We came to know that Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) has availed no effort in preserving the fair and
heavenly system and its Quranic masterpiece with rendering its
application on the ground of reality in the society of Al-Madina
Al-Munawarah; so, he went on encouraging those who own due
competence in leadership and administration of the Islamic
society.
Since Islam is the finalizing
heavenly message whose durability is everlasting and eternal, the
noble Messenger (P.B.U.H.) started the preparation of the
forthcoming leaders of his religion just as he has done for the
stage leaders by naming the characters in their persons, he also
named the Imams in their persons who were exclusively known as: "
The Golden Progeny" for their being well qualified to hold the
post of the Imamate after him and made some of them as his
disciples or apostles and counted them to be the successors of
the first leader Ali bin Abi Talib (P.B.U.T.) and they were only
eleven leaders adding to them the first to be, all in all, (12)
in number as high-ranked people of the society.
According to the chronological
order, they were as follows: Ali, bin Abi Talib, nick-named as:
Al-Murtadha, then to be followed by his son: Al-Hasan bin Ali,
nick-named: Al-Mujtaba, then, followed by his brother –
Al-Hussain bin Ali, nick-named: the Martyred (Al-Shaheed), then
to be succeeded by his son Ali bin Al-Hussain, nick-named
Al-Sajjad, then his son, Muhammad bin Ali, nick-named Al-Baqir,
then his son, Ja'far bin Muhammad, nick-named: Al-Sadiq, then his
son, Musa bin Ja'far, nick-named:Al-Kadhum, then his son, Ali bin
Musa, nick-named:Al-Ridha, then his son, Muhammad bin Ali,
nick-named: Al-Jawad, then his son, Ali bin Muhammad, nick-named:
Al-Hadi, then, his son, Al-Hasan bin Ali, nick-named: Al-Askari,
then, his son, that is, the last one: A-Hasan bin Ali Al-Hasan,
nick-named, Hujjat-ul-Allah, Al-Mahdi Al-Muntadhar
(P.B.U.T.)
This series of the Imamate, as the
Messenger of Allah has announced as the trustees of this
nation-the nation of Islam-after him. Yes, as trustees on what
Allah has descended on him and what he affirmed is but divine
revelation and not of his own invention.
That was really and perfectly done
by the Creator of All the World or rather say:The Owner of the
Whole Universe to Whom be ascribed all glory and
perfection.
We will then proceed to talk about
everyone who is mentioned in this series in detail within
Chapter:" The Trustees of the noble Prophet in the forthcoming
researches.
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