She also foretold of many calamities...

She also foretold of many calamities,

which would take place as a result of this misdeed. Fatima's

predictions were true; Umar seized power after Abu Bakr appointed

him as his successor to Caliphate. After Umar, Uthman was appointed

Caliphate and how it was transferred from one person to another until

finally he was appointed leader-virtually by force. He (A) then

explained how the same ones who paid allegiance to him turned

against his rule, which triggered unrest between the Muslims that had

everlasting adverse effects. Imam Ali (A) also added his view on

Caliphate and this world, in several eloquent words in this sermon. He

(A) said: "By Allah, the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) dressed himself

with it (the caliphate) and he certainly knew that my position in relation

blinding darkness of tribulations wherein the elders are feeled and the

young grow old and the true believer acts under strain till he meets

Allah (on his death). I found that endurance thereon was wiser. So I

adopted patience although there was pricking in the eye and

suffocation of my inheritance till the first one went his way but handed

over the Caliphate to Ibn Khattab after himself"

Then he quoted Aisha's verse: "My days now are passed on the

camel's back (in difficulty), while there were days (of ease) -when I

enjoyed the company of Jabir's brother Hayyan.'

"It is strange that during his lifetime he wished to get rid of the

Caliphate but he straightened its way for the other after his death. No

doubt these two shared its udders strictly among themselves. This one

put the Caliphate in a tough enclosure where the utterance was

haughty and the tough was rough. Mistakes were in plenty and so also

the excuses therefore. One in contact with it, was like the rider of an

unruly camel If he pulled up its rein the very nostril would be slit, but if

he let it loose he would be thrown. Consequently, by Allah, people got