The election was not unanimous, but with coercion, the vote carried.

The election was not unanimous, but with coercion, the vote carried. While the sincere leader chosen by Allah, Ali, was busy burying his brother the , the community on the other hand ignored the Prophet’s will and set out on a course of power and material greed. The tragedies of the Household of the Prophet thus began. Firstly, Ali’s title was usurped, yet he remained silent for the sake of unity of the community.

Secondly, Fatima, the Prophet’s only daughter, was denied her inheritance by the caliph Abu Bakr: Fatima went to claim the garden of Fadak left to her from the Prophet. However, Abu Bakr and Umar declared that prophets did not leave inheritance. This directly contradicted the Quranic verses of previous…