It is clear in the text of Ibne Abil Hadeed that the last...

It is clear in the text of Ibne Abil Hadeed that the last part of In the same way in his book he has quoted the text of letter Muawiyah had written to Ali in which he has quoted this statement of His Eminence, Ali (a.s.): “Had I forty men of determination I would have fought them.” [1] The firm determination of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) to have an armed uprising was that when – due to some exigencies**[2]** – he became hopeless and confined himself to his house he remarked as follows: “If I had not feared discord among Muslims and their going back to infidelity and not worried about the destruction of the religion of Islam I would have behaved with them in a different manner.” [3] “And by Allah!

If there had been no risk of discord among Muslims as a result of which they would have reverted to infidelity, we would have in every possible way tried to bring down the regime.” [4] According to Shia sources the dissatisfaction of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) was to such an extent that he did not accept it for even a moment; so how can it be possible that he gave allegiance to Abu Bakr?

Thus he said: “By God, if I had the number of supporters that Talut had or supporters the Prophet had in battle of Badr, and they were inimical to you - I would have fought you with sword till you returned to truth. The separation among you would have suited you best and most befitting to you. O God judge between us with truth and You are the best of judges. the sentence is missing. So it is not known what Ali would have done had he got forty men of determination.

This text reads in the writing of Abdul Salam Muhammad Haroon: Alas, if I had forty men ‘… then Ali said some other matter. So, here to the sentence is incomplete.(Minqari: Waqatus Siffeen, Pg. 163)** [1]** Ibne Abil Hadeed: Sharh Nahjul Balagha, Vol. 2, Pg.

47 [This letter was written by Muawiyah to His Eminence, Ali (a.s.)] [2] Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) explained this matters in a way that there was nothing restraining Amirul Momineen (a.s.) from mobilizing people against Abu Bakr except that he feared they would revert to their ignorance and apostize from Islam.(Thiqatul Islam Kulaini: Kafi, Vol. 8, Pg. 295; Shaykh Tusi: Amali, Pg. 230) [3] Ibne Abil Hadeed: Sharh Nahjul Balagha, Vol. 1, Pg. 307 [4] Shaykh Mufeed: Al-Jamal, Pg.

437 The narrator says: Then he left the mosque and passed through Baseer**[1]** where around thirty sheep were there.