Questions About Imamat
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Hi Assalam-o-Alaikum.
I have Four questions:
In your Imamat debates, Shias often argue that the Qur’an and Hadith are incomplete without an Imam. In one of your debates, you guys even gave the example:
“Agar Qur’an ko judge ki jagah rakh dein ke Qur’an faisla karega, kya yeh aqal wali baat hai?”- Hassan Allah Yari
My question is: if you believe the Qur’an and Hadith are incomplete without an Imam, then what about today? For the last 600–700 years, there has been no live visible Imam. Does that mean the Qur’an and Hadith are incomplete today as well?
If guidance requires a living infallible Imam:
How is it logically consistent that Allah keeps the most necessary guide hidden for ~1000+ years while accountability continues?
Can you show me a verse from the Qur’an where Allah says that non-prophet Imams also receive wahi (revelation)?
If your belief is that non-prophet Imams receive wahi, then please provide clear Qur’anic evidence for it and if you ask me that where it is said in Quran that Wahi is Closed directly i can't show you that but lets say i believe wahi isn't closed then isn't closed does not equal to anyone will get wahi for that you have to show me a verse where it says that Non-prophet imams will get wahi.
According to your belief, there are many verses referring to Imam Ali (A.S.) and the Imams. If Imamat is such a fundamental and major part of faith, then why are the names of the Imams not explicitly mentioned in the Qur’an?
If imamat is limited and only for 12 peoples then why there is Dua for it in 25:74?
Regarding your question about how the Deen can be complete if the Prophet ﷺ did not explicitly appoint a Khalifa:
The Deen is complete in the sense that the standard for every decision has already been given: the Qur’an and Sunnah. Regardless of who becomes Khalifa — whether in the past or today — the criterion for judgment remains the Qur’an and Sunnah.
The Prophet ﷺ left us with the Qur’an and Sunnah as a complete framework. Whoever becomes Khalifa is bound to follow them. The issue is not the personality of the ruler, but adherence to the principles already established by Islam.
For example, if Khilafah had continued until today and someone faced a religious matter, the decision would still have to come from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Even if the matter was presented before a Khalifa, he would also be required to judge according to the Qur’an and Sunnah. This is what makes the Deen complete.