A Critique of the Territory of the Guardianship, based on the Qur'anic Concept of Great Sovereignty

Proving the virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.) from the viewpoint of the Qur'an, as the common and sacred text for all Muslims, has always been considered by the Shi'a scholars. On the other hand, one of the most significant dimensions of Imamate is the status of genetic guardianship, which itself has various interpretations and divisions. Arguing the verse 4:54, some contemporaries have tried to relate and interpret the concept of great sovereignty to the power of the genetic influence and demonstrator of the genetic guardianship of the Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.) in its highest level that is, directing and mastership of the whole world. The author, while refuting this argument, believes that, such a meaning cannot be understood from the verse, though it is considered a virtue of the Ahl al-Bayt (P.B.U.T.).