الكُـبْـرَيَـاتُ المُـتَـوَارِدَةُ فِـي النُّـبُـوَّةِ وَالإِمَـامَــةِ ـ دِرَاسَةٌ تَفْسِيْرِيَّةٌ –

Major issues related to prophethood and imamate -Interpretive study-

Abstract
After examining the concepts of prophethood and imamate, we find that there are attributes and characteristics that cannot be separated under any circumstances. This commonality and agreement between them is intended to achieve the goal of resurrection. This thesis addresses an interpretive study of the concept of “consistent major principles” within the context of prophethood and imamate. It reviews the essential attributes shared by prophethood and imamate, which are major positions in Islam. God Almighty has given them numerous attributes and characteristics, which I have grouped under the following major principles:
• Material and Spiritual Purity:
Absolute general purity is consistent in prophethood and imamate. Purity, both spiritual and material, is mingled within them. As for the spiritual aspect, they were purified from the filth of sin, disbelief, and ignorance, from all obscenities and vices, and from congenital and moral defects. They were found to be pure when God took the covenant of His Lordship in the world of particles. They devoted themselves to servitude to God Almighty before He created His creation in the lower world. Regarding physical purity, God Almighty made the prophets and guardians from a single family, from the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) to the awaited Imam, the Proof (may God hasten his noble reappearance). They were passed down through lofty loins and pure, virtuous wombs. Their births were pure, and their bodies were cleansed of all impurity or filth. Impurity was never brought near them in any way.
• Legislative and Constitutional Authority
The absolute general authority is transmitted through prophethood and imamate. They possess dominance, sovereignty, and the right to legislate and codify rulings as God Almighty willed. Thus, God Almighty granted them the right to be obeyed by His servants, to submit to them, to be satisfied with their words, to support and love them, and to disavow their enemies.
They possess absolute authority and the power to influence the world of creation and nature, and to act in the world of creation, relying on the permission of God Almighty.
The study reviewed the dual role of prophets and imams in legislation (interpreting and conveying divine rulings) and formation (managing the affairs of the universe by God’s permission), emphasizing the complementarity between these two aspects.
• Occultation:
Occultation has occurred in prophethood and imamate. God Almighty concealed the title or identity of some of His saints, despite their complete knowledge of what was happening to people. They concealed themselves from people by God’s command, for reasons such as disciplining their people, fearing being killed, or other motives.
• The Return:
The return is mentioned in the prophecy and the Imamate. It is a lesser physical resurrection. It is a timed resurrection in this world before the Day of Judgment. They will return to this worldly life after their death and live a second life on this earth until they die again. They are the Prophets (peace be upon them) and the Imams (peace be upon them), and a specific group of people who will distinguish the truthful from the false, and the oppressed from the oppressors. It occurred among previous nations and will occur in the future, when the awaited Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his noble reappearance) rises. As for the greater resurrection, when all people are resurrected on the Day of Resurrection to face their reckoning, the Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) and the Imams (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them) will have a role in the arenas on the Day of Resurrection. They will testify that they conveyed to their people what would establish proof against them, and they will intercede, by Allah’s permission, for whomever they want from among the sinful creation who deserved to enter Hell. Just as the scale for the weight of deeds is only according to the degree of belief in them, the belief in their guardianship, and being guided by them.