I will be thy Successor.

I will be thy Successor." accepted his offer with pleasure. Thus on this very occasion of the advent of Islam, Hazrat Ali was publicly declared by the Holy Prophet as his immediate Successor. At the time of his flight to Medina, the Holy Prophet deputed Ali to lie in his bed, for he knew that his enemies wanted to kill him.

Hence it was Ali who risked his life for his Master; besides the Holy Prophet had appointed him as his representative to perform the duty of returning whatever property that had been deposited in trust with him. The Betrothal of Fatima, the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet, to his cousin and faithful disciple was another proof of his hip. The alliance-as revealed to the Prophet 1 was ordained by God, Who, he said…