And obey Allah and the Messenger that you may obtain mercy.

Khomeini’s claim that the Shiite Imams are better than all of the Angels and Messengers

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In his book The “Islamic” Government, Khomeini says:

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“Verily, the imam has a praised station, a supreme rank and universal sovereignty to which authority and command submit all the atoms of this universe. And of the imperatives of our religion is that our imams occupy a praised station which is accessible by neither a close angel nor a sent prophet…. And in accordance with the narrations and traditions that are in our possession, the greatest Messenger and the imams, peace be on them, were light before the existence of this world, then Allah made them surround His Throne. It has been related to them that they have states with Allah which are encompassed by neither a close angel nor a sent prophet“(l)

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Ever since this book was published, the Muslim scholars have been issuing their deliverance’s condemning Khomeini his to  and apostasy for the following reasons:

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1-There is neither a verse in the Qur’an nor an authentic tradition from the Messenger of Allah referring to the eminence or Imamate of the alleged imams, let alone the alleged status related to them.

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2-The so-called ‘Universal vice-gerency’ requires, fromKhomeini’s standpoint, that when those imams say to a thing Be, it is. (“…and to them submit the atoms of this universe.”) This indeed is a quality restricted only to Allah, the Creator, who is far removed from every imperfection. He stands in need of no supporters or helpers in creation nor are there any to share His dominion, as He says: “Say, Call upon Those you allege beside Allah , They control not even the weight of ant in the heavens nor on the earth, nor have they any share in either, and He has no helper among them.” (34.22) He, extolled be His glory, also says, “Blessed is He m Whose hand is the domain, and has power over all things.“

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(67.1) All the domain is in the hand of Allah alone; He does not pass any portion thereof to any of His slaves. He says, “Those of you who allege beside Him own not ‘Qitmeer:” (the thin skin which is upon the datestone.)

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Allah the exalted says, referring to the angels, “They say, ‘The Beneficent has taken to Himself a son, far removed is He from what they attribute to Him, Say, they are only honored slaves. They speak not before He speaks and they act only by His commands. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they intercede not except for him whom He approves. They are awestricken fearing Him. Whoever of them should say: ‘I am a god beside Him, him shall We requite with Hell. Thus do We requite the unbelievers.” (21.26, 27, 28, 29)

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(1) pp. 52, Cairo, 1979