Imamate

وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

And those who say: “Our Lord, grant us, from among our wives and our progeny, coolness to our eyes, and make us, for the righteous, an Imam.”

(Sura 25:74)

Reality of Khilafa (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7)

Election of Abu Bakr^RA (Part 1) (Part 2)

Rule Among Quraish (Part 1) (Part 2)

Story of Sa’d b. Ubada
Uprisings Against Tyrants (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
Appointment of Talut as King
Mu’tazilite, Kharijite Denial of Necessity of Imamate

Kingship in Islam

Consultation in the Affair of Leadership

Twelve Caliphs of Quraysh

Separation of Prophetic and Political Office (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6)

Multiplicity of Rulers

Monarchy and Mercy

Heresy of Female Imamate