http://www.ahlelbayt.com/articles/history/origins-of-the-shia-sect
Ali acts as Vizier of the Caliph
Many poor Bedouins felt that the Uthmans policies were tilted in favor of the Umayyad elite. They wrongfully accused Caliph Uthman of nepotism. (Today, the Shia also accuse him of this. The irony should not be lost that the Shia are the ones who said that the Prophet Muhammad believed in nepotism, by restricting the Caliphs in the Ahlel Bayt only.)
The Bedouins found a spokesman in Ali. Ali prevented these Bedouins from resorting to violent rebellion and to instead use peaceful negotiation. As the Vizier and top advisor of Caliph Uthman, Ali had the ability to bring the case of the Bedouins to the Caliph, and by doing so, he brought these Bedouins to the negotiating table instead of the war table.
The Partisans of Ali
Alis supporters were a myriad of disenchanted people, some of whom had grievances with Caliph Uthman. These became the Partisans of Ali or the Shiat Ali. (It should be noted that this is not the same group as the Ithna Ashari of today. In fact, the truth is that the Ithna Asharis did not exist back then, and the doctrine of Ithna Ashari Shiism would only emerge centuries later.) Indeed, these Partisans of Ali were simply recently converted Bedouins as well as conquered Persians. They were not a religious sect, but rather a political party. The term Shiat Ali was not used to denote a distinct religious sect; in fact, the partisans of Muawiyyah would be called Shiat Muawiyyah.
Within the Partisans of Ali were a myriad of different groups; many of which were Bedouins who had just recently converted from a Mushrik faith, as well as recently conquered Persians who clung to their Zoroastrian ways. They were weak in faith, ignorant, and barbaric. Both the Bedouins and the Zoroastrians were accustomed to their former pagan beliefs and had a difficult time adjusting to Islam, and often-times they would mix Islam with pagan thought.
The Sabaites
The Zoroastrians (of the defeated Persian Empire), the Christians (of the defeated Eastern Roman Empire), and the Jews (who had been expelled by the Muslims) grieved for the old days. In their private counsel, these defeated elements had reached the conclusion that it was not possible to fight Muslims on the battlefield. Therefore, they resolved to sow the seed of discord amongst Muslims, using the model of the Jews of Yathrib. The Prophet had called the Muslims to unite under the banner of Islam and the Quran; the disunited Arabs had unified and defeated their enemies. Thus, these conspirators decided to undo this process; they reasoned that to remove the Muslims from Islam and the Quran would also cause disunity and weakness.
The first step of these conspirators was the assassination of Umar. Umars son Ubaidallah took revenge and killed Jafeena the Christian and Harmuzan the Persian. It was then that Ali ibn Abi Talib demanded that Ubaidallah be given the death penalty for murdering Umars assassins. Abdullah Ibn Saba, whose father had been a companion of Jafeena and Harmuzan, thus took a liking for Ali and declared himself a Partisan of Ali. Ibn Saba carried a grudge against Umar-it had after all been his father responsible for Umars death; he also carried a grudge against Uthman who pardoned the killers of his fathers companions.
Abdullah Ibn Saba saw an opportunity to exploit the disunity of the Muslims during the time of civil unrest during Uthmans Caliphate. Ibn Saba converted to Islam, and tried to gain a following amongst Alis more extreme supporters. These followers of Ali were using him in their appeals to Caliph Uthman. They were already upset with Uthman and thus they were the perfect target audience for Ibn Saba who would convince them of Alis superiority over Uthman.
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pescadoygamba 2 months ago
@pescadoygamba westerners dong even buy western cars lmaaaaaaaaaaaaao I BUY ASAIN
TurbanzRus3 2 months ago
jesus crist was muslim what kind of drugs you took jesus will vomit on islam jesus is peace moammed is hate never forget
zazullo 5 months ago
@zazullo Jesus(p) in the bible is more hate then Muahmmed(p) in the Quran
have fun in hell
TurbanzRus3 5 months ago