Who is the authority on religious issues? you are late grand Ayatollah Syead Hussain Mohamed Fadlallah. May i quote Al-Kafi*
(read below), *to validate Umee Kulthum's marriage with Umar solemnized by Ali himself. Neither Mohammad bin Abibakr is despised by sidning with Ali nor Akil ibn abi Talib is despised by siding with Muawiyah. Even Talib the oldest brother of Ali who was killed by Muslims while fighting along side Kuffars is not despised.
-Imam Jafar said:*
"When Umar died, Ali came over to Umme-Kulthum, held her by the hand and took her home"
Al Fur'u min al-Kafi @ Kitab-ut-Talaq, Chapter Al-Mutwaffi anha Zaujuha, Vol 6, P.115-116
-Imam Baqer said :
"Ali's daughter Umme-Kulthum and her son Zaid bin Umar bin al-Khattab, died at the same time. No one knew who died first. Therefore none of them was made the inheritor of the other, and their funeral prayers were offerred simultaneously"
Tadhib-ul-Ahkam @ Kitab-ul-Mirath, Chapter Mirath-ul-Furqi wa Mehdum, Vol 9, P.262
Koran only despise , Pharao, his army chief, Abraha , Abu lahab with his wife and abu jahal.
Umar was married to umm kalthoum, but there is nothing that suggests she was the daughter of imam Ali for the following reasons
-The alleged marriage happened when she still a child.
- Sunni sources state that she bore Zayd and Ruqayah (there is no possible way she can bore two children if we out the age and dates together)
-Sunni source state that she married Auwn and mohammed the sons of jaafar ibn abi talib (after each of them died of course) but the problem is that jaafar was already married to Zainab bint Ali, her older sister, which would make the marriage forbidden.
- when she died, Abdullah bin Umar, Hassan and Hussain each prayed on her body, another big contradiction, Um kalthoum bint Ali witnessed the Battle of Karbala and was alive after Imam Hassan and Hussain died, so how could she be already dead?
Anyways this is greatly disputed but the most authentic Hadiths in Shia books refute it. And IF it were true it does not justify all the other events that took place.I would post a link but it is in Arabic.*
*As for Imam Ali, He housed a few of of the "caliphs" wives, the most important the mother of Mohammed the son of Abu bakr, mohammed ibn Abu bakr sided with Imam Ali in the battles of the Camel and siffin, he is blamed by sunnis scholars for taking part in killing uthman (which he didn't) and is disposed by Sunnis. *Mohammed ibn Abu bakr was later killed by muawyahs army and burnt.*
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As for the cursed tree
And We did not make the vision which We showed you but a trial for men and the cursed tree in Quran as well?
(Surah Bani Israel (17): 60)
Tabari, explaining the revelation of this verse, has documented a dream that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had wherein the children of Hakam b. Abi Aas (from the family of Umayya) were jumping up and down upon his pulpit like monkeys. This dream upset the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) so much that he never laughed again.
Tafsir-e-Tabari, vol 15, pg 177; Al-Durr al-Mansur, vol 4, pg 191
Aisha told Marwaan b. Hakam that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) told her:
The cursed tree in the Quran implies you (i.e. Marwan b. Hakam and his family).
Al-Durr al-Mansur, vol 4, pg 191
Then why the all 12 Emams are father to son appointed from same clan, no one else possess that right? You are contradicting your own belief..
The twelve imams are mentioned in the Hadith and the Quran mentions that Imams are appointed and not chosen. The hadiths clearly state the Imamah belonged to Imam Ali his Descendants. The Hadith of the twelve leaders, all of them from qurysh is widely known and acknowledged by all Muslims. So who are those twelve Imams?
He who dies without recognizing the Imam of his time dies the death of Jahiliyah
He who dies without baya`a (allegiance) dies the death of Jahilyah
Some references: Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal, Volume 4 page 94 Hadith 16271;
Kanz ul Ummal, Volume 1 page 103 hadith 463 & 464;
Musnad Abu Daud al-Tyalsi, Hadith 2013;
The prophet announced Imam Ali as his caliph in his first speech.
Then he spoke to them, saying, "Banu Abd al-Muttalib, I don't know of any young man among Arabs who has brought for his people something better than what I have brought to you. I bring the best of this world and the world after, since God has commanded me to summon you to him. Which of you will aid me in this matter, so that he will be my brother, my executor (Wasi), my successor (Caliph) among you?" They all held back, and even though I was the youngest, I said "I will be your helper, O' prophet of God." He put his hand on the back of my neck and said "This is my brother, my executor (Wasi), my successor (Caliph) among you, so listen to him and obey him." They rose up laughing and saying to Abu Talib, "He has commanded you to obey your son and to obey him!
Sunni References:
(1) History of al-Tabari, English version, v6, pp 88-91
The leadership was obouvsly stripped and taken by force, read about the tradegy of Thursday, the saqifa, the attack on Imam Ali house. Why Imam Ali did not give "allegiance" to Abu bakr only after 6 months, why Fatima was angry at the "caliphs" and she ordered that they don't pray on her body or join in her burial when she died...
Umar Ibn al-Khattab came to the house of Ali. Talhah and Zubayr and some of the immigrants were also in the house. Umar cried out: "By God, either you come out to render the oath of allegiance, or I will set the house on fire." al-Zubair came out with his sword drawn. As he stumbled (upon something), the sword fell from his hand so they jumped over him and seized him."
al-Tabari,
It's too much too write and I guess we're just wasting Time here, it's better to do this on a religious forum and not military forum so this will be my last reply.
Btw nothing is absolute, when we say bani ummay we don't mean every single on of them.