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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Muraja'at Letter 74 Safar 14, 1330 I Explaining Why We Reject her Hadith, You have, may Allah assist you, insisted that I should elaborate, and you have left me no option except doing just that. Due to the wealth of your knowledge, you know where we come from.

Here lies the fountainhead of the will; here lies the battle-ground of explicit texts; here lies the annihilation of the khums , inheritance, and creed; here lies the cause of sedition; here lies the reason of discord; here lies the root of dissension...[^1] While fighting the Commander of the Faithful, she toured the lands, leading a huge army in order to usurp his government and put an end to his rule.

What happened has happened; I am no narrator of that; So have good thoughts, and do not ask who, when or what. To argue in support of denying the will to ‘Ali using her own statement, the most bitter of his enemies that she was, is an attempt not expected at all from any fair­minded person. And that was not the only incident that demonstrated her animosity towards ‘Ali (as).

Denying the will to ‘Ali is much less significant than the Lesser Camel Battle[^2] and the Greater Camel Battle in which evil intentions surfaced and the curtain removed.

Likewise, her attitude was manifest even before going out to fight him, the man who was her own wali , and her Prophet's wasi, till the news of his death reached her, whereupon she prostrated to thank God (for his martyrdom) and composed these lines:[^3] She laid down her rod, happy and pleased, Her heart joyful, her mind eased; As a traveller arrives home, of burdens relieved; Never say ‘Ayesha, by Ali's death, was grieved.

If you desire, I may quote for you of her hadith what proves to you that she was in remote error.