This Is My Faith - Al-fatlawi, Ali - الصفحة ٢٤٧ - Does the Imam Know About the Divine Secrets?
(Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision)٣;١٦٩.
· The Imams (PBUT) are chosen by the Almighty Allah which consequently makes it indispensable for us to obey them whether they are alive or deceased, otherwise we are making a huge error which will distance us from the Most Gracious Allah.
The Hadith from Imam Al-Baqir (PBUH) confirms this fact: “Allah is far more exalted and more generous than He would impose obligation to obey a slave and prevents him from the knowledge of His heaven and earth; he would have never done that”. It is obligatory for us to obey and follow Imam Ali (PBUH) and his purified offspring (PBUT) as they are aware of what we do and they will witness over our actions in the Judgment Day.
· Our deeds are presented before them so that they witness over them. This Holy Verse proves this fact:
(And say unto them: Act! Allah will behold your actions, and so will His Messenger and the