Imamah

The term imamate or imamah (Arabic: إمامة‎, imāmah) means "leadership" and refers to the office of an imam or a state ruled by an imam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 month ago

Allah is always Intending everything done by everyone. The Prophets like Yahya was killed, and all our Imams had suffered a lot. They are the real winners despite all their sufferings, torture and martyrdom. Our life is not limited to this world but it goes on for our long future after this life, where we will see the results of our deeds. Allah Has Said in Quran : We Will definitely support our messengers and the believers in this worldly life and on the day of resurrection. (Sura Ghaafir, verse 51).

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 month ago

We seek the intercession شفاعة of the most humble servants of Allah (SWT). Allah is the only who distribute Riza as He is The Razzaq, and we seek our Riza from Allah (SWT) with the intercession from His Most beloved servants, Muhammad and his Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 9 months ago

Yes, you and every Muslim is allowed to adopt any Islamic name including names of the Infallible Imams like Ali, Hussain.

Wassalam.

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 9 months ago

Yes

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

All who were before the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) were either prophets or Wasi (Deputy).

wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

False allegations ere always put on the prophets and their followers by the enemies of the truth, but it did not harm but the liars. We are facing similar false allegations from our enemies. We never worship any one but Allah and our respecting the Proohers and the Infallible Imams can never mean worshiping them as we believe that all the proohers and the Infallible Imams are the best servants and worshipers of Allah.

Respecting and obeying the Prophet (SAWA) is obligatory on every Muslim as Allah Says in Quran (Tell them : If you really love Allah, then follow me) (Sura 3, Verse 31)

Qyran is teaching us to go to the Prophet to seek forgiveness (Sura Annisam verse 64).

Wassalam.( 

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

All Muslim sects have in their books Prophetic Hadeeths stating that the successors of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) will be twelve. ( Saheeh Al-Bukhari 7222 and Saheeh Muslim 1821). 
The names of the twelve Imams are mentioned in many Hadeeths.
Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Using fireworks is wasting money or burning it, while millions of believers’ children are hungry in many countries. We should not disobey Ahlul Bayt (AS) while trying to celebrate. 
'Wassalam.

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Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 1 year ago

An English translation of this is (alongside the Arabic text) is available here: 

Chapter 105 (page 66-74 of the PDF)
https://www.wofis.com/book/18-AL-KAFI%20The%20Book%20of%20Divine%20Proof...(II)

This edition notes some weaknesses and problems with the hadith in this chapter.

In any case, Shi'a have varying views about the spiritual nature, knowledge, and authority of the Imams. Some take a rather expansive view, and some take a more restrictive view. 

As for the more expansive view, you could read through the book by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism, which attempts to explain what this means. This tends to be a love-or-hate book - some people love it, other people hate it - but it handles the subject excellently.

Ultimately, if you are Shi'i, this is a theological issue you will have to decide on for yourself (and your views may change over time). If you are not Shi'i, you can  still explore and appreciate the variety of views. 

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Bukhari book known as Saheeh al-Bukhari has mentioned in its original editions Alaihis Salam for Ahlul Bayt in many places of his book. Same in many other Sunni books of Hadeeth like Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Abi Assim in Kitab Al-Sunnah, Ibn Battat in Kitab Al-Ebaanah  and Al-Lalakaei in Shah Osool Ahlul Sunnah.

Many promenant Sunni scholars like Shaikh Adnan Ebraheem of Palestine and many other Sunni scholars use Alaihi Assalam for Ahlul Bayt (AS).

'Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Seeking help from the most humble servants of Allah who do everything by permission from Allah, is seeking help from Allah. We seek help from the Prophet (SAWA) and Imam Ali (AS) because of their greatest status with Allah, which makes their Du'a for us accepted rather than our direct Du'a because of our sins. Saying Ya Rasolallah or Ya Ali Madad is based on the firm faith that they are the best servants of Allah and their intercession helps us by permission of Allah.

Never listen to Wahabi false propaganda which claims that it is Shirk or polythemy.. They do not understand the real meaning of Tawheed as it is in Quran and authentic Hadeeths.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

Quranic verses are clear that the Prophet (SAWA) helps the believers and he is very sympathetic on them, and he is the source of blessings on the believers.

'The Infallible Imams are the real successors of the Prophet (SAWA) and did and still do the same to help the believers. They are in fact the keys to open the gates of mercy for the believers and we have many authentic narrations stating that.

'Wassalam.