Who are authorities?

Allah has mentioned to "Slaat" ,"Zakaat" and "Hajj" in Quran.

In Arabic

"Slaat" in general means: to praise, to pray (Do'a),..
"Hajj" in general means: to intent
"Zakaat" in general means: to grow, to purify,...

But Allah has clarified the specific meaning of "Slaat" ,"zakaat" and "Hajj" through prophet's Hadith. . I.e. the prophet(Salaam Be Upon Him&His Progeny) clarified for us what "Slaat" "zakaat" and "Hajj" means: They are certain acts with  specific rules.

For example "Slaat" is such a worshiping act in which you first should perform ablution, then face to Qible, then intend to pray for Allah then say Takbir and ...

So Slaat is different from any other pray(Do'a).

Or Hajj is a special pilgrimage to mecca with  special worshiping acts at a specified time.

The case is the same about "Olel Amr".

Allah has mentioned to it in his Book, Quran.


اعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
يَأَيها الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَ أُوْلىِ الْأَمْرِ مِنكمُ...

4:59
O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey Rasool, and Olel Amr among you   ...

  In this verse OBEYING Allah and OBEYING Rasool(Salaam be upon him & his progeny) and OBEYING Olel Amr came in the same level without any exception for Olel Amr. I.e. Allah has commanded us to OBEY Olel Amr exactly in the same way we must OBEY Rasool(Salaam be upon him & his progeny) and OBEY Allah. It means this Obedience is an ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE. 

But which sound wisdom can accept an ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE for any one (parents, husbands, rulers,…) who are fallible!!!

in Arabic

"Olel Amr" in general means: those who have power to command, authorities

But the prophet(SBUH&HP) has clarified for us the specific meaning of "Olel Amr" and has told us who they are.

It is narrated that Jabir Ansari said when this verse was revealed [4:59 O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey Rasool, and Olel Amr among you...] we said to the Prophet (SBUH&HP) you introduced Allah and his Rasool [Hadret Mohammad (SBUH&HP)himself] to us. Who is Olel Amr whose obedience has come together with your obedience?

The Prophet (SBUH&HP) said: O' Jabir, Olel Amr are my successors. The first one of them is Ali ibn Abi Taalib then al-Hasan then al-Hosayn then Ali ibn al-hosayn then Mohammad ibn Ali who is well- known in Torat with the name of Baqer.you Jaber will see him. At that time when met him give him my salam. Then al-Sadeq Ja'far ibn Mohammad then Musa ibn Ja'far then Ali ibn Musa then Mohammad ibn Ali then Ali ibn Mohammad then al-Hasan ibn Ali then the one who have the same name and the same Koniye I have, Allah's Hojat in his Earth and his Baqiyat among his servants ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali.

This is the one with whose hand Allah exalted will triumph his Zekr over Easts and Wests of the Earth. This is the one who will be absent from (the sights) of his Shia and his friends. In that occultation no one will remain firm at his Imamat save the ones who Allah has examined their hearts for Iman(faith).

Jabir said I asked: O the prophet of Allah do the Shia benefit from him in his occultation? The prophet(SBUH&HP) said: Yes and swear to God who chose me for prophethood they make use of his light and benefit from his Wilayat in his occultation in the same way as people benefit from the Sun when it is behind the cloud… 

 
(Translated to English from the hadith come in Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-ne'am V1, P253)

Islam beliefs(1)

In the following I will present you Islam beliefs briefly and in simple words:

1.  Tawheed

Allah, عز وجل, is the Creator of all things.

He is omniscient, He knows about all things big and small.  He knows what people may have in their hearts.  He has the power and ability to do everything, He has the power of creation, of giving sustenance, and He has the power of life and death, and suchlike. 

He is forever living and never dies. 

 

He sees all things, He hears all sounds even if a whisper in the ears, or a thought or an imagination. 

His existence is from eternity to eternity; for He, exalted and high, alone who is eternal, perpetual, endless, and ceaseless.  He was before everything else, then He created all the things, and He will live forever after them.  

The universe in its entirety is created by His power, in need of Him not only for its existence but also for its survival and continuance. Everything that is created is haadith [i.e.an event, something that has taken place], and there is no qadeem [i.e. perpetual, a being that has always been and will eternally be] except for Almighty Allah. 

He is truthful and never breaks His promise. 

He  is  the  Creator,  the  provider,  the  life  giver,  the  source  of bounties  with  the  power  to  stop  them  also;  He  is  Merciful, Forgiving, Mighty, Honourable, and Noble.

Allah – عزوجل – is free of all shortcomings: 

He is not matter, nor is He a composition [of other constituents]. He does not occupy any space.

It  is  not  possible  to  see  Him,  neither  in  this  world  nor  in  the hereafter. He is not subject to effects, changes, or developments.  So He does not  feel  thirsty  or  hungry,  He  never  ages,  ceases, sleeps,  or  is oblivious or unaware. 

He  has  neither  partner  nor  peer,  but  He  is  One  and  Unique, who takes neither spouse nor offspring.  

His attributes are the same as His Essence; they are not secondary to Him. 

Thus, He is Omniscient, Almighty, along with all His other attributes, since eternity, unlike us who were ignorant at times and then acquired knowledge, or were weak at times and then became strong. 

He is not in need of anything or anyone.  He does not need any consultation, or helper, or assistant, or any troops, and suchlike.

Allah  does  not  do  any  injustice  to anyone  and  does  not  do  anything  that  would  be  contrary  to wisdom.  Therefore, whatever He has created, or whatever amount of sustenance He has given to someone or withheld from someone are all on the basis of wisdom and on good grounds even though we do not know the reasons for.  

He is beyond imagination and description. He is not like anything else but is the Creator of all things. He is beyond time, place and quality and is the Creator of time, place and quality.

We should never resemble Allah to anything and never imagine him. Everything that comes to our mind and our imagination about him is not Him but is the created being of our mind. 

It is narrated that Imam Ali Salaam be upon him about Allah states: “He cannot be conceived of by the imagination and He cannot be determined  by  comprehension.    He  cannot  be  perceived  by  the senses and He cannot be compared with any person.   He is One but not numerable and He is Eternal without end.  He is the One who supports without being supported.”

 

...ليس كمثله شيء...

...There is nothing like unto Him...(Holy Quran 42:11)

...و هو معكم اين ما كنتم...

...and He is with you  wheresoever you may be...(Holy Quran 57:4)

سبحان الله عما يصفون

Glorified is Allah! (He is Free) from what they attribute unto Him!(Holy Quran 37:159)

...سبحان الله و تعالي عما يشركون

...Glorified be Allah, and exalted above all that they associate as partners (with Him). (Holy Quran 28:68)

Taken from Grand Ayat al Allah Shirazi 's book (The Fundamental Principles of Islam).