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== Question about Incompatibility of Imamate with Khatamiyyat [the End of Prophethood] == | == Question about Incompatibility of Imamate with Khatamiyyat [the End of Prophethood] == | ||
As it was mentioned, imamate is among challenging doctrines which has been the center for many arguments since early Islam. One of the questions mentioned about it is that imamate as explained above and shi'a believe in is incompatible with Khatamiyyat [the End of Prophethood]; since, the person | As it was mentioned, imamate is among challenging doctrines which has been the center for many arguments since early Islam. One of the questions mentioned about it is that imamate as explained above and shi'a believe in is incompatible with [[Khatamiyyat]] [the End of Prophethood]; since, the person qualified for imamate as shi'a believe in has no difference with [[the Prophet (s)]].<ref>Qifari, ''Usul madhhab al-shi'a'', vol.2 p.655</ref> | ||
Ja'far Subhani answered this question as below: | [[Ja'far Subhani]] answered this question as below: | ||
"The difference between prophethood and explanation of the knowledge of the noble Prophet (s) is obvious and does not need much explanation; as prophethood means that the Prophet (s) receives [[revelation]], hears God's word, sees His messenger and either delivers an independent religion or preaches the religion before himself. | |||
But Imam is the keeper of the knowledge of the Prophet (s) in whatever people need without being addressed for receiving revelation, hears God's word or sees the angel carrying the message. | But Imam is the keeper of the knowledge of the Prophet (s) in whatever people need without being addressed for receiving revelation, hears God's word or sees the [[angel]] carrying the message."<ref>Subhani, ''al-Ilahiyyat'', vol.4 p.39</ref> | ||
Moreover, some others believe that imamate as defined above is only a result of shi'a's exaggeration and has not been existed in early authentic Islamic texts and beliefs of the shi'a in the first centuries. | Moreover, some others believe that imamate as defined above is only a result of shi'a's exaggeration and has not been existed in early authentic Islamic texts and beliefs of the shi'a in the first centuries. | ||