Re: Imam
Here the conflict is of sources
pathan & righteous are using some quotations from Quran in broad sweeping terms to solve a complicated issue
superficially this may seem very simple to you but the how do u explain the enormous debate over this issue not only between proto-sunnis and shias but also within shias themselves
You cannot ignore the overwhelming historical incidents regarding this issue and simply rely on some Quranic explanation to successsion which it seems was not so obvious to the salaf