It is possible to divide the gist of all discussions of Al-Ghadeer into two topics:
First: Evidences of the absolute Mastership (Wilayat) of the Holy Imams (a.s.) through the evidence of immediate Caliphate of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) after the passing away of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.).
Second: Negation of Mastership (Wilayat) of non-infallible in Islam and investigation of false traditions in favor of authority of fallible leaders.
In his discussion entitled: ‘Caliphate in our view is a divine matter,’ the late Allamah says:
“In view of Shia, it is not allowed for people to choose an Imam; even ‘the people of the say’ cannot choose an Imam, because reason dictates that imam should have some important qualities and conditions, including infallibility, piety, spirituality and a pure nature.”
In this discussion, the Allamah points out that appointment of an infallible Imam to whom general and absolute mastership of the Islamic society can be entrusted, can only be from Almighty Allah and people have no right of choosing an Imam.
Regarding the permanent rule of such selections, the late Allamah says: So numerous are the sanctities, which were trespassed through such selections; and so many rights were usurped because of it.
In these selections, public exigencies were trampled upon; proper rules, which should make the world tread the right path, were distorted and led the world into destruction. It was the basis of conspiracy, and the doors of peace and amity among the people were closed, and as a result of internal battles, innocent blood was shed; and the foundation and structure of correct Islam became weak, and disconnected from each other…in other words, as a result of selection of people, misfortunes and tragedies came into being and took the matter to such a point that debased persons like that cloth seller without personality, and that cattle broker, whom the trading in market had kept busy, and that cloth-dealer, who imposed his brothers and relatives on the people, and that grave-digger, who could not differentiate between his breadth and length, and that freshly released prisoner and the irreligious cheat, and that excessive imbiber of wine, and that careless greedy disturbance creator, all focused their sights on the rulership of Muslims, yes, these were the ones, who regarded the servants of God to be their slaves and the funds of the Public Treasury as their personal property and the book of God (Quran) as a means of deceit and cheating and the religion of God as the document of their destruction.