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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Biography of Imam Hussain Bin Ali (as) The State of Affairs : Ali Was Offered People and the state of affairs Ali had been offered to rule, can not be depicted in this brief work.

Readers interested to know about the details of the historic chaos, confusion and turmoil and the unrest that prevailed when Ali was forced to undertake the KALIFATE, may refer to TABARI or the other detailed works on the History of the Muslims after the departure of the holy Prophet.

The following quotation from the famous and the popular work the 'Spirit of Islam' by Justice AMIR ALI will suffice to give a rough idea of the situation: "Under OTHMAN there was complete reversal of the policy and the administration, Merit and faithful services were wholly disregarded. All offices of trust and emolument were seized by the OMAYYIDS. The governorships of the provinces were bestowed on men who proved themselves most inimical to Islam, and the treasury was emptied in their favor".

(IS. AA.). People had mostly been naturalized in corruption and accustomed to bribing bargains. Some of the opportunists were laboring under some false expectations. The corrupt ones thinking Ali to have been disappointed all the while until the Third KALIF, for not getting the chance to rule, and now having got it, expected Ali also to canvas support and the unearned and illegal popularity at a higher scale to maintain his position by the same favoritism and bribes.

To rule a wicked people, strictly by the Word of God with the strict maintenance of the scale of justice, is quoting unpopularity and troubles. Thus Ali had always to face intrigues and revolts against his godly rule with his uncompromising love of truth, pure void of any kind of nepotism or favoritism which were unknown to him, and to every one of the AHLUL-BAIT.

Justice AMIR ALI remarks: "Had Ali been allowed to reign in peace, his virtues, his firmness and his ascendancy of character would have perpetuated the old republic and its simple manners". (IS. AA.).

In fact, if Ali had been allowed to have his own ways in the rule and administration of the affairs of the state and of the people, even after the chaos and the confusion which ruled the state when he received the reigns of the rule after the Third KALIF, the world would have enjoyed the godly kingdom on earth.