthe purpo'e[B

)lthou*h thi' 'ame 'cholar pre4iou'l+ 'tated that humanit+ no lon*er re:uire' neprophet' to help them continue their @ourne+ after the pa''in* of the Prophet /S)2S1, he'aid in the 'ame (oo p*.0OJ-0OO&

?Recau'e the human cara4an in thi' a*e, ha4e reached in their intellectual @ourne+, and intheir aarene'', a le4el that ena(le' them to continue on their path of folloin* Shari5ah/A1 until the cara4an reached the la't path, it al'o reached the a(ilit+ to continue aloneuntil the end of the @ourne+B

Shia 'cholar 6urtada al-6utahhari 'aid in hi' (oo 9al-Imamah9 p*.QQ&

?The ind me''en*er (rou*ht I'lam to the people, and thi' reli*ion need' the pre'ence ofa *odl+ reference, 'o he can teach them the reli*ion and clarif+ it for them in a perfect

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a+ at lea't for a 'et time, in turn the Prophet /S)2S1 appointed for thi' nation a 'pecialreference /...1 The Imam -in realit+- i' a reference and a 'peciali't in matter' of reli*ion,he i' a true epert and hi' noled*e contain' no error' or confu'ionB

Thi' 'cholar i' talin* a(out the need for a *odl+ *uide to clarif+ the reli*ion for the

people, hich contradict' hat he 'aid in another location, a' he 'tated that the nation nolon*er re:uire' a di4ine *uide a' it i' a(le and :ualified to carr+ out all the @o(' of theprophet', he 'aid in 9al-2ahi al-Du(uah9 p*-=Q&

?The a*e in hich the Fur;an de'cended, meanin* (efore a thou'and four hundred +ear',thi' a' the time hen humanit+ placed it' childhood (ehind it, and it a' capa(le of'afe*uardin* it' 'cientific and reli*iou' herita*e, thi' i' h+ corruption ne4er infiltratedthe la't hea4enl+ (oo, the Fur;an. Lenerall+ all the 6u'lim' memori8e each 4er'e henit de'cend' in their che't' or (oo', thi' i' one of the rea'on' of the finalit+ of prophet-hood.B

Then on p*.>< he tal' a(out ho the 6u'lim 'cholar' in the a*e of finalit+ of prophet-hood are a(le to etract rulin*' (a'ed on their noled*e of the fundamental' of reli*ionand the circum'tance', he eplain' I@tihad and then he 'a+'&

?)nd the *ood 'cholar' of thi' I'lamic nation carr+ out a lot of the @o(' of Ta(li*hiprophet' and 'ome of the @o(' of Ta'hri;i prophet' - althou*h the+;re not 6u'harri5een -the+ do it throu*h I@tihad and the o(li*ation of *uidin* thi' nation, thi' i' h+ there i' nomore need to rene prophet-hood and the de'cent of a ne (oo or the comin* of a neprophet fore4er.B

6urtada al-6utahhari mae' the Shia 'tance e4en clearer hen he 'a+' in 9al-Imamah9p*.QU&

?)' for u', e /Shia1 (elie4e that the proof' u'ed to eplain the rea'on' (ehind the'endin* of prophet', are al'o leadin* u' to the (elief that he /S)2S1 ill appoint certain'aintl+ people after him, to 'ucceed him.B

So (a'ed on hi' anal+'i', the proof he mention' i' that the nation i' incapa(le ofpre'er4in* it' reli*iou' herita*e, 'o it need' a di4ine *uide called the 9Imam9 to *uidethem and pre'er4e their reli*ion for them. Xn the other hand, al-6utahhari 'a+' that therea'on h+ thi' nation no lon*er re:uire' the pre'ence of prophet', i' (ecau'e unlie pa'tnation', thi' nation ha' reached a 'ufficient le4el of maturit+ ena(lin* it to pre'er4e it'reli*iou' herita*e. ) clear contradiction (eteen hi' to po'ition' hen it come' to theneed of a *odl+ *uide for the nation.

al-5)llamah I(rahim al-)meeni 'a+' in hi' (oo al'o called 9al-Imamah9 p*.00>-00H&

?The rulin*' from the hea4en' onl+ de'cended for the *uidance of manind, 'o the+ needto 'ur4i4e ithout (ein* epo'ed to corruption, hether addition' or deletion', fal'ehoodmu't not approach them from (efore them or (ehind them /...1 thi' cannot (e reali8ed

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ithout the pre'ence of an infalli(le *odl+ indi4idual, ele4ated a(o4e 'in and error andfor*etfulne''B

al-)meeni i' clearl+ 'tatin* that the onl+ a+ to pre'er4e the reli*iou' la' and tet'from corruption i' (+ ha4in* thi' *odl+ indi4idual otheri'e non a' the Imam. Ge

continue' on p*.0==&

?Cor the *odl+ ar*ument to remain ith the pre'ence of Shari5ah, and 'o that the reli*iou'la' can remain ith no deletion' or addition' /...1 for thi' to (e reali8ed it i' imperati4eto ha4e amon* the human' an indi4idual ho carrie' the re'pon'i(ilit+ of pre'er4in*Shari5ah, ho 'ee' to eecute the la' of the hea4en' on earthB

In other ord', the I'lamic nation i' not enou*h to protect thi' reli*ion, thi' i' onl+re'tricted to the infalli(le leader or Imam. Ge completel+ denie' the a(ilit+ of the nationto preach the reli*ion or pre'er4e it on p*.00H&

?That la't theor+ fall' apart, (ecau'e each indi4idual of thi' nation i' prone to error, notprotected from 'in, not 'afe from inattention and for*etfulne'', and thu' the+ arepracticall+ un'afe from main* mi'tae', thi' i' hat dra*' the *odl+ rulin*' into the pitof corruption and mi'*uidance /...1 (ecau'e the+ are not infalli(le.B

Goe4er, thi' man ha' contradicted him'elf hen he had 'aid pre4iou'l+ that&

?The human 'ociet+ at that time had reached it' limit' mentall+ and intellectuall+ and intheir 'cientific capa(ilitie', it a' a(le to pre'er4e it' 'cientific and reli*iou' inheritancein a perfect picture, and to tran'mit it to the net *eneration' ith accurac+ and hone't+.B

)nd on p*.0>U in hi' (oo 9al-Du(uah al-Da(i9 he al'o 'aid&

?Guman 'ociet+ in the time of the comin* of the Prophet 6uhammad /S)2S1 hadreached mental inte*rit+ and intellectual maturit+ to an etent that it (ecame *ood enou*hto pre'er4e the teachin*' of the prophet', and protect them from the dan*er of accident',and that 'ociet+ it'elf can deli4er the 'acred 4irtue' and noled*e, 'o 'ociet+ (ecome''elf 'ufficient, 'o there a' no more need to 'end prophet'.B

)nother eample i' their (i* 'cholar 6u@ta(a al-3ari, ho claim' that the I'lamic nationhad not +et reached the re:uired le4el hich allo' the *odl+ mandate to (e lifted fromthem, he 'a+' in 9K'ul al-5):a;id fil-I'lam9 4ol.H p*.0J-0O&

?Wan e 'a+ that& The Lod ho ne4er left an+ matter from the nece''itie' of materiali'ticlife unle'' he pro4ided it for the human, had depri4ed him from the important factor thatpla+' the main role in hi' 'piritual richne'' and that he a'n;t ind enou*h to (e'tothi' (le''in* on him

The nation of I'lam after the death of the 6e''en*er /S)2S1 did not reach the le4el ofintellectual maturit+, or I'lamic maturit+, that ena(le' it to continue in it' e4olution

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toard' completion, ecept durin* the mandate of the me''en*er. The pro*ram that I'lampropo'ed for the *uidance of the human and hi' *roth and pro'perit+, if it a' notmer*ed ith the pro*ram of *odl+ Imamah then it 'hall remain incomplete, e4en 'oulle'',incapa(le of pla+in* a 4alua(le role in freein* the human and de4elopin* hi' potential.B

Mu't lie hi' companion', thi' Shia 'cholar al'o contradict' him'elf (ut he doe' 'o in the'ame (oo, a' he had pre4iou'l+ 'aid that&

?Xn the other hand hen the human reache' a 'ta*e of maturit+ in a a+ that ena(le' himto pre'er4e the tradition' and reli*iou' teachin*' from corruption and chan*e, it al'oena(le' him to 'pread them and in thi' 'ituation the need for reneal of the me''a*e i' nolon*er there.

Won'e:uentl+, the time' in hich the Prophet of I'lam /a'1 appeared are completel+different from the time' of appearance of other prophet', (ecau'e the human ha' noentered the 'ta*e of intellectual maturit+ and the condition' are 'et for the endin* of the

prophet-hood.

/...1Gumanit+ ha' pro4en throu*hout around fifteen centurie' that it i' read+ and capa(leto carr+ on the (i* re'pon'i(ilitie', and that it i' a(le to pre'er4e the noled*e and themental inheritance.B

Ga' the dear reader 'een an+ clearer contradiction[ X('er4e ho their (i**e't 'cholar'and leader' fell into thi' hole one after the other.

Dot onl+ i' thi' t+pe of contradiction found in the ord' of a 'in*le 'cholar (ut al'o in theord' of to different 'cholar', here one denie' hat the other pro4e'. )n eample ofthi' i' hat happened (eteen the Shia 'cholar al-5)llamah i(n al-6utahhar al-Gelli andthe re'earcher of hi' (oo 9al-)lfa+n9 Sa++ed 6uhammad 6ahdi al-hura'an, here al-Gelli a' di'cu''in* the 'a+in* of the Shia 'cholar al-Du'a+r al-Tu'i a(out the need ofprophet-hood in e4er+ time&

?The 'ith i''ue& The need for the 'endin* of prophet' in e4er+ time. Ge 'aid& 9The prooffor thi' need implie' that it i' *eneral /for e4er+ time19.B

6eanin* that the intellectual proof hich eplain' the need for prophet' i' a *eneral one,in that there i' ala+' a need for prophet' in e4er+ time and e4er+ a*e. It appear' that al-Tu'i i' 'a+in* that the finalit+ of prophet-hood mae' no 'en'e, hich i' h+ al-Gellicommented on hi' ord' in a a+ that mae' them more in line ith I'lamic (elief'&

?)nd the Imami 'cholar' 'aid& The need for the 'endin* of ne prophet' i' ala+' pre'ent'o that no a*e ould (e de4oid of the Shari5ah of a prophet.B

So al-Gelli, in order to fi the mi'tae of al-Tu'i, 'tated an etra condition, that there i'ala+' a need for ne prophet' 'o that the la' of the me''en*er' ould (e ala+'a4aila(le to u'. In other ord', if the la' are alread+ a4aila(le 'uch a' in our ca'e toda+,

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then there i' no need for ne prophet' to (e 'ent. )lthou*h eep in mind that al-Tu'ididn;t mention thi' condition, (ut rather he made a *eneral 'tatement.

The re'earcher of the (oo al-Sa++ed 6uhammad 6ahdi al-hura'an didn;t lie thi', 'ohe referred to the prophet a' the 9acti4e reformer9 and to hi' la' a' the 9'ilent reformer9,

then he 'tated that the 'ilent reformer cannot replace the acti4e reformer&

?If it a' 'aid& 2hat replace' him are hi' la', the (oo and the Sunnah, e ould repl+that& 2e alread+ 'tated that the+ (oth aren;t 'ufficient to clarif+ all that the people need,or eplain matter' that ari'e, there i' di'a*reement on their tet' amon* the nation. TheProphet /S)2S1 i' an acti4e reformer hile the (oo and the Sunnah are 'ilentreformer', and the 'ilent i' not 'ufficient to replace the acti4e 'o the acti4e reformer mu't(e pre'ent at all time', (ecau'e all creation' mu't (e treated e:uall+ (+ indne'' and*race and merc+, 'o ho can Ge depri4e our time from thi' indne'' and *race hen Gei' ind in all time'B

In other ord', al-hura'an 'ided ith al-Tu'i, the+ (elie4e that in e4er+ a*e there mu't(e a *uide to humanit+ appointed (+ )llah, the hol+ (oo and the tradition' are 'impl+not enou*h for them.

P)7T III&

The rea'on h+ the Shia 'cholar' fell into thi' clear contradiction.

) :ue'tioner ill no a', ho can the'e (i* Shia 'cholar' fall into 'uch a clear trap

The an'er i' that the Shia 'cholar' cho'e to adopt to (elief' that are completel+ atodd' ith one another, 'o the+ ran o4er a (i* road (ump hen tr+in* to reconcile(eteen (oth. The+ anted to refute *roup' 'uch a' the Fadi+ani' ho (elie4e in thecontinuation of prophet-hood 'o the+ 'tated that the nation ha' no reached a 'ta*e ofmaturit+ ena(lin* it to pre'er4e the reli*ion and continue it' @ourne+ alone, there i' noneed for ne prophet' to (e 'ent. )t the 'ame time, the+ anted to refute the (elief' of)hlul-Sunnah ho 'a+ that e no lon*er need the help of di4ine infalli(le *uide', 'o the+adopted the (elief that the nation ha' ala+' (een in need of di4ine *uide' and it cannot(e left alone nor are the 6u'lim' capa(le of pre'er4in* and under'tandin* their reli*ionithout di4ine help from the infalli(le leader.

)nd 'o the+ ha4e (ecome a' )llah ha' de'cri(ed&

ZSa+in* (eteen thi' /and that1, /(elon*in*1 neither to the'e nor to tho'e. Ge hom)llah cau'eth to *o a'tra+, thou /X 6uhammad1 ilt not find a a+ for him\ ?Fur;anH&0H>B

Go ould the+ o4ercome thi' contradiction

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In order for the Shia (elief' to mae 'en'e, the+ need to choo'e one of the to 'ide',either the+ a*ree ith )hlul-Sunnah or the+ a*ree ith the Fadi+ani'. It i' e4identthrou*hout the hi'tor+ of the Imami Shia, that the+ ala+' 'ou*ht to pro4e their (elief inImamah (+ an+ mean', hich i' h+ the Shia 'cholar' ill o(4iou'l+ pic the 'econdchoice. The Shia ill turn a (lind e+e to the fact that the Fadi+ani' ill u'e their

ar*ument' a' a (rid*e to pro4e their on corrupt (elief', that the+ ill u'e it to tr+ andca't dou(t' on the fortre'' of prophet-hood and thi' i' a dan*erou' matter a' theintelli*ent reader i' aare.

The fourth chapter&The mo't important intellectual principle' pre'ented (+ the Shia 'cholar'.

The fir't principal&

The+ 'aid that there i' a need for the pre'ence of an infalli(le leader to *uide the peoplein e4er+ a*e until the comin* of the hour, the+ primaril+ relied on intellect to pro4e thi',

then the+ (aced it up (+ di4ine tet', meanin* that the ori*in for their (elief and theirmain proof for it i' human intellect.

So in order to pro4e Imamah their (i* cla''ical Shia 'cholar al-6ufid 'aid in hi' (oo9al-Ir'had9 p*.>HO&

?Crom it' proof' i' hat the intellect deduce' ith correct rea'onin*, that there mu't (ean infalli(le complete leader, ho i' not in need of hi' folloer' help /...1 ith thi'principal, there i' no need to narrate narration' to pro4e Imamah, or to count the tet'related to it (ecau'e it i' e'ta(li'hed throu*h intellectB

3eader of their 'ect al-Tu'i mentioned in 9Talhi' al-Shafi9 4ol.0 p*.0H0&

?)' for the ei'tence of the Imam and hi' de'er4ed attri(ute' /'uch a' infalli(ilit+ andother'1, di4ine tet' are not needed to pro4e it (ut it i' non throu*h the intellect'B

al-Tu'i 'aid man+ 'imilar 'tatement' in hi' (oo, 'uch a' 0NQU&

?Recau'e it i' non for them/Shia 'cholar'1 that it i' a dut+ to (elie4e in Imamah andthe attri(ute' of the Imam throu*h rel+in* on the intellect, (ut if the+ had pre'ented hatthe+ heard then that i' @u't to pre'ent additional proof'Band on 0N0=U&

?Cor u', pro4in* it /Imamah1 i' not in need of him /the me''en*er1, (ecau'e the intellect'point toard' the need of ha4in* Imamah, and the+ *uide u' to the attri(ute' of theImam, and hat he i' needed for. If the intellect' pro4e 'omethin*, then there i' no moreneed to pro4e it throu*h hat e heardB

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6eanin*, the Shia pro4e the need of ha4in* di4ine *uide' throu*h their intellect' and arein no need of di4ine tet' nor do the+ rel+ on them, hether the tet' mentioned it or notmatter' not a' the+ alread+ e'ta(li'hed it ith their (rain'.The 'econd principal&

The+ (elie4e that if the di4ine tet' 'uch a' the Fur;an and the Sunnah conflict ith theirintellect', then the intellect i' *i4en precedence and the tet' are *i4en 'uita(le orcon4enient interpretation', if no 'uch interpretation' are po''i(le then the di4ine tet' aredi'carded.

3eader of their 'ect al-Tu'i 'a+' in 9al-7a'a;il al-5)'hr9 p*.>= hile commentin* oncertain narration' that 'tate that the *ood deed' of a per'on can (e all dropped andnullified on the da+ of @ud*ment if thi' per'on i' al'o committin* e4il act' 'uch a'(ac(itin*&

?ach of the'e report' come' throu*h a 'in*le narrator 'o the+ cannot harm the

intellectual proof' hich point to the corruption of the (elief of ;dropped deed';. 4en ifthe+ ere authentic, e ould ha4e *i4en them a 'uita(le interpretation @u't lie e *a4e'ome of the apparent Fur;anic 4er'e' interpretation' hich 'uit our intellect'B

Ge i' (a'icall+ 'a+in*, that e4en if the'e report' ere authentic, he ould *i4e them acompletel+ different interpretation hich 'uit' hi' intellect, (ecau'e the di4ine tet'cannot *o a*ain't hi' intellect or lo*ic.

Shia 6uhaddith al-6a@li'i :uote' the ord' of their leader al-6ufid in 9Rihar al-)nar94ol.0< p*.H0Q&

?If I had accepted the apparent ord' of )llah mo't hi*h to 6u'a /a'1 ZEon;t (e afraid\?Fur;an =O&0J&OJB and other 'imilar ord' directed at the prophet' /a'1, then I ould ha4e to(elie4e that it i' a prohi(ition for them (ecau'e the+ committed an indecent act de'er4in*of di'para*ement, /...1 (ut I ha4e re@ected the apparent ord' for an intellectual rea'onthat cau'ed me to do 'o, /...1 (ecau'e of hat a' e'ta(li'hed from the infalli(ilit+ ofprophet' /a'1 that mae' them a4oid 'in'.B

al-6ufid i' 'a+in* that )llah accordin* to the Fur;anic tet i' apparentl+ prohi(itin* theprophet' /a'1 from doin* certain (ad action', thi' contradict' al-6ufid;' intellect a' he(elie4e' that the leader mu't (e infalli(le, un-a(le to commit 'in' or mi'tae', 'o here@ected the clear ord' of the Fur;an and *a4e 'ome 'ort of an interpretation to the'e4er'e' that matche' hi' (elief'.

al-Sa++ed al-6urtada in hi' (oo 9Tan8ih al-)n(i+a;9 mention' man+ thin*', 'uch a' onp*.>>&

?)' for the narration' mentioned in thi' re*ard, e do not pa+ an+ attention to them,(ecau'e the narration' need to (e compati(le ith hat the intellect had decided, the+

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cannot (e accepted if the+ conflict ith hat intellect decide', thi' i' h+ e re@ectnarration' of Ma(r/= p*HHO&

?)nd 'ince hat i' apparent from thi' 4er'e i' hat e 'tated, then it i' improper to re@ecthat i' apparent, unle'' ith an intellectual or tetual proofB

To 'um up hat i' (ein* 'aid a(o4e, the Shia 'cholar' ill re@ect the meanin* of an+ clear'a+in* from the Prophet /S)2S1 or an+ Fur;anic 4er'e if it happen' to conflict ith hatthe+ a*reed upon amon* them'el4e' a' (ein* 9intellectual proof'9. In 'impler term', ifan+ di4ine tet 'a+' 'omethin* that the+ do not a*ree ith, the+ ill di'card it or tr+ to

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ti't the meanin* of the tet to 'uite their de'ire', thi' i' hat the+ referred to a'9'uita(le interpretation matchin* the intellect9.

I ill *i4e the reader an eample of thi', the Shia 'cholar' a*reed that the prophet' /a'1are all infalli(le, incapa(le of committin* error or for*ettin* an+thin*. The+ in4ented thi'

(elief ith their 9intellect'9, then the+ found that the Fur;an openl+ 'tate' that theprophet' /a'1 for*et and mae mi'tae', 'uch a' the 'a+in* of )llah&

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committed (+ them, e ill *i4e the 4er'e' other interpretation' if the+ ere apparent,e4en thou*h mo't aren;t too apparent a' he pro4ed there.B

Shia 6uha::i: al-Gelli 'a+' in 9al-6a'la fi K'oul al-Eeen9 p*.0J-0O&

?)' for hat the preciou' (oo and man+ of the narration' mention from apparent act' ofdi'o(edience, then e *i4e them a t+pe of interpretation, 'o that there ould (e noconflict. 2e ill mention a 'mall part of hat ha' (een attri(uted to the (e't of prophet''o that the an'er can help u' ith hat a' attri(uted to other'. 3ie the 'a+in* of )llahZand )dam di'o(e+ed hi' 3ord\. and Gi' 'a+in* in the 'tor+ of Duh Z6+ 3ord[ 3o[ m+'on i' of m+ hou'ehold[ Surel+ Th+ promi'e i' the truth\ and )llah;' repl+ to him ZXDuh[ 3o[ he i' not of th+ hou'ehold\, Gi' 'a+in* in the 'tor+ of I(rahim Zand for*i4e m+father, for he i' one of tho'e a'tra+.\ and hi' 'a+in* ZThi' i' m+ 3ord\ 'ome time' to the'tar, other time' to the moon and then the 'un. In the 'tor+ of 6u'a ho 'aid ZIt i' onl+Th+ trial, here(+ Thou leade't a'tra+ hom Thou ilt, and *uide't hom Thou ilt\.In the 'tor+ of 5I'a Z(ut if You for*i4e them - indeed it i' You ho i' the alted in

6i*ht\ e4en thou*h he ne the+ ere ouffar and the+ cannot (e for*i4en. and the'tor+ of 6uhammad Zthat Lod ma+ for*i4e thee th+ former and th+ latter 'in'\ and Z)ndGe found +ou lo't and *uided ?+ouB\ and Z)nd 2e remo4ed from +ou +our (urden\.Recau'e di'o(edience i' to oppo'e, and there i' the po''i(ilit+ that the oppo'ition i' in a2a@i(/==1, it can al'o (e in a 6andu(/=>1, 'o if (oth are po''i(le then e 'hall con'iderthe a(o4e act' a' a part of 6andu(, 'o that no one ould dou(t or challen*e theintellectual proof.B

/==1 2a@i(& X(li*ator+ reli*iou' dut+. De*lectin* a 2a@i( i' a 'in and ill re'ult in apuni'hment in the hereafter.

/=>1 6andu(& ) commenda(le or recommended reli*iou' act. Cailure to do it ould not(e a 'in.

Shia leader and ma'ter 6uh'in al-)min al-5)mili 'a+' in 9al-Shia min al-Ga:a;i: al-)ham9 p*.U>&

?2e 'a+& The prophet in our (elief i' protected from 'in', he doe' not need for*i4ene'',thi' i' h+ tho'e ho (elie4e in infalli(ilit+ had to interpret the 'a+in* of )llah Zthat Lodma+ for*i4e thee\ in 4ariou' a+' (ecau'e if the apparent tet oppo'e' the intellectualproof then it 'hould (e interpreted differentl+.B

The fifth chapter&Ee(ate (eteen a Fadi+ani and a Shia.

Refore e di4e into the ar*ument' of the Fadi+ani', e need to note fir'tl+ that (oth*roup' are tr+in* to pro4e a common point, it i' ;e'ta(li'hin* the need for the ei'tence ofa *odl+ *uide in e4er+ time after 6uhammad /S)2S1 and until the comin* of the hour;.Thi' *uide can either (e a prophet 'uch a' the Fadi+ani' (elie4e, or a leader that ha' theeact 'ame :ualitie' and de'cription' of a prophet (ut called ;Imam; a' the Shia (elie4e.

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) 'ample from the Shia 'cholar' ho 'aid that the Imam need' to (e lie the prophet&

Shia 'cholar 5)(dul-Gu''ein Ea't*hei( 'a+' in 9al-Imamah min Sil'ilat K'ool al-Eeen9=NJ&

?The Imam need' to (e lie the 6e''en*er peace (e upon him eactl+.B

and he 'aid&

?The deput+ of an+ per'on need' to (e a repre'entati4e of that per'on, 'o the 'ucce''or ofthe me''en*er of )llah /S)2S1 need' to repre'ent him in (oth noled*e and action', ifan+ per'on 'ee' him it;' a' if he ha' 'een the me''en*er /a'1.B

Shia 'cholar 6uhammad Ta:i 6i'(ah al-Ya8di 'a+' in 9Eurou' fil-5):eedah al-I'lami+ah9 p*.>>0&

?The Imam ho po''e' all the characteri'tic' of the Prophet of I'lam /S)2S1, eceptprophet-hood and the me''a*e.B

Shia 'cholar 6uh'in al-hara8i 'a+' in 9Rida+at al-6a5arif al-Ilahi+a9 0N00&

?)l'o the Imam ha' the :ualitie' of the prophet (ecau'e he;' hi' 'ucce''or, 'o if theprophet a' infalli(le then he al'o i' infalli(le /...1 and thu' the Imam tae' the place ofthe prophet and ha' all of hi' :ualitie' ecept that he i'n;t a prophet.B

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?Thi' i' unliel+, (ecau'e he ho (elie4e' in the need of an Imam in a a+ that peoplecannot (e accounta(le ecept throu*h hi' pre'ence, thi' doe' not mean the+ made him aprophet, nor doe' he reach thi' le4el, and if there i' a 'hared need for an Imam andprophet then thi' doe'n;t mean he (ecome' oneB

The 'cholar 6uh'in al-hara8i 'a+' in 9Rida+at al-6a5arif al-Ilahi++ah fi Sharh 5):a;idal-Imami++ah9 4ol.= p*.H,under the title 9*eneral prophet-hood9&

?The intellectual proof' u'ed to e'ta(li'h the need of prophet-hood and that it i'incum(ent on )llah, are al'o u'ed to pro4e the need of Imamah in the a('ence ofprophet' and me''en*er'. There mu't (e an infalli(le indi4idual cho'en (+ )llah for hi''er4ant' 'o he can practice Shari5ah and uphold the reli*ion in their li4e'. Crom here,re'earchin* the i''ue of *eneral prophet-hood i' nece''ar+ to pa4e the a+ in order for u'to re'earch Imamah in the li*ht of intellect.B

)+atullah 'heih 6uhammad Ra:ir al-Gaim 'a+' in 9al-Imamah a )hlul-Ra+t al-Da8ari+ah al-I'tidlal9 p*.00=&

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?)ll the proof' of the intellect that can (e u'ed to pro4e the nece''it+ of prophet-hood,can al'o (e u'ed intellectuall+ to pro4e the nece''it+ of Imamah, (ecau'e the Imam i' liethe prophet hen it come' to hi' re'pon'i(ilitie' and mi''ion'B

al-Sa++ed 5)(dullah Shu((ar 'a+' in 9Ga:: ul-Ya:in fi 6a5rifat K'ool al-Eeen9 0N0U>&

?2hat the truthful and correct 'ect are upon i' that it i' incum(ent on )llah mo't hi*h toappoint an Imam in e4er+ a*e (oth intellectuall+ and tetuall+, a' for the intellect it i' a''uch&

Cir'tl+, 2hat a' mentioned re*ardin* the nece''it+ of /'endin*1 me''en*er', i' eactl+the 'ame for their 'ucce''or', (ecau'e the need to ha4e them i' not re'tricted to a certaintime or condition. Ga4in* the (oo' and the la' i' not 'ufficient if e do not ha4e anindi4idual ith noled*e to o4er'ee them.B

al-5)llamah al-Gelli 'aid in 9al-Dafi5 Yam al-Ga'hr9 p*.Q&

?You 'hould no& That e4er+thin* pro4in* the need of prophet' al'o point' to the needof the Imamah. Imamah i' the 'ucce''or of prophet-hood and it tae' it' place, ecept inrecei4in* di4ine re4elation ithout intermediar+. Mu't lie that one a' incum(ent upon)llah mo't hi*h ith hi' i'dom then al'o thi' one i'B

The 'econd truth&

The reader can 'ee, that the Shia place intellect a(o4e all tet', 'o the Fadi+ani ill nou'e the eact 'ame intellectual ar*ument' to pro4e the continuation of prophet-hood ithea'e.

Some mi*ht 'a+ that the Fadi+ani i' an intruder ho came and too the intellectualar*ument' of the Shia re*ardin* Imamah, althou*h it ma+ 'eem lie it (ut the truth i'otheri'e, (ecau'e the Shia 'cholar' them'el4e' admit that the+ relied on the proof' ofthe need of prophet-hood that ere ritten lon* a*o (+ the 'cholar' of I'lam. Thu', theShia 'cholar' them'el4e' are the ;intruder'; ho 'tole their material from the (oo' of the6u'lim 'cholar' and u'ed it to pro4e their (elief in Imamah. Thi' mae' the Fadi+ani''uperior in their ar*ument' a' the+ ill u'e the 'tolen intellectual proof' to pro4e thecontinuation of prophet-hood in'tead of Imamah.

The Fadi+ani ill (e*in (+ 'a+in*&

9The mind rule' that there i' a need for prophet-hood in e4er+ time until the comin* ofthe hour.9

Thi' deduction (+ the Fadi+ani i' enou*h to con4ince the open-minded Imami Shia(ecau'e the+ 'hare the 'ame ori*in, hich i' to rel+ on the intellect hether the di4inetet' a*ree ith it or not. )' for )hlul-Sunnah, thi' ar*ument cannot (e u'ed a*ain'tthem 'impl+ (ecau'e the+ place hat the di4ine tet' 'a+ (efore human intellect, if their

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mind' ruled on a matter, and thi' rulin* contradicted Shari5ah, the+ ill ala+' placehat the tet 'a+' (efore all el'e, the+ ill drop the 92h+9 and the 9Go9 (ecau'e)llah almi*ht+ doe' hat he ant', Ge 'aid&

ZGe ill not (e :ue'tioned a' to that hich Ge doeth, (ut the+ ill (e :ue'tioned.\

?Fur;an =0&=>B

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rai'ed up from amon* the common people a 6e''en*er from amon* them, to recite Gi''i*n' to them and to purif+ them, and to teach them the Roo and the 2i'dom, thou*h(efore that the+ ere in manife't error\ ?Fur;an J=&=B and to arn them a(out the matter'of *oodne'' and happine'', and *race a' incum(ent upon )llahB

Lrand )+atullah 6aarim al-Shira8i 'a+' in 9Eurou' fil-5):a;id9 p*.0>H&

?I' it po''i(le that the *od ho i' not for*etful of the 'malle't need' of the human, candepri4e the human of a *uide and tru'torth+ infalli(le leader ho tae' order' from)llah and recei4e' hi' re4elation' the philo'opher popularl+ non a' i(n Sina 'a+' inhi' (oo 9al-Shifa;9& 9Do dou(t, that the need of the human for the 'endin* of prophet' 'othat hi' ind ma+ 'ur4i4e and reach completene'', i' more nece''ar+ than the *roth ofhi' la'he' and (ro' or the arcin* at the (ottom of hi' 'ole', (ecau'e it i' impo''i(le that)llah ould deem tho'e a' nece''ar+ and i*nore thi' one.9B

al-5)llamah al-Gelli 'a+' in 9al-)lfa+n9 p*.0>U&

?no m+ 'on, that the pre'ence of the prophet i' *reat *race and a('olute merc+.B

So if +ou Shia 'a+ that the 'endin* of prophet' i' *reat *race and merc+ and indne'' onthe part of )llah, then claimin* that )llah 'topped it and fini'hed it i' a 'lander a*ain't)llah.9

The'e ar*ument' are u'ed (+ al-6ir8a al-Fadi+ani him'elf in 'e4eral occa'ion', 'uch a'in the (oo 9al-Fadi+ani++ah al-I'ti5mar al-n*li8i9 (+ 5)(dullah Salloum al-Samura;i&

?The Fur;an con'ider' prophet-hood a merc+, a' 6u'a /a'1 *i4e' a 'ermon to hi' people'a+in* ZX m+ people, remem(er Lod;' (le''in* upon +ou, hen Ge appointed amon*+ou Prophet', and appointed +ou in*'\ 'o if the prophet-hood a' a merc+ from )llahmo't hi*h and it a' pro4en that there i' no chan*e in the a+ of )llah, then ho can it(e permi''i(le for an+one to claim intellectuall+ or tetuall+ that no prophet' orme''en*er' ill (e 'ent in time' of need after the Prophet /S)2S1 /...1 2e cannotunder'tand ho the+ thin of it thi' a+ and fall into thi' mi'tae althou*h the+ (elie4ethat the me''en*er i' a merc+ to manind.'ource& ma*a8ine 9)h(ar al-Cadl9 4ol.0=>, UNN0Q>HB

)nd 'o the Fadi+ani de(ater ill 'a+&

9)re +ou Shia claimin* that the trea'urie' of Lod ha4e ran out of merc+[ that he ha' nomore merc+ *i4e after our Prophet 6uhammad /S)2S1[ Surel+ that ould (e ufr a')llah 'a+'&

)llah 'a+'& ZSa+& ;If the 'ea ere in for the 2ord' of m+ 3ord, the 'ea ould (e 'pent(efore the 2ord' of m+ 3ord are 'pent, thou*h 2e (rou*ht repleni'hment the lie of it.;\?Fur;an 0U&0Q


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2e 'a+ to +ou Shia& 2h+ did )llah fa4or 'ome of hi' 'la4e' ith thi' merc+ 'uch a'tho'e ho li4ed in the 'ame time of the Prophet /S)2S1 and he depri4ed the re't of u'until the comin* of the hour eep in mind that +our 'cholar' 'a+ that if )llah fa4oredonl+ 'ome people ith thi' *race and merc+ althou*h all of u' need them, then thi' ould

contradict the @u'tice and merc+ of )llah.9

The Shia de(ater ill 'a+&

92ho told +ou that our 'cholar' for(id depri4in* 'ome of the reli*iou'l+ accounta(lefrom merc+ and *race9

The Fadi+ani replie'&

9Thi' i' a*reed upon (+ +our 'cholar', the+ e4en con'ider it from the mo't o(4iou' ofintellectual matter' hich the+ relied upon to pro4e Imamah.9

al-5)llamah i(n al-6utahhar al-Gelli 'a+' in hi' (oo 9al-)lfa+n9 p*.>QJ&

?)' for after hi' death peace (e upon him, then a leader i' needed (ecau'e he 'hould taehi' place, and the *race i' *eneral for all people and time', (ecau'e )llah mo't hi*h ha'*eneral indne'' and he doe' not direct hi' care and attention to a nation and i*noreother' nor to the people of a certain time ithout other'B

p*.>QO&

?2i'dom and merc+ decree that a 'ucce''or (e appointed for the Prophet /S)2S1, hedoe' hat the prophet doe' and tae' hi' placeB

p*.>QH&

?It 'hould (e that the Imam recei4e' thi' honor that the Prophet /S)2S1 had, otheri'e itould mean that )llah;' *race throu*h hi' prophet a' directed toard' a portion of thi'nation and not other', and thi' i' fal'e.B

on p*.=Q>-=QH&

?The 'a+in* of )llah Z)nd pre'ent to them an eample& the people of the cit+, hen theme''en*er' came to it - 2hen 2e 'ent to them to (ut the+ denied them, 'o 2e'tren*thened them ith a third, and the+ 'aid, 9Indeed, e are me''en*er' to +ou.9\?Fur;an >J&0>-0HB The deduction re't' on 'e4eral matter', from them& The merc+ of )llahi' e:uall+ 'hared (+ all and the nation of 6uhammad /S)2S1 i' more orth+ of it.Secondl+& The nation of 6uhammad /S)2S1 i' more honora(le than the re't a' Ge 'aidZYou are the (e't nation produced ?a' an eampleB for manind.\. Thirdl+& The *race ofImamah i' lie the *race of prophet-hood, if e accept thi' then e 'a+& )llah had *racedthe nation that denied the prophet' and then re@ected the me''a*e, and there i' no *race

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*reater than learnin* a(out the after-life and attainin* eternal happine'' and (ein* *uidedto the reli*iou' la' ho are pre'er4ed (+ the infalli(le, 'o can )llah;' *race (e *i4en tothe ouffar hile the nation of 6uhammad /S)2S1 remain' ithout an appointed/leader1 amon* them, informin* them a(out *oodne'' and the+ are the mo't honora(lenation That i' 'urel+ un-ima*ina(leB

Do compare the ar*ument of the Shia leader al-Gelli hich pro4e' the need of thepre'ence of an infalli(le ith that of the 6ir8a Lhulam )hmad al-Fadi+ani ho intend'to pro4e the continuation of prophet-hood, 97i'alat hatm al-Du(uah9 p*.J&

?The 'a+in* of finalit+ of prophet-hood and that it clo'ed it' door' mean' that theindne'' ha' 'topped and thi' i' a (ad omen and an oppre''ion to the loft+ ran of theprophet, al'o it (elie' the 'a+in* of )llah ZYou are the (e't nation\ (ecau'e endin* theprophet-hood doe' not fit in ith thi' 'a+in* and the nation (ecome' ea after it'endin*, it al'o loer' the ran of the Prophet /S)2S1 from that of 6u'a /a'1 (ecau'eman+ prophet' ere later 'ent to hi' nation herea' it appear' that )llah hate' the nation

of our Prophet /S)2S1 and doe' not 'pea to them a' lo4e re:uire' communication.B

The intelli*ent o('er4ed can 'ee that (oth of the'e call' are 'imilar and identical a' ifcomin* from the 'ame 'ource.

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?The *race of )llah toard' hi' 'er4ant' i' permanent, not 'pecific for 'ome fol'ithout other fol'B

2ith thi' e can 'ee that one of the rea'on' hich mae' the Fadi+ani (elie4e incontinuation of prophec+ i' that Lod i' @u't and ind and he cannot depri4e thi' nation of

prophet-hood after he *a4e it to other nation' (ecau'e hi' *race i' permanent and thenation i' ala+' in need of an infalli(le *uide to preach and protect and eplain to them.

The Fadi+ani de(ater ill no pre'ent hi' 'econd proof that prophet-hood mu't continue,he 'a+'&

9X Imami Shia, +our 'cholar' 'uch a' al-Tu'i and i(n Ra(aeih and al-6ufid and al-Gelli ha4e admitted that intellect and i'dom deem the pre'ence of a prophet in e4er+a*e nece''ar+, (ut 'ince Shari5ah contradicted thi' the+ refrained from (elie4in* it, thi' i'an hone't confe''ion from them that there i' a need for prophet' in our da+'.9

The Shia de(ater interrupt'&

9The+ ne4er 'aid thi'[ hen did the+ e4er 'a+ it[9

The Fadi+ani an'er' him&

9In multiple' location' the+ 'aid it.9

Shia leader i(n Ra(aeih al-Fummi 'aid in 9Imal al-Eeen a Itmam al-Di5mah9 p*.H&

?Ge ho claim' that the orld can (e de4oid of an Imam e4en for an hour, then he mu'tadmit the correctne'' of the Rrahmin reli*ion that refute' the me''a*e, and if the Fur;anhadn;t 'tated that 6uhammad /S)2S1 i' the 'eal of prophet' then it ould ha4e (een adut+ to ha4e a me''en*er in e4er+ time, (ut hen that a' e'ta(li'hed then the ordme''en*er a' cancelled after him.B

al-Fummi trie' to refute the 6u5ta8ili 'ect that *i4e' intellect precedence o4er tet' @u'tlie the Shia, he 'a+' on p*.JH&

?2e turn the ta(le on the 6u5ta8ilah and 'a+ to them& 2h+ didn;t )llah 'end tice a'much prophet' until the comin* of the hour[[ 2h+ didn;t )llah 'end a prophet to each4illa*e and in e4er+ time a prophet or prophet' until the comin* of the hour ...[[B

It i' a' if he i' tellin* them& 9X +ou ho mae intellect the @ud*e in e4er+ conflict, +oumae incum(ent upon )llah to fulfill all that hich +our mind' prefer, the intellect rule'that there mu't ala+' (e prophet' 'o h+ didn;t )llah 'end them[[9

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Thi' i' an admittance (+ al-Fummi that intellect deem' it nece''ar+ for human' to ha4eprophet' in e4er+ time and e4er+ place, in doin* 'o al-Fummi actuall+ turned the ta(le'on him'elf and hi' hole 'ect and *a4e the Fadi+ani reli*ion much le*itimac+.i(n Ra(aeih mae' it clear on p*.H that )llah doe' hate4er the intellect deem'nece''ar+ and correct&

?Thi' i' (ecau'e )llah mo't hi*h doe' not call for a matter unle'' he *i4e' the mind' anima*e of it' realit+, and if he doe'n;t do it then the call ould not (e 4alid and thear*ument ould not (e e'ta(li'hed /...1 if the mind re@ected me''en*er' then )llah the*loriou' ould ne4er ha4e 'ent a prophet, lie a doctor ho treat' a patient ith hat'uit' hi' condition and if he had treated him ith medicine that doe'n;t match hi'condition then he ould (ecome or'eB

on p*.JJH he 'a+'&

?Then Ge *lor+ (e to him had cut the line of me''en*er' after our Prophet /S)2S1 and

made for u' *uide' from hi' hou'ehold /...1 If it eren;t for thi', then i'dom ould onl+rule that me''en*er' mu't (e 'ent until e are no lon*er accounta(leB

Shia leader al-6ufid 'a+' in 9)a;il al-6a:alat9 p*.U


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?The 'ith i''ue& The need for the 'endin* of prophet' in e4er+ time. Ge 'aid& 9The prooffor thi' need implie' that it i' *eneral /for e4er+ time19.B

The commentator al-Gelli comment' on thi' reluctantl+ (ut a*ree' ith hi' companion atthe end, he 'a+'&

?)nd the Imami 'cholar' 'aid& The need for the 'endin* of ne prophet' i' ala+' pre'ent/...1 and the author ma+ )llah ha4e merc+ on him ha' pro4ed that the need for prophet' i'permanent (+ 'tatin* that the proof for 'endin* them i' a *eneral one, (ecau'e in 'endin*them there i' a har'h prohi(ition from (ad deed' and encoura*ement for o(edience, 'o it(ecome' a *race from )llah /...1 'o it (ecome' nece''ar+ in e4er+ time.B

The Fadi+ani de(ater no tell hi' Shia opponent&

9It ha' (een e'ta(li'hed accordin* to hat +our leader' 'a+, that the intellectual proof'ho' the con'tant need for prophet' in e4er+ time, 'o I 'hall u'e thi' intellectual

ar*ument a*ain't +ou 'ince +ou Shia mae the intellect a reference in e4er+ matter, and+ou place it in front of the tet', and +ou *i4e an+ incon4enient tet a con4enientinterpretation that 'uit' the @ud*ment of +our intellect.9

The Shia re@ect' thi' (+ 'a+in*&

9I do not a(ide (+ thi' intellectual proof, our 'cholar' ho (elie4e in the finalit+ ofprophet-hood ha4e re@ected it (a'ed on the reli*iou' tet', it i' the 'a+in* of )llah&

Z6uhammad i' not the father of an+ one of +our men, (ut the 6e''en*er of Lod, and theSeal of the Prophet'] Lod ha' noled*e of e4er+thin*.\ ?Fur;an >>&H


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)l'o loo at the (oo 9al-6';alah al-Fadi+ani++ah9 (+ al-6aududi, on p*.H-.

6uhammad 6an8our Ilahi al-Fadi+ani 'a+' in 96alfou8at )hmadi++ah9 p*.=Q


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on p*.>>> he 'a+'&

?2e clarified in the la't lecture that the finalit+ of prophet-hood ithout the appointin* ofan infalli(le leader contradict' the Lodl+ i'dom, and that the completion of

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