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No one said a word. Although all the
elders heard what
Nabi
Muhammad
[s] had said, no one came forward
to help him. When the Blessed
Prophet [s] looked at each of them
in turn, they turned their faces away
from him. ‘Ali could not believe it.
He knew in his heart that
Nabi
Muhammad [s] had spoken the
truth but he could not understand
why the elders did not believe him.
“
They must be mad if they don’t
want Allah to guide them
,” he said
to himself.
‘Ali
looked
towards
Nabi
Muhammad [s] who was standing
waiting for someone to offer to help
him in his mission. ‘Ali could bear
the stony silence no longer. Quietly
he got to his feet. Then he went
right through the middle of the eld-
ers and stood by the Blessed
Prophet’s [s] side.
“
Prophet of Allah
,” he said, “
I shall
