“ The Prophet went on to say...

“ The Prophet went on to say: “الله أكبر علی اكمال الدين و اتمام النعمة و رضی الرّبِّ برسالتي و الولاية لعلي بن أبي طالب”. I pray to God for having perfected religion, for the completion of His blessing, for His contentment with my prophethood and with Ali's imamat. What witness is more authentic than the congratulation of the first two caliphs and that of hundreds of men to Imam Ali upon the Prophet's descent from the raised platform?

The interesting point was the fact that the first two caliphs were the first to congratulate Imam Ali, saying: “هنيئاً لك يا علي بن أبي طالب أصب