In the history of humanity, every prophet appointed his
deputy or vicegerent to assist him during his life time and protect and safeguard
his mission of guidance. Following is a list of such vicegerents:
Adam Shees
Shees Anosh
Anosh Qainan
Qainan Mahlayal
Mahlayal Yarad
Yarad Khunu
Khunu Idrees
Idrees Matushalaq
Matushalaq Lamak
Lamak Noah
Noah Saam
Saam Unknown
Ibrahim Is’haque
Is’haque Yaqoob
Yaqoob Yousuf
Yousuf Yhuda
Yahuda Unknown
Ayyub Humal
Musa Haroon
Haroon Yush’a
Yush’a Kalib
bin Yuqna
Kalib
bin Yuqna Yusaqus
Ilya’s Alyasa’
Alyasa Zulkifl
Sh’aya Saita
bin almus
Dau’d Sulayman
I’sa Sham’un
Muhammad Ali ibne
Abi Talib
The Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) was the last Prophet of Allah (s.w.t.). But as Allah (s.w.t.) had
promised to the mankind that they will not be left un-guided, hence the task of
guidance was entrusted to the “Golden Chain” of Twelve Imams who were the
descendants of the Noble Messenger through the Pure Lineage of the Infallible
Lady of Paradise Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.) as detailed below:
Ali
ibne Abi Talib Hasan
Hasan Husayn
Husayn Ali,
Zainal Abidin
Ali,
Zainal Abidin Muhammad
Baqir
Muhammad
Baqir Ja’far
as-Sadiq
J’afar
as-Sadiq Musa
al-Kazim
Musa
al-Kazim Ali
al-Reza
Ali
al-Reza Muhammad
al-Taqi
Muhammad
al-Taqi Ali al-Naqi
Ali
al-Naqi Hasan
al-Askari
Hasan
al-Askari Muhammad
Mahdi (Living Imam)
Extracted
from: Twenty five years of the Commander of Faithful in Madina by Manzar Husayn
Kazmi
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