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Preface

Introduction Fundamentals of Evaluation and Criticism of Writings On Islamic Unity

Second Introduction: Valuable Standards of Worksheet of the Thought of Islamic Unity

Third Introduction: Familiarity With Writings On Thoughts of Islamic Unity

Beginning of Discussion Awareness of Basics of Intellectual Movement – Research Towards Creating Islamic Unity

Introduction To Applications of Two Tendencies By Way of Criticism and Narration

Discourse One Keeping Quiet and Prohibiting Difference-creating Activities

Discourse Two Adopt Common Things and Ignore Differences Between Islamic Sects

Discourse Three To Make Difference Between Two Schools So Light As To Appear Depthless

Deviation in Principles and Branches of Faith

Deviated Side-effects of This Conjecture

Discourse Four Excusing Those Who Turn Away From Imamate and School of Ahle Bayt (a.s.)

Discourse Five Alterations in Beliefs of Shia Ja’fari Twelve Imamite Faith

First Alteration Imamate and Rulership

First Batch Three Types of Separations Between Imamate and Rulership

Deviated Repercussions of This Conjecture

Criticism and Opinion Guardianship and Imamate Is Inseparable From Apparent Caliphate

Second Batch To Show Rulership of Less Value Than Imamate

Second Alteration Removing Imamate From Principles of Faith and Making It a Fundamental of School

Third Alteration Aim of Eschewing Shia Teachings[1]

Discourse Six Deviation in the Meaning of Divinely-granted Caliphate of Ali

Deviated Repercussion of These Conjectures[1]

Discourse Seven Denial of Differences Between Ali and Caliphs

Deviation in Criticism of Ali About Caliphs

Discourse Eight To Acknowledge the Legitimacy of Caliphs’ Government

Addendum Solution of Shia To Create Islamic Unity

End Reflection On Shia Ideal of Islamic Unity in the Zahra’s Speech (s.a.)

a Victim Lost in Saqifah

Correct Interpretation Ali’s Silence and Its Causes

Are Shias Obliged To Avoid Discussion On Caliphate…?

Are Shias Obliged Not To Debate On Imamate?

Discourse Two Criticism and Scrutiny of Analyses Propagated About Consultation of Caliphs With Ali

What Does Scrutiny of Statistics Show?

Discourse Three Criticism and Scrutiny of Analyses Publicized Regarding Ali’s Cooperation With Caliphs’ Government

Analysis of Ali’s Participation in Caliphs’ Government

Was Ali Given a Governmental Responsibility During the Tenure of the Caliphs?

Did Amirul Momineen (a.s.) Have Positive Outlook To Battles of Caliph’s Period?

Criticism and Scrutiny of Ali’s Positive Outlook To Battles[1]

Participation of Hasan and Husain (a.s.) in Battles of Caliphs[1]

Scrutiny of Participation of Ali’s Companions in Battles and Government of Caliphs[1]

Did Amirul Momineen (a.s.) Always Attend Caliphs’ Prayers?

Discourse Fourscrutiny and Criticism of Analyses Publicized in Respect of Relations Between Caliphs and Amirul Momineen (a.s.)

Examples of Statements in Sunni Sources About Zahra’s Anger On Abu Bakr

Aim of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) in Taking Over the Guardianship of Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr?

Did the Second Caliph Desire Alito Be Caliph After Him?

Discourse Fivepublicized Analyses About the Relation of Amirul Momineen (a.s.) With Caliphs

Final Conclusionzahra’s Martyrdom Is Not Fiction

A Victim Lost in Saqifah

Introduction Claim of Righteous Caliphate Is Untrue

Discourse Onepiety and Simplicity Scrutinized

Discourse Twoscrutiny of Social Justice

Discourse Threescrutiny of Judicial Justice

Discourse Fouranalysis of the Rights of Legal Opponents

Discourse Fiveanalysis of Individual and Social Liberties

Conclusionzahra’s Speech Describes the Social Conditions After Usurpation of Caliphate and Identifies the Ills in Politics and Government

Discourse Oneabsence of Ali’s Approval To Abu Bakr’s Caliphate

Discourse Twoefforts To Obtain Imam Ali’s (a.s.) Bay’at After the Prophet’s Demise

Discourse Threelack of Public Satisfaction From Abu Bakr’s Caliphate

Discourse Fourefforts To Prove the Bay’at Was of Free Choice After Zahra’s Martyrdom

Section Twoinfluence of Deviation On Shia Belief of Imamate

Discourse Twosunni-inclined Interpretations of Imamate and Wilayat

Endcaution of Wilayat and Warning of Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) About the Beginning of Deviation in Belief of Imamate

A Victim Lost in Saqifah 1-4

Deviated Repercussions of This Conjecture
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First Wrong Result
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Since the great Caliphate of Ali was active immediately after passing
away of Prophet throughout the period of Caliphate, which was in
appearance, so no right of his was usurped or confiscated.

Thus it is said:

“Imam Ali (a.s.) besides the five years he was physically in the scene
he had great Imamate and great Caliphate all over the period of thirty
years since passing away of Prophet.”!**[1]**

Second Wrong Result
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Considering differences between great Caliphate and Caliphate, visible
to the people, it is not usurpation – that is the actions committed by
those (other than Ali) who took over Caliphate. So their government was
not illegitimate.

Third Wrong Result
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That the holder of great Caliphate acknowledged Caliphate held by other,
which was visible to people, is a natural and normal thing.

In this respect, they say:

“After a short period he did Bay’at for the sake of unity, peace, calm
and safety of Islam.”!**[2]**

Consequently the invalid and illegitimate Caliphate of Abu Bakr and Umar
is being shown as lawful, valid and under supervision of Ali. A
Caliphate (as though) approved and accepted by Ali!

Reminder
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Whatever you read up to here was a report of claim coined in a new
thought of unity-seekers. This new thought was erroneous and wrong in
addition to dimension which too was wrong and deviated.

The writer of the article has tried to reason and give evidence in order
to establish the validity of his theory that the great Caliphate was
active  

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**[1]** Ibid. Article quoted in Collected Papers of International
Conference on Imam Ali, Vol. 1, Pg. 78  
 **[2]** Ibid. Article quoted in Collected Papers of International
Conference on Imam Ali, Vol. 1, Pg. 70

throughout the period in which others had worn the gown of Caliphate.
They are as follows:

“The great Caliphate of Imam Ali (a.s.) during a period of thirty years
after passing away of Prophet – we shall revise...

Guiding Caliphs in political, economical, legal and judicial affairs and
keeping them from going astray.

Appointing his own persons in key posts.”!**[1]**

Then the writer explains ways and proceeds of his great Caliphate giving
details about consultations of Caliphs with him. He further adds and
explains the part he and his companions had in government and military
advances.

We would like to remark here that we shall deal with all these points in
the second and third chapters of second volume in detail.

**The claim that his great Caliphate was active during the period of
twenty-five years of Caliphs is nothing but an exaggeration far from
reality and remote from facts. It is against history.**

Here we draw your attention to a short criticism of the conjecture of
Caliphate being separate from Imamate and *Wilayat*.

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**[1]** Ibid. Article quoted in Collected Papers of International
Conference on Imam Ali, Vol. 1, Pg. 64
