^1 At the end of the Farewell Hajj (the last Hajj performed...

^1 At the end of the Farewell Hajj (the last Hajj performed by (s) before his death), the Prophet (s) raised the arm of Imam Ali (a) in the presence of tens of thousands of Muslims and asked: “Am I not more appropriate to rule over you than yourselves?” “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” the multitude cried. “Am I not more appropriate to rule over the faithful than himself? He asked them.

Again they replied in unison, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” “Then this man,” he said referring to Imam Ali (a), “is the master of whom I am his master. O Allah!…