THE STORY OF KARBALA - PART 1/02

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On Umar bin Khattab's advise, Abu Bakr collected an armed party and surrounded the house of Fatima Zahra where most of the men of Banu Hashim were gathered. According to the report in Ibn Qutayba Daynoori's al-Imama was-Siyasa, it could have been just a few days after the Saqeefa event.
When Ali heard the disturbance, he came outside and a dialogue ensued between him and the gathering outside.

Ali asked as to why they had gathered. They said (mainly the dialogue was held by Umar) that he (Ali) should do Abu Bakr's ba'yat like everybody else.
Ali asked:'And if I did not?'
Umar said:"You will be beheaded, if you didn't"
Ali said: "Will you kill someone who is ABDULLAH (a worshipper of Allah) and AKHU-RASOOL ALLAH (brother of the prophet of Allah)?
Umar said: "Yes, you are abadullah, that we accept, but we don't accept you as a brother of the Prophet.

The situation grew uglier. However, Fatima Zahra came to the door and protested. Umar threatened to burn the house down. Soon people came to their senses and on extreme protest from Fatima Zahra, the armed party left.

Abu Bakr remained full of remorse for the rest of his life for violating Fatima Zahra's home. He lived for only 3 years as Khaleefa. He is reported to have nominated Umar as his successor on his death-bed. Husayn was now ten years old.

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