Pagluu You forgot to address the following:
Read the quotation below from Nahjul Balagha:
With regard to me, two categories of people will be ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away from rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes him away from rightfulness. The best man with regard to me is he who is on the middle course. So be with him and be with the great majority (of Muslims) because Allah's hand (of protection) is on keeping unity. You should beware of division because the one isolated from the group is (a prey) to Satan just as the one isolated from the flock of sheep is (a prey) to the wolf.
Beware; whoever calls to this course, kill him, even though he may be under this headband of mine. - Part taken from Sermon 126 Nahj-ul-Balagha
Please let me know who is this ‘great majority of muslims’ he is referring to –
Surely not the 12ers – as they are not the ‘great majority of muslims’!
You may claim that he is referring to the 12ers as the great majority!!
If so, tell since when did 12ers ever become 'the great majority of Muslims' - they never have been so.
And where are you to place the Sunnis - 'the great majority of Muslims'?
Are they not in the equation?
The term Ahl-e-sunnat was coined by Muwaiya (Initially called Shian-e-Uthman/Shian-e-Muwayia). Ali is referring to the majority of muslim ummah who were not that.