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( 4 ) FOURTH , IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE PROPHET BE THE BEST ( afdal )
OF THE PEOPLE OF HIS AGE , BECAUSE IT IS EVIL BOTH BY REASON AND
TRADITION FOR AN INFERIOR ( almafạūl ) TO HAVE PRECEDENCE OVER A ...
( 4 ) FOURTH , IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE PROPHET BE THE BEST ( afdal )
OF THE PEOPLE OF HIS AGE , BECAUSE IT IS EVIL BOTH BY REASON AND
TRADITION FOR AN INFERIOR ( almafạūl ) TO HAVE PRECEDENCE OVER A ...
Page 69
It is necessary ( wājib ) that the Imām be the best of the people of his age ,
because he takes precedence over ( muqaddam ) all . And if there were among
them one better than he then the worse ( mafąūl ) would have to take precedence
over ...
It is necessary ( wājib ) that the Imām be the best of the people of his age ,
because he takes precedence over ( muqaddam ) all . And if there were among
them one better than he then the worse ( mafąūl ) would have to take precedence
over ...
Page 80
( 4 ) Fourth , they are better than anyone else of the people of their time , as is
known from the books of biography and history . Hence they are the Imāms ,
because it would be evil for the worse to take precedence over the better . 216 . (
5 ) Fifth ...
( 4 ) Fourth , they are better than anyone else of the people of their time , as is
known from the books of biography and history . Hence they are the Imāms ,
because it would be evil for the worse to take precedence over the better . 216 . (
5 ) Fifth ...
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THE NECESSITY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINCIPLES | 3 |
ALLAHS POSITIVE QUALITIES 3882 | 17 |
ALLĀHS PRIVATIVE QUALITIES 83110 | 30 |
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