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 == The Story of the Council ==
 {{Timeline of Imam 'Ali's (a) life}}
-[['Umar b. Khattab]] was injured in [[Dhu al-hajja]] 23th, 24/644 by someone by the name of Firuz or [[Abu Lu'lu']], the slave of [[Mughayra b. Shu'ba]](he passed away three days after his injury).<ref>Mas'udi, ''Muruj al-dhahab'', vol.2 p.320-321</ref> While he was in bed because of his injury, 'Umar b. Khattab began to think about his successor. He believed if [[Mu'adh b. Jabal]], [[Abu 'Ubayda Jarrah]], and [[Salim Mawla Hudhayfa]] had been alive, he would have handed the caliphate to them.<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Imama wa al-siyasa'', vol.1 p.42</ref> Yet none of the mentioned people were present at that time, therefore he devised a new plan for selecting the next caliph.
+[['Umar b. Khattab]] was injured in [[Dhu al-hijja]] 23th, 24/644 by someone by the name of Firuz or [[Abu Lu'lu']], the slave of [[Mughayra b. Shu'ba]](he passed away three days after his injury).<ref>Mas'udi, ''Muruj al-dhahab'', vol.2 p.320-321</ref> While he was in bed because of his injury, 'Umar b. Khattab began to think about his successor. He believed if [[Mu'adh b. Jabal]], [[Abu 'Ubayda Jarrah]], and [[Salim Mawla Hudhayfa]] had been alive, he would have handed the caliphate to them.<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Imama wa al-siyasa'', vol.1 p.42</ref> Yet none of the mentioned people were present at that time, therefore he devised a new plan for selecting the next caliph.
 == Establishment of the Council ==