Despite the occurrence of several
political coups shortly after the martyrdom of the noble Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) and trenched himself with what is called:
The Fifth Column of those who try
to disperse the Islamic class while this periodic interval of the
age of the Muhammadian message was serious at that time starting
with the sequence of events and the case of hastening their
occurrences represented in what the opponent team has taken of
procedures against the original Prophetic line.
That procedure is taken through
convening frequent meetings in an attempt by them to prevent the
owners of legal rights from holding their proper posts and
positions after the painful loss of their Prophet (P.B.U.H.) to
hold then a conference of the so-called:
"Al-Saqifa Conference" at which
the opponents have confirmed the necessity of gathering the
scattered classes together even though in not attending moments
of undertaking the Prophet's burial formalities for his last
destination! and rather preventing him from stating his last
recommendation before being taken to his last destination
especially when putting in mind that the post of the Imamate is
complementary to Prophet-hood and in fact the most important ring
in the march of the Islamic mission since it can clearly serve as
the tool which will make this religion steadily go forward and
through which roles will be distributed besides stating the new
leader after him and naming him in his person and he will be
known to people as: "Al-Imam."
In spite of what the conference of
Al-Saqifa which was held at Saqifat bani Saeda has constituted a
serious historical turning point … the hidden intentions of the
fifth column have all been revealed and scandalized the shameful
situations of the weak-spirited hypocrites-and those who
originally have nothing to do with Islam at all- until the
conference culminated in nominating Abu Bakr as the political
caliph to the holy Prophet after futile pragmatic disputes based
on personal interests leaving aside the divine selection
especially when we in advance, know that the conference was
lacking the most important names who have got the nearest
relationship and intimacy to the Prophet- not only on the level
of location but on the level of great adherence to acquiring
knowledge, preparation to hold responsibility of administrating
the State.
Among those who are well cut out
for the task of running the State was Ali bin Abi Talib
(P.B.U.H.) and his companions of the first caliber who have
witnessed the honorable birth of this religion, went through the
thorny track of it and had great share in all that has taken
place on the ground of reality-like Ammar bin Yasir, Al-Abbas and
his son Al-Fadhl, Al-Miqdad, Abi Dhar Al-Ghifari and all Bani –
Hashim.
Regardless of what the team of the
caliphate draws up of justifications before the Prophetic program
which recommended the Imamate and nominated the team of the Imams
who successively follow one another to hold office after him
establishing by that – according to the Divine Directions – the
program of the Imamate as being complementary to
Prophet-hood.
In this way, the concept of the
Imamate has remained stabilized and concentrated in hearts of the
former Muslims especially in understanding the dimension of the
unknown world via Islam and truly trusted in all of the
Muhammadian proposal without partitioning it and under the effect
of any circumstances.
The team of the caliphate spared
no effort in trying to mend their attitude and covering the
motives therein and its interests for the team leaders initiated
the causes of their dispersion – or perhaps they didn't take the
recommendation of the noble Prophet! – of what the noble Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) had wanted to write but he was prevented from writing
under the excuse of his deteriorated condition might not enable
him to write what he really wanted to write. (Far be it from
him)
But they unconvincingly justified
their hasty procedures to keep the whole matter in their grip and
with crystal clear marginalization and intended negligence of the
legal right of the Prophetic family and the line of the first
Prophet's companions as though feeling the crucial stage the
State is undergoing and thus undertaking the task of filling up
the state of the political and administrative vacuum which has
been left ignored by the loss of the noble Prophet.
Sun -
22 Jamadilawal 1446H -
