The Great Sedition – Part Two

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib assumed the caliphate under extraordinary circumstances, as turmoil was shaking the Islamic lands and the blood of the slain Caliph Uthman had yet to dry. Ali faced enormous and urgent challenges, the most critical of which was seeking retribution for Uthman''s killers. However, Imam Ali believed it was necessary to wait until he firmly consolidated his control over the stat...