Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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energy and efforts. Thus it is clear that 'Ali (4) spent his entire
caliphate dealing with internal struggles, which in many cases
prevented him from putting the affairs of those lands in order as he
wanted to do. These problems preoccupied the historians, who
focused on them at the expense of discussing the administrative
affairs of these provinces.z26
2. Appointment of governors
at the time of 'Ali (&)
Allegiance was sworn to 'Ali (a) as caliph after the murder
of 'Uthmin (&). There was turmoil in different regions of the state
,.,
as a result of 'Uthmin's murder; hence 'Ali (&) was given
allegiance in difficult circumstances, in which the Islamic state began
to lose a great deal of its stability and energy. This unrest emerged
clearly in Madinah itself, and things became chaotic in other regions
of the state, too. The sincere advisers and consultants sensed the
seriousness of what was taking place, so some of them offered
sincere advice to 'Ali from the outset, especially with regard to his
governors.227
2.1. Ali's attitude towards the governors of
'Uthmsn, and his appointment of his relatives
2.1.1. 'Ali's attitude towards the
governors of 'Uthmiin
Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali (&) understood fully that one of the
..
main causes of the turmoil was that some people were not pleased
with the governors of 'Uthmk (&). That was because of the
rumours spread by the leaders of the turmoil against 'Uthmsn (&)