1. The Prophet is also "The Imam" of his time. (Imam is the rightful leader), for example, in the following ayat the Prophet Ibrahim is also referred to as an Imam:
2|124|۞ وَإِذِ ٱبْتَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًۭا ۖ
2. Every Imam will intercede for his people, and Rasulullah will intercede for that gathering including the Imam. It's all a chain as I mentioned earlier. Allah > Prophet > Imam
This is very easily understood in the famous quote of Imam Sadiq where he says (summary)
'On the day of judgement, we (the Imams) will be holding the "daaman" / hand of Rasulullah, and our Shias will be holding on to us. So where do you think we will be going? One person said, "towards Jannat Inshallah", to which the Imam answered, by Allah we will be going to Jannat (repeated it 3 times)'. (Daim ul Islam)
alwan wrote:Adam, i stumbled upon your post about 017:071 On the day when We shall call all men with their Imam, and whoso is given his book in his right hand -- those shall read their book, and they shall not be wronged a single date-threadAdam wrote:Just clarifying th above.
Which part of this didn't you understand:
Imam Jafar saying:
وأعطانا الشفاعة في شيعتنا
(We have been given the Shafa't of or Shias in our hands)
والله لنشفعن في شيعتنا
(I swear by Allah, we will do Shafa'at of our Shias.)
Ayat in Surah Isra
يوم ندعو كل اناس بامامهم
(We will call upon every people by their Imam.)
Each peoples Imam of the time will do shafat of their people.
Like I mentioned, it's a link Imam > Prophet > Allah
Since you've mentioned you don't understand/accept the thought. It's best to leave it as it is.
As for BADRI JANAB, he can PM me when he gets his mind in place.
If Imam of the Time will do shafaat to God for the people of His time, then there is no room the Prophet in between.
and if that is so, then your formula Imam > Prophet > Allah is not valid.
The formula should read simply as Imam > Allah
Can you point out where i am wrong in deducing your post ?