Did he inform Umar that he will return to cut off the arms...
Did he inform Umar that he will return to cut off the arms and legs of
Didn't Umar really know that the verse recited by Abu Bakr was a
Quranic verse, so that he could claim to believe in the Prophet's
But surely "Still waters run deep"!! Actually, by behaving in such a way, Umar was able to suspend the
Muslims and hold them back for several hours until Abu Bakr returned. It was then that they (Abu Bakr and Umar immediately started the
execution of their premeditated plan to seize power. Can't you see that Umar was over-reacting to the Prophet's death; but
simultaneously with Abu Bakr's speech, he turned around forgetting all
about his supposedly broken heart to announce his allegiance to Abu
Bakr as the new leader of the Muslims!! Digitized by: www.playandlearn.org 213
At any rate, Abu Bakr's and Umar's success in seizing power from Ali
(A) after the Prophet's death, can only be the first of previous planning
to do so long before the death of Allah's Messenger. Thus, this show,
which was put on, by Umar and Abu Bakr can only be part of this
planning. The authenticity of this statement can be verified when
hands are set free to search the pages of history books.
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