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possess Divine authority, they are Envied and Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has spoken of them 5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام)
فِي قَوْلِ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَقَدْ آتَيْنا آلَ إِبْراهِيمَ الْكِتابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَآتَيْناهُمْ مُلْكاً عَظِيماً قَالَ جَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ الرُّسُلَ وَالانْبِيَاءَ وَالائِمَّةَ فَكَيْفَ يُقِرُّونَ فِي آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهم السَّلام) وَيُنْكِرُونَهُ فِي آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ قُلْتُ وَآتَيْناهُمْ مُلْكاً عَظِيماً قَالَ الْمُلْكُ الْعَظِيمُ أَنْ جَعَلَ فِيهِمْ أَئِمَّةً مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ أَطَاعَ الله وَمَنْ عَصَاهُمْ عَصَى الله فَهُوَ الْمُلْكُ الْعَظِيمُ.
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ’Umar ibn Udhayna from Burayd al-‘IJli from abu Ja’far who has said the following about the words of Allah, the Most Holy, ““We have given to the family of Abraham the Book, Wisdom, and a great Kingdom.” (4:54)
“Great kingdom means that He set Imamat (leadership) in the descendants of Abraham, Whoever would obey them he has obeyed Allah and whoever would disobey them has disobeyed Allah and thus is the great kingdom.”
