Sunni + Shia = One Ummah. Part 4

Asalam u Alaikum.

I hope everyone is in good health Insh'Allah.

Carrying on from the topic of Caliphate, in a sense, it has for a long time confused me, how people don't respect Abu Bakr r.a., Umar r.a. and Uthman r.a. The first three Caliphs after the death of the Prophet P.B.U.H.

People argue that Ali r.a. was the first person to accept Islam, and use this as their first argument against Abu Bakr r.a. Do people not think about the fact that Ali r.a. was much younger than Abu Bakr r.a.? He was the first child to accept Islam yes, but Abu Bakr r.a. was the first man to accept Islam, Khadijah r.a. the first woman. Makes more sense doesn't it?

Aisha r.a. had a dream that the moon had come down to her three times, and each time it went away. She went to her father Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. and asked him to explain this dream to her, and he said that he will explain this dream to her when the time comes. When the Prophet P.B.U.H passed away and caused great grief amongst the Ummah, Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. then told Aisha r.a. about her dream. The first moon was the Prophet P.B.U.H who passed away, the second would be himself, Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. and the third Umar r.a. Thus, all three graves are in the same room; the room in which the Prophet P.B.U.H passed away - the house of Aisha r.a. Even with Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. and Umar r.a. graves being next to the Prophet's P.B.U.H, people do not give them the respect that they deserve, or they don't give them respect at all. I don't know about anyone else, but I for one, find this unacceptable. How can people not respect these two great men of Islam? Who were always willing to strive for Islam, always willing to die in the name of Islam and always willing to do anything to protect and keep the Prophet P.B.U.H happy. Umar r.a. was stabbed, he was a martyr of Islam, yet people still disagree. If they were such bad people as people make them out to be, would Allah have allowed them to be buried in the same room as the Prophet P.B.U.H? No, never! But they were nothing like how some, if not many, Sunni's and Shia's describe them as. They were worthy enough to be buried there, they were worthy enough to be the first and second Caliphs, and with the blessings of Allah, they will reside in Jannah.

Uthman r.a. was the third blessed Caliph of Islam after the death of the Prophet P.B.U.H. He was blessed enough to marry two of the Prophet's P.B.U.H daughters: Ruqqaya r.a. and Ummi Khulthoom r.a. (after Ruqqaya r.a. had passed away), thus he was called "The one with two lights." Uthman r.a. had copies made of the standard Qur'an which was compiled at the time of Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. - this was a great act of his as he sent these copies to all the provinces. And the Qur'an as we see it today, was compiled under the authority of Uthman r.a. - another great act of his. He was martyred whilst he was reciting the Qur'an. Yet people still do not respect him? The last few years of his reign as Caliph were however difficult and full of chaos, as this was mainly the time when people were starting to divide, and this was mainly due to groups such as that of Abdullah bin Sabah, who became Muslim with the sole intention of weakening the Muslim state and creating conspiracies. They were successful, and this has caused many divisions in the Ummah, which has unfortunately led to disrespect towards some of the greatest Sahabah.

Abu Bakr Siddique r.a., Umar r.a., Uthman r.a. and Ali r.a. were the four closest to the Prophet P.B.U.H. and people skip the first three, and only respect Ali r.a. and his offspring. People assume that those who respect Abu Bakr Siddique, Umar and Uthman r.a. do not respect Ali r.a. as much as they should. They do. Why wouldn't they? Each of them were brilliant in their own ways.

That's all I have to say in this blog. May Allah guide us all to the Right Path and bring us together . Ameen.

Walaikum Salam. :)