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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imamate and Leadership The Objection of 'ali To the Decision of the ( 41 ) Lesson Four Some people ask why at the meeting held in the Saqifah 'Ali peace be upon him did not raise the issue of his appointment at Ghadir Khumm by the Messenger of God peace and blessings be upon him and his family to be his successor.

Why they ask did he not tell the Migrants and the Helpers that he had been appointed by the Prophet so that nobody had the right to contest the succession with him or to claim the caliphate? Had the thousands of people who had been present at Ghadir Khumm forgotten what they had witnessed?

The answer is that the Imam did indeed raise the issue of Ghadir Khumm whenever he deemed it appropriate in order to prove the justice of his claim to the successor ship and to object to the decision that had been taken at the Saqifah thus reminding people of what had happened.

For example historians relate the following: "When Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him and his family together with 'Ali peace be upon him sought aid from the they answered 'O daughter of the Messenger of God! We have given our allegiance to Abu Bakr.

If 'Ali had come to us before this we would certainly not have abandoned him.' 'Ali peace be upon him them said 'Was it fitting that we should wrangle over the caliphate even before the Prophet was buried?' ( 1 ) Similarly on the day that the six-man council was convened and 'Abd al-Rahman b.

'Awf made plain his ( 42 ) inclination that 'Uthman be appointed caliph the Imam said: "I will set before you an undeniable truth By God is there any among you concerning whom the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him and his family said 'For whomsoever I was until now the master henceforth 'Ali is the master; O Lord love whoever loves 'Ali and help whoever helps 'Ali ' ordering this to be conveyed to those who were absent?" Ali the members of the council confirmed the truth of the words he had spoken saying "none can lay claim to any of this.

" ( 2 ) It is an indisputable historical fact that thirty of the testified at the congregational mosque in Rahbah to what they had witnessed at Ghadir Khumm.