Re: A reality, but so painful…
Brother , when after death of prophet(peace be upon him) , in " bani saqeefa" the gathering of ansar and muhagireen ws there to decide about caliph , there came a point when it is about to fight between them on this dispute , abu bakr(ra) came there with umar(ra) and and recited the hadees that " Caliph should be from Quraish because all others arabs tribes will never accept any command except from Quraish" and brother this is 100% true .Quraish , being the guads of “Kana kaa’ba” for hundreds and thousands of years , evry arab respct them , they were free to move between “Syria” and “yemen” in hot and cold weather for trade but no one has a courage to attack the caravan of Quraish as of each tribe , there is idol in “kaa’ba” and the quraish were thier custodians .And this is also mention in sura"Quraish" of quran that Allah has freed those quraish from " Khof" and “Bhook” due to sovereinghty of “kaa’ba”.
Upon hearing this all ansars said " Allah o akbar , we accept it " . they got the point .Then abu bakr(ra) raised umar(ra) hand and said that he is one of the closest of prophet(pbuh) in his life , so accept him as caliph bu umar(ra) said no , abu bakr(ra) you are the most deserving one , we cannot even compare this with 3 days and nights of " cave of Hira" , how can we superseed you then all muhajirs and ansars unanimously accepted abu bakr(ra) as a caliph but hazrat abu ubada(ra) did not accepted it , he wanted that ansars have done a great job so caliph should be from them , but it was his point of view , even if he did not 'bait" abu bakr(ra) , we have no right to criticize that .It was his opinion and point of view.
So there were not only ummayyads but all muhajireen and ansar who unanimously elected abu bakr(ra) as a caliph .Also there was a gathering of banu hashim at ali(ra) but when caliph was chosen , all of them happily accepted this unanimous decision to avoid"fitna" and next day when ali(ra) came to"bai’t" abu bakr(ra) a bit late , abu bar(ra) asked him if you are unhappy bt ali(ra) said not at all, my wife fatima(ra) was ill due to which i could not come yesterday.
And secondly brother , only those persons got positions who fought in battles and wars , hardly some are exceptions but mostly those got it through their efforts whether abu bakr(ra) or umar(ra) , there is nothing like prejudice to certain tribe or favouritism to other one .I am not critisizing banu hashim or ali(ra) of not taking parts in battles or wars , may be they have thier own views and thinkings , i am just telling history .And how the hell i can critisize , ali(ra) , the lion of God.If thousands like me unite , then i cannot reach even the mud stickig to the feet of hazrat Ali(ra) , i am just telling from a hitoric point of view.Now here ae some from history:
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- While Sayyiduna 'Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) might not physically have joined the campaigns, he was at the side of the khalifah in Madinah as a valued and trusted advisor - a position that is by no means less important than being at the battlefront. This is a fact documented in both Sunni and Shi`i sources. “Nahj al-Balaghah”, for example, records the advice given by Sayyiduna 'Ali to Sayyiduna 'Umar on two occasions. The first one appears as Sermon no. 133 and carries the heading “In reply to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab who consulted him about taking part in the battle against Byzantine”. The second is numbered Sermond 145 and appears under the caption “Spoken when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab consulted Amir al-Mu’minin about taking part in the battle of Persia”. In both instances the advice given can clearly" be seen to be aimed at the success of the campaigns.
.2 It is also significant to note that although Sayyiduna 'Ali did not personally join the armies on their expeditions, he duly received his share of the spoils of war. Abu Ubayd has recorded that Sayyiduna 'Umar fixed Sayyiduna 'Ali’s share at 5000 dirhams, and gave both his sons Hasan and Husayn a similar share of 5000. (“al-Amwal” p. 237) Another son of Sayyiduna 'Ali, namely Muhammad, was born to him from a woman from Banu Hanifah who was brought to Madinah as a war captive by Khalid ibn al-Walid after his expedition against her tribe that had turned apostate with Musaylamah. This woman was given to Sayyiduna 'Ali by Sayyiduna Abu Bakr. (“Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d” vol. 5 p. 67) and this Muhammad is known in history as Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah.
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If Sayyiduna 'Ali’s not joining the campaigns of the three khulafa means that he was averse to their rule, how is one to interpret the fact that Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn both took part in the conquest of Tabaristan during the rule of Sayyiduna 'Uthman under Sa’id ibn al-'As in 30 AH? (See “Tarikh at-Tabari” vol. 5 p. 103, “al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah” vol. 5 p. 237)
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Furthermore, what is one to make of the fact that those of the Sahabah upon whom the Shi’ah took favourably as devotees of Sayyiduna 'Ali and the Ahl al-Bayt unreservedly took part in the campaigns of Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman? Here one may speak of the following by way of example:
SALMAN AL-FARISI took part in Sayyiduna 'Umar’s Persian campaign and played a crucial role in the conquest of Mada’in (“al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah” vol. 5 pp. 135-140). He had also acted as governor of Mada’in for Sayyiduna 'Umar (“al-Isabah” vol. 3 p. 113) and used to actively encourage the military campaigns in Syria by narrating ahadith on the virtues of jihad ("Ansab al-Ashraf vol. 1 p. 488)
HUDHAYFAH IBN AL-YAMAN had played a leading role in the conquest of’Iraq. Like Salman, he too had acted as governor for Sayyiduna 'Umar (“al-Isabah” vol. 1 p. 332), and later joined military expeditions during the reign of Sayyiduna 'Uthman. He is described by the Shi’i scholar, al-‘Allamah Ibn Mutahhar al-Hilli, as “one of the four pillars amongst the companions of Amir al-Mu’minin.” ("Jami’ ar-Ruwat" vol. 1 p. 182)
BILAL AL-HABASHI joined the campaign in Syria, either during the time of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr or Sayyiduna 'Umar. He died in Syria during the reign of the latter Umar. (“al-Isabah” vol. 1 p. 171)*
'AMMAR IBN YASIR took part in the campaign against Musaylamah in the time of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr. He fought valiantly, spurred on the Muslim forces, and lost his ear in this battle. Later, during the reign of Sayyiduna 'Umar, he accepted an appointment as the governor of Kufah under him. (“Tarikh al-Islam” vol. 2 p. 581}
ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI is well known for his participation in several battles, not least amongst which was the expedition against Constantinople led by Yazid in the time of his father Mu’awiyah. Abu Ayyub was martyred during this expedition, and was buried under the walls of the city. (“al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah” vol. 5 p. 518)
- Apart from the above considerations, one also needs to keep in mind the sort of relationship that existed between Sayyiduna 'Ali and the khulafa before him. This relationship is best expressed in the fact that he named 3 of his sons Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman. This is confirmed even by an avowedly Shi’i source such as Shaykh Mufid’s “Kitab al-Irshad” (pp. 268-269); and the fact that he married Umm Kulthum, his daughter from Sayyidah Fatimah, to Sayyiduna 'Umar. (For a more detailed discussion of the marriage of Umm Kultnum.
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So brother , all those who strive , get their reward .There is not at all any favouritism , all those foughts at different fronts and battles , got their reward.There are many incidents but i quote only one that when in conquest of persia , the daughter of king of Persia came to madina as a " mal_e_ ghanimat" or slave ,
she was different from all , precious jewellery , clothes and very beautiful ( as irani girls and women are already very god gifted…
, so umar(ra)
asked who is she? someone replied "O ameerul mo’mneen , she is pincess , a “Princess of Persia” , umar(ra) smiled and answered "then she is fit for a "prince only !
go and bring our “Prince of Arabia” and hussain(ra) was brought and she was married to him after accepting islam.
Still we say that ali(ra) has a bitter enemity with 3 caliphs , i accept there was a difference of opinion and approach for their policies but that "difference" was trickfully changed to "enemity ".