Why do we need Imams if we already had Prophets? | ep 76 | The Real Shia Beliefs

This episode is from Chapter 6 of The Real Shia Beliefs, an academic lecture series by Sayed Muhammad Baqer Qazwini that examines the core beliefs of Shia Muslims through Quranic verses, hadiths, and rational arguments.
View the complete Chapter 6 (Imamate) here: • Chapter 6: Imamate
Links to previous Chapters:
Chapter 1 (Prelude): • Chapter 01; Prelude
Chapter 2 (Understanding Allah): • Chapter 2: Understandi...
Chapter 3 (Justice of Allah): • Chapter 3: Justice of ...
Chapter 4 (Angels & Prophets): • Chapter 4: Angels & Pr...
Chapter 5 (Belief in Quran): • Chapter 5: Belief in Q...
Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:
00:00 - Difference between Imamat and Prophethood
02:34 - 3 important roles of a Prophet in Islam
03:45 - 2 possibilities to fill the void left after the Prophet
05:17 - Can the Ummah guide itself without a divine leader?
08:55 - Reason a God-appointed leader is necessary for Muslims
10:22 - Examples of Caliphs failing to manage Fiqhi matters
15:31 - Problems in solely relying on hadith as the baseline
17:45 - Can a non-prophet’s knowledge be similar to a Prophet?
20:45 - Was religion truly complete when verse 5:3 was revealed?
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[@user-iy9fs2ei8d]

May Allah keep uniting the ummah. The more we understand the more we can progress. Happy eid al ghadeer Believers!

[@DaTruth1017]

*I love all with a soul regardless of their religion*

[@user-iy9fs2ei8d]

Congratulations on Eid Al Ghadeer! I can't wait to watch this video fully God Willing For the Believers I do wish to recommend them to at some time watch the "Guardianship speech" by Ali Reza Panahian. It was published on Eid Al ghadeer some years ago, and after watching it various times I can still enjoy it as if it's fresh and I find it enjoyable and illuminating. Free Palestine

[@mahmoodvisram1739]

Salam, is it this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIeQZKSrnquDZ9Esi=KmFENXfpe4__2MhR Is it available with English subtitles?

[@boah2759]

Love thaqlain, Love Shias, Love sunnis and hate no one. have no enemies❤❤

[@user-iy9fs2ei8d]

A true believer should always have the wish to destroy the enemies of Religion, "if only I could strike them a devastating blow" Watch some of the Imams a.s. about how they were stomping the sand and in a specific state of being, while there is/are traditions (riwaya) about those who die with out wishing to destroy these enemies of religion, die with a type of hypocrisy (I belief it was like this what they said in our reliable sources)

[@boah2759]

@@user-iy9fs2ei8d Sunnis are not our enemies, they are our brothers in humanity Imam Ali (AS) said people are of two types either your brothers in faith or humanity, So our true enemies are khawarij, terrorist, isis, anything else BUT sunnis, sunnis are free from salafis and extremists

[@boah2759]

@@user-iy9fs2ei8d its crazy how you say may allah keep us united then all of sudden hate yur enemies, be paitent, imam Alis best ever teachings is being paitient What have sunnis done to shia, nothing.

[@boah2759]

@@user-iy9fs2ei8d Imam Ali (AS) said people r of two types either yur brothers in faith or humanity. Since when r sunnis our enemies, khawarij r, terrorist r, isis. but not sunnis

[@user-iy9fs2ei8d]

@@boah2759 rather they are not our brothers but in the words of Imam Sistani: call them rather ourselves (anfusana)

[@JaefarSABNW]

Continuing to expound on and practice the revelation and inspiration to the Prophets of God is a central issue of faith, but it is best done by those who make no action nor ascribe any beliefs till they connect it to that. The Way of The Believers is required in Al Quran, but that doesn't mean the top scholars of any school or a presumed selection of an earlier generation is it. The founding story of the Sunnis is that out of thousands, only 90 agreed with all the 50 statements. There is beyond scholarship and mysticism too.

[@rhezajanitra575]

I am a Muslim.

[@angelamaanaki6769]

Salam What of common sense ? some matters are quite clear for example in the time of Prophet Isa ( pbuh ) the scholars and theologians / lawyers used just this and in many situations we see that people were law bound and let others defer to these but in truth in most matters it was applied without consideration for others . If we are to say we believe in the creator of the heavens and earth and everything belongs to Him shouldn’t the laws adhere to this truth or do we think that only this applies to one’s own community. Most of laws are oblique in their ways … if by laws we create an othering / or disservice to others with regards to humanity and creation then laws can be a community’s undoing , and do more harm then good for itself ( Al Warith ) May Allahs peace mercy and blessings be upon you

[@user-iy9fs2ei8d]

Managing society is very important Wilayah, Guardianship, this mechanism must be understood and can then be appreciated. It doesn't even have to be in a Islamic context, its a mechanism

[@angelamaanaki6769]

@user-iy9fs2ei8d blessed day A’Salam alaykum rahmatullah wa barakatu

[@alawibhb]

Ahhsantom

[@sonabarnes6670]

A fresh take on the Qur'an is what's required. Trying to explain the teachings of the Qur'an from the existing erroneous Hadiths is just going in circles playing the who's right who's wrong game. A radical change is needed. Look at the Qur'an with fresh eyes. 🤔 May Allah guide us. Peace.

[@Thaqlain]

In each era, a fresh look on the Quran is indeed needed.

[@sonabarnes6670]

@@Thaqlain Allah bless you. ❤😊🙏

[@zakariaahmed7094]

Subhanallah what part of the religion is complete do you not understand. The Quran uses simple clear language. Allah has ‏تلك آيات الكتاب وقرآن مبين . A change is needed? The religion is complete. You can’t take parts and leave parts. That type of talk is what leads you to then changing those parts you don’t like. Allah has given you intellect and reasoning please use it.

[@sonabarnes6670]

@@mujtab304 Of course. Please read my comment again - I mean we fallible humans of this era need to read and understand the Qur'an with fresh eyes and mind, instead of following in the footsteps of our forefathers, who, as the Qur'an rightfully points out, could very well have been in manifest error. I advocate Qur'an alone to solve the problems of mankind. Hope I made myself clear. Peace.

[@sonabarnes6670]

@@zakariaahmed7094 I strongly recommend you use your reasoning and intellect to first understand what I said instead of jumping to preconceived assumptions. I advocate Qur'an alone. My gripe is that we should obey the Qur'an and stop following in the footsteps of our forefathers who were in manifest error. It's the fallible human that needs to change and rectify itself! Don't misconstrue my words that are very clear.

[@zakariaahmed7094]

Subhanallah Fear Allah brother. Our religion is complete. How can you say the Imam is just like the prophet without revelation. If he doesn’t have revelation then how is he answering these questions and know 100% he is right. Who confirms it. Please stay away from these deviations and innovations. Study history and learn your deen. Look into their sources. They add conditions to the core aqeedah of Islam that the prophet (saw) never added. I ask Allah to guide you.

[@Thaqlain]

Salaam Alaykum. Imam has the knowledge transferred to him by the Prophet. Prophet too not at all times used to wait for revelation to answer. He used to answer from the knowledge given to him by Allah. We will suggest you to further study the concept of divine knowledge (though we will be covering it in this series).

[@zakariaahmed7094]

Subhanallah I seek Allahs refuge from your misguided beliefs. 1. That’s not what asbaat means. It’s referring to the offspring of Ya’quub pbuh. 2. Don’t quote me tirmidi because you don’t believe in tirmidi and you only want to pick and choose whats acceptable. Let’s accept all of them.. are you willing to accept all of them? 3. Also you guys can’t go 30 seconds without contradicting yourselves, your sheikh says in the first couple of minutes “The imams are like prophets without revelation” and here you are saying they do have revelation. Which would then make them prophets because only prophets receive revelation. And if you say that and believe they receive revelation then you are contradicting what the messenger (saw) said in there is no prophet after me. And that is major literally the first pillar of Islam. Please brother use your reasoning and the intellect Allah has blessed you with, ask your teachers these questions. The more questions you ask you will see there is a lot wrong there. May Allah guide you and me to the straight path.

[@Faz110786]

@@zakariaahmed7094ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُاللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ brother. Respectfully, did you watch the video in full? I believe it should have answered all of your questions. I am very critical when I watch Islamic content and I did find this to be quite informative.

[@zakariaahmed7094]

@@Faz110786 Akhii وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته Akhi I didn’t watch it all. I couldn’t get passed 2 minutes. He lost me at an imam is like a prophet but doesn’t receive revelation and he clarifies the matters we are not sure about. Akhii you can’t go against the sunnah of the prophet. Where is the evidence the prophet said follow my descendants and they will guide you and interpret Quran for you and so on. If the imam from Ahlul Bayt is so important and it’s a part of theology then why we don’t hear this from the Sahaba or the prophet (saw) . There would’ve been countless narrations about following them and they will keep us on the straight path. Where is that. At the turn of every century there will be a mujjadid, that will revive Islam, this we do know. Let’s stick with the Jamaa’ah. Allah knows best. May he guide us all.