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As to why he did not initially accept the caliphate, it should be noted that he knew the community was too corrupt to be led by him and to comply with his uncompromising moral standards.<ref>''Nahj al-balagha'', sermon 92</ref> | As to why he did not initially accept the caliphate, it should be noted that he knew the community was too corrupt to be led by him and to comply with his uncompromising moral standards.<ref>''Nahj al-balagha'', sermon 92</ref> | ||
===Governors=== | |||
With the start of his caliphate, Imam Ali (a) began to send his governors to different parts of the Muslim territories: He sent [[Uthman b. Hunayf]] to [[Basra]], [[Imara b. Shihab]] to [[Kufa]], [[Ubayd Allah b. Abbas]] to [[Yemen]], [[Qays b. Ibada]] to [[Egypt]], and [[Sahl b. Hunayf]] to [[Syria]]. On his way to Syria, Sahl b. Hunayf reached [[Tabuk]], and there he had a conversation with the people, which led to his return. When Ubayd Allah b. Albbas reached Yemen, [[Ya'la b. Munya]], the previous governor, took everything from the treasury and went to Mecca. When Imara b. Shihab, the appointed governor of the Imam (a) for Kufa, reached [[Zubala]] (a place between Medina and Kufa), a man called [[Tulayha b. Khuwaylid]], who had started a revolt to revenge for Uthman, came to him and said," Return! The people here will not accept anyone except their own commander; and if you do not accept, I will behead you" and thus forced him to return. Afterwards, with Malik al-Ashtar's advice, Imam Ali (a) accepted the continuation of the governorship of [[Abu Musa al-Ash'ari]] over Kufa. | |||
===Reciprocal Rights of People and the Ruler=== | ===Reciprocal Rights of People and the Ruler=== | ||