Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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3.6.6. Real life evidence of the true nature
of the relationship between 'Ali
and the Rightly Guided Caliphs
Actual, practical evidence is established from the biography of
Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali(4)
concerning his relationship with his
brethren Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthmk, it is well known and widely
transmitted. In the previous pages, we have quoted a great deal of that
evidence, which proves the sincere love and strong bonds of
brotherhood that existed among these chosen pioneers, the elite of the
generation of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
First and foremost is the fact that Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali
(&) gave his daughter Umm Kulthoom in marriage to Amir al-
Mu'mineen 'Umar (&).285 If 'Umar (&), who was held in high
esteem by the urnah-as al-Farooq (the Criterion), is regarded by the
Shia as a worse disbeliever than lblees himself, shouldn't the Shia
come back to their senses and think about the corrupt nature of their
school of juristic thought and what that implies? Because if Ahu Bakr
and 'Umar (may AUah be pleased with them) were disbelievers, as
they falsely claim, then the fact that 'Ali (&) gave his daughter
Umm Kulthoom al-Kubra in marriage to 'Umar (&) means that 'Ali
(4) became a disbeliever or evildoer who subjected his daughter to
a great sin, because marriage of a a Muslim woman to a disbeliever is
pure fornication.286 The wise and fair-minded person with no ulterior
motive, who is sincere in his love for the Prophet (g) and the
members of his household and their followers, cannot but submit to
the reality of the love and friendship that existed among all four
caliphs (may Allah be pleased with them all). Hence, when it was
said to Mu'izz ad-Dawlah Ahmad ibn Bawayh - a Rzifidi who
reviled the Companions of the Messenger of Allah - that 'Ali (&)
gave his daughter Umm Kulthoom in marriage to 'Umar ibn al-
Khat&b (&), he was shocked and said: "I did not know that." He