Question 1: The principle of Imamate is one of the principles of belief and, according to some narrations, the foundation of Islam. So why did God not mention the names of the infallible Imams (peace be upon them) in the Quran so as not to cause differences among Muslims and doubts in their minds?

Answer:

God Almighty rarely mentions individuals in the Holy Quran, unless there is a direction and wisdom in mentioning their names. Rather, He focuses more on introducing the characteristics of individuals, and this method has several benefits:

1. It makes it clear that if someone is described or a position is granted by God, it is not because of his name, so that others do not say: Why was not such a position given to us or someone else? Rather, He enumerates their characteristics to make it clear that whoever possesses these characteristics is worthy of this praise and honor or is worthy of this position, not because his name is so-and-so or because he is a relative of so-and-so.

2. If they mention the name of a person, because there are many common names, it may cause confusion or if someone has a bias and stubbornness, he can easily claim that this name does not mean so-and-so but such-and-such a person.

But God in the Quran enumerates all the characteristics one by one and gives signs and symbols in such a way that they do not apply to anyone other than those in question.

Also, to understand the verses accurately, we are advised to refer to the hadiths, that is, to study the verses and the hadiths together. Therefore, when we refer to the hadiths, we understand which verses refer to the Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.).