· Succession of the Prophet (PBUH) for putting the religion into practice.

· Representing the owner of Shari’a in preservation of the religion and the earthly matters.

· Succession of the Prophet (PBUH) for putting the religion into practice and preserving the Muslim community.

Regardless of these definitions offered by Muslim clerks, we can say that Imamate is a Divine succession (Caliphate) that provides legislative power to its owner, external succession is one of this.

Anwar: As far as I know, Imams are superior to other people and consequently they act as role models to the people. Right?

Hasan: Yes, this is the definition of Imamate according to linguists; the ones I presented are technical definitions offered by religious experts.

Anwar: You said it is a Divine succession!

Hasan: As we all know, the purpose behind creating mankind is achieving perfection and being closer to the