Can we say and prove that the 12 Imams were divinely appointed? If so, then why cannot other sects, who deny this matter, be called Kafir as a result of rejecting this divine appointment?

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Can we say and prove that the 12 Imams were divinely appointed? If so, then why cannot other sects, who deny this matter, be called Kafir as a result of rejecting this divine appointment?
Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 6 years ago

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By testifying that there is no God but Allah and the Muhammad (saw) is the messenger of Allah a person enters the fold of Islam and cannot be classified as a Kafir, even if they do not agree with the issue of Imamah despite clear proofs and evidence.

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