The Imam’s Right for Legislation between Negation and affirmation

On the basis of some narrated and rational evidences, some Imami scholars have negated the right for legislation from the Imams (p.b.u.t) and limited their function to preach the Shariah. These evidences includes affairs like the early verses of the Surah al-Najm, the verses and narrations indicating the clarification of all commandments in the Divine Book, the demonstrations indicating the perfection of religion in the Prophet (p.b.u.h) era, narrations reveal the dictation of the commandments by the Prophet (p.b.u.h) to Imam ‘Ali (p.b.u.h), the narration from the Imams (p.b.u.t) that they do not say anything on their behalf, and other demonstrations that leave no way for the Imams (p.b.u.t) to legislate. The current writing had examined the most important arguments to negate this authority from the viewpoint of some thinker and finally proves their inefficacy.