Amirul Momineen (a.

Amirul Momineen (a.s.) and his Stern Refusal to Pay Allegiance to Abu Bakr Absence of silence of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) against usurpation of Caliphate and the level of correctness of the claim of ‘kindly leaving his right to the Caliphs’ can be seen in the incident of attack on Fatima’s house and the severity of His Eminence (a.s.) against paying allegiance to Abu Bakr.

[1] “Abu Bakr and Umar with complete knowledge about the rights of Ali (a.s.) and the special reverence he enjoyed among Prophet’s companions, invited him to the mosque to pay allegiance to the Caliph to avoid any reverse reaction from old companions, which was a great source of fear to them.

But His Eminence (a.s.) clearly refused to go to the mosque and in reply said: I have more right to Caliphate; I will not pay allegiance to you and you should come and give Bay’at to me… But Umar bin Khattab told Ali (a.s.): Unless you don’t pay allegiance we shall not let you go. Umar was most active to obtain Ali’s…