Did not you make a claim with the Ansar that you were more...

Did not you make a claim with the Ansar that you were more deserving of the Caliphate than them on which basis they entrusted the leadership and Emirate to you? The reason that you gave to the Ansar for establishing your right, for the same reason I prove my right to you. We are more important for the Prophet (a.s) in his like and his death. If you have embraced the Faith, be just to us.

Otherwise you are not unaware that you are committing an injustice!”[2] Abū-Bakr sat quietly but `Umar threatened that until he agreed for the bay`ah he would not be released. `Ali (a.s) replied that he was neither going to give any…