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Alternative sources for this sermon
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(1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, chronicles of the year 23;
(2) al-'Azhari, Tahdhib, I, 341; (3) al-Harawi, al-Jam`; (4) al-Shaykh Warram, Tanbih; (5) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, events of the year 23. |
When the Consultative Committee (or Shura) decided to swear allegiance to `Uthman, Amir al-mu'minin said:
You have certainly known that I am the most rightful of all others for the Caliphate. By Allah, so long as the affairs of Muslims remain intact and there is no oppression in it save on myself I shall keep quiet seeking reward for it (from Allah) and keeping aloof from its attractions and allurements for which you aspire.*****