Re: A disappointing Dr Zakir Naik
I asked a simple question. Now, Ali [raz] was a great person like other sahabas but I don't get why didn't he prosecute the killers of the 3rd caliph and had people from the same tribe in his army. It paramounts to a cause of a fitna in the first place!!!!
In the end, what it did was set a bad precedent for future when muslims killed other muslims for power, $$$ etc. ..
why dont u support his enemies then who fought him to "avenge uthman" ? and if killers of uthman were in army of Ali why do u accept him as the fourth caliph?
and why do scholars today overwhelmingly agree that Ali b abitalib[as] did the right thing at that time ?
the precedent of killing other muslims had already been set in the time of 3rd caliph
12er shias generally put all first three caliphs in the same category which is totally unfair ...Umar[ra] and Abu Bakr[ra] personal lives & administration was much better than uthman and esp. Umar[ra] was very strict in his dealings which kept the tribes in line and prevented widespread corruption despite the huge influx of wealth ....