-Did you punish Marwan?

-Did you punish Marwan? -How did I punish him? -You flogged his camel on the ears. -As for my camel, it is over there. If he wanted to flog it as I had flogged his camel, let him do. By Allah, if he cursed me, I would curse you in turn with something of which I was not accused of lying, and I say nothing except the truth. -And why would he not curse you? By Allah, you are not better than him in my viewpoint!

Imam Ali became angry with Uthman because he made him equal to Marwan, while he was in the same position with respect to the Prophet as Aaron was to [^1] This statement…