Also I have come to know that you have told your Shias who...

Also I have come to know that you have told your Shias who have gone perverted and astray: I have named my three sons: Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. So whenever you hear me send blessings on Imams of perversion you should know that I mean my sons.” [3] [1] Refer: Sharh Nahjul Balagha, Ibne Abil Hadeed, Vol. 16, Pg. 231 [2] Ibne Abil Hadeed: Sharh Nahjul Balagha, Vol. 9, Pg. 306 [3] Muhammad Ismail Ansari Zanjani: Translation of Asraar Aale Muhammad, Pg. 435 B) Why Ali named his sons after Caliphs?

What Muawiyah says in his letter so openly and frankly shows that Ali was obliged to maintain some…