Ali (a.

Ali (a.s) has touched upon this matter in Nahjul Balagha: “If they are asking you to curse me (their intention is that) you may not know that I am the one who first of all put faith in Only One God.” It is because of this that the Ahle Sunnat people, who recognize him as the fourth caliph, remember him with the title of ‘Karam Allaahu wajhahu’ (high ranking is the face which never bowed before idols) and to the names of other caliphs they add ‘Raziallaahu anhum’ meaning ‘May God be pleased with them.’ It was only Ali who testified to the Messenger of God The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) did not propagate the call of Islam openly for three years after he was made God’s Messenger.

The wisdom behind it was that he wanted to bring into effect this program stage-by-stage or step-by-step because all the Arab tribes,…