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=== In the Hadith al-Thaqalayn === | === In the Hadith al-Thaqalayn === | ||
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Hadith al-Thaqalayn implies the | The Hadith al-Thaqalayn implies the superiority of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) in knowledge because the [[Prophet (s)]] asked Muslims to adhere to the [[Qur'an]] and his Ahl al-Bayt (a) so that they do not go astray. | ||
The first and most essential knowledge | The first and most essential reference of knowledge and authority of Muslims is the Qur'an, and after that, the tradition of the Prophet (s). The Ahl al-Bayt (a) are the interpreters of the Qur'an, guardians and transmitters of the [[Sunna|tradition of the Prophet (s)]]. Indeed, the Prophet (s) explained a great deal of the Qur'an for people, but he (s) left another part the conditions for explaining which were not provided or it was more appropriate for them to be explained later for his [[infallible]] Ahl al-Bayt (a).<ref>Kāshif al-Ghitāʾ, ''Aṣl al-Shīʿa'', p. 162.</ref> Thus, full guardianship of what the Prophet (s) had explained and explaining what was not explained was given to the Ahl al-Bayt (a). | ||
The true way of knowing the Qur'an and the tradition of the Prophet (s) is adhering to the Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Prophet (s); thus, they are the knowledge authority of Muslims for knowing religious teachings and rulings. | The true way of knowing the Qur'an and the tradition of the Prophet (s) is adhering to the Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Prophet (s); thus, they are the knowledge authority of Muslims for knowing religious teachings and rulings. | ||