Notable Points and Comprehensive Ahadith about Wilaya (Leadership with Divine Authority)

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) used to say, “Allah made our Shi‘a (followers) to acknowledge our Wilaya Leadership with Divine Authority) when they were only in the realm of small particles. It was the day when Allah made the small…

“Allah created the creatures. He created whatever He loved from whatever He loved. The most beloved to Him He created from the clay of paradise. He created whatever He disliked from whatever He disliked. Thus, the most…

“Our Wilaya is the Wilaya of Allah without which no prophet was ever sent.”

I heard Aba 'Abdillah (a.s) saying: "There has never been a prophet who came except with the knowledge of our rights and our preeminence over others."

I heard him say: “By Allah, there are seventy rows of angels in the sky. If all the people on Earth were to gather, they could not count the number of each row of angels, and indeed, they believe in our Wilayah.”

“The Wilayah of Ali (a.s) is written in all the scriptures of the prophets, and Allah has never sent a messenger except with the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ and the succession of Ali (a.s).”

"Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, appointed Ali (a.s) as a sign between Him and His creation. Whoever acknowledges him is a believer, and whoever denies him is an unbeliever. Whoever is ignorant of him is misguided,…