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The Sufferings of Imam Ali after the Prophet's demise: The usurped Caliphate

After the death of the Prophet, Abu Bakr became the caliph instead of me. Every time he saw me, he used to ask for my forgiveness for his oppression against me. He used to ask for my forgiveness, and he used to blame his friend Omar, for having taken my true right, and broken their covenant with me, and for all these matters, he always asked for my forgiveness.

The Sufferings of Imam Ali after the Prophet"s demise: The assembly of the six men for the Caliphate (part1)

As you know, after Abu bakr, the one who had robbed and wore the cloak of Caliphate instead of me, consulted always with me in everything and always listened to me for the many complex matters that he had to deal with.

The Sufferings of Imam Ali after the Prophet's demise: The assembly of the six men for the Caliphate (part2)

After a short time, the people who had appointed Osman Ibn Affan for the Caliphate, believed that he was a heretic, so Osman went to see some of his friends, [old friends of the Prophet] and begged them to forgive him; he said he was ready to resign because he wanted to redress his immorality.

The Sufferings of Imam Ali after the Prophet's demise: Battle of the Camel

Those who had swore their allegiance to me with their free will (Talhe and Zobayr) when they didn’t achieve their goals which was becoming the governors of two great cities in Iraq, they began to conspire with Ayesha against me. Even though they knew that after the Prophet, the one who had to have the responsibility of protecting that woman was only me.

The Sufferings of Imam Ali after the Prophet's demise: The battle of Seffeyn (1)

The sixth stage was the battle with Moaviye the son of Hind, the eater of the liver, and finally accepting the vote of the “Hakameyn”. A battle with the one who was the enemy of God and our Prophet from the time of the Prophetic Mission of Muhammad, till our victory in Mecca.

The Sufferings of Imam Ali after the Prophet's demise: The battle of Seffeyn (2)

During that battle, we had the banner of the Prophet with which God had always demolished the dark forces with it, and Moaviye had the banner which had belonged to his father, and which, in all wars, had been raised against our Prophet and the troop of Islam.

Marriage of Imam Ali (a.s) with Bibi Fatima Zahra (s.a)

The youngest daughter of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) had come of marriageable age

Imam Ali in the eyes of Non-Muslims

"Ali was so popular even among the non-Muslims that when he died,

Martyrdom of Imam Ali

Adapted from: Noor al-Islam No. (35-36)

The Night of Destiny

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) is quoted on page 265, Vol. 3, of al- Amin's work Miftahul Jannat, saying: "Allah has favored Friday over all other days, the month of Ramadan over all other months, and the Night of Destiny (Lailatul-Qadr) over all other nights."

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