Shiism in the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan
Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research
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Keywords: Imam Ali, Shiism, ottoman caliphate, the companions of Shiism,
Abstract :
The study tries to investigate a number of questions. They include: what was the response of Shiite leadership and Shiites to the result of proposed council of Omar and Uthman’s being selected? Which companions of Shiism and from what cities and regions began to oppose the caliphate system? What were the specific characteristics of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) from the point of view of Shiites’ belief of that period? What was the position of Imam Ali towards the caliph and his agents in the intended period? Findings indicate that Shiites did not agree with the trend of proposed council of Omar and its result, though for some expedience they did not oppose the decision. Most companions of Shiism were among the people of Medina, Cufa and Egypt; they took action to battle and present their own view points. The words of Shiites about the Uthman caliphate and allegiance to Imam Ali, after the murder of Uthman, suggest that Imam Ali had always been accepted as an Ideal leader for some valid reasons and characteristics. He always transferred the complaints and difficulties of people to caliph during the caliphate of Uthman as a refuge, intermediary and interested in reforms, but the agents of Umayyad were jealous and suspicious about these actions; and recommendations of Imam Ali for the solution of crisis were ignored by the agents of caliphate during the insurrection in 35A.H.