Beginning from the life of the Holy Prophet (p.

Beginning from the life of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.), first, we are sure that nothing went wrong in the time when the Holy Prophet was alive. Since we know that the Holy Prophet was at the helm of the affairs of the Muslims and no mistakes could be attributed to him. It is sufficient to say that no Muslim believes that the Holy Prophet committed any mistake that ultimately has caused such tragic oppressions of the Muslims.

Also, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) has received a certificate from Allah (S.W.T.) that he will not err in the affairs of the Muslims in the following verses of the Holy Quran: "Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray; nor does he speak out of desire. It is naught but a revelation that is revealed "(53: 2, 3, & 4). Also the Holy Quran certifies all his actions by asking everyone to follow each and every action of him without any exception.

This verse has been repeated tens of times in the Holy Quran: “Obey Allah and obey the Prophet” (3:32, 3:132, 4:59, 8:1, 8:20, 8:46). Our journey for seeking truth has started from the life of the Holy Prophet and is supposed to terminate at the contemporary. So the next stage which should not miss our stringent perusal is the period immediately after the demise of the Holy Prophet. . Immediately after the demise of the Holy Prophet, we envisage heavy differences taking place amongst the Muslims.

We can proffer many examples displaying the terrible differences that had occurred. But since the scope of this document is highly limited, just to indicate the extent of differences taking place after the Holy Prophet it is sufficient to enunciate the following points: 1. Abu Ja'far Baladhuri, a reliable traditionalist and historian according to the Sunnis, writes in his "History" that when Abu Bakr called Ali to swear allegiance, Ali refused.

Abu Bakr sent Umar, who went with a torch to set fire to Ali's house. Fatima came to the door and said: "0 son of Khattab! Have you come to set my house on fire?" He said: "Yes, this is more effective than anything your father did." Sharhe Nahju'l-Balagha, Volume Ill, page 351.

Ibn Abi'l-Hadid wrote that he told his teacher, Abu Ja'far Naqib, that when the Prophet was told that Hubbar Bin Aswad had attacked his daughter Zainab's litter with a lance, because of which Zainab suffered a miscarriage, the Prophet allowed him to be put to death.