Here, several points should be noted:

1. The introduction to the Quran and his family as ‘two caliphs’ or ‘two valuable things’ is clear proof that Muslims must never turn away from these two, especially with the condition in many Traditions where it states that, “If these two are released or freed from each other, you will be lost.”

2. Placing Quran beside his family and his family beside Quran is proof that as the Holy Quran will never be altered and that it will be preserved, the family of the Holy Prophet had the position of infallibility.

3. In some of these Traditions, it has been stated that the Prophet said, “On the Day of Resurrection, I will question you about how you behaved towards these two great souvenirs, to see how you have acted towards them.

4. No matter how we interpret the ahl al-bayt, Ali is the best confirmation. According to the repeated Traditions, he will never be separated from the Holy Quran nor Quran from him.

In addition to this, in the repeated Traditions, we read that when the verse was revealed about mubahilah, the Holy Prophet called Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn, peace be upon them, and said, ‘This is my ahl al-bayt.’ (Mash kat al -Masbaih, p. 568, printed in Dehli and Riyadh al-Nafarah, Vol. 2, p. 248, recorded from Muslim and Tarmidhi).

5. Even though it is not clear to us who are enclosed in this world what will be questioned of us, but on the Day of Judgment, we know from the Traditions, that the meaning of the Fountain of Abundance which is a special stream in Paradise with many special privileges is for the real believers, the prophets and the ahl al-bayt and the followers of that school.

From what has been said, it becomes clear that the leadership of the ummah of Muslims after the Prophet is through Ali and after him, also, through the Imams from this family.

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