"Ameerul Mo’meneen has summoned you.”
Abu Bakr then called for Qunfuz and said, “Go to Ali (a.s.) and tell him that the Ameerul Mo’meneen has summoned you.”
Qunfuz narrated this to Ali (a.s.) who remarked, By Allah (s.w.t.), he has lied. Go to Abu Bakr and tell him that he is associating himself with a title that does not belong to him. He is well aware that the Ameerul Mo’meneen is a person other than himself.”
Qunfuz reported this message to both Abu Bakr and Umar.[1]
Janabe’ Salman reports the reply of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) as follows – “Praise be to Allah! You have forgotten everything in a very short time. You are well aware that no person other than myself can stake a claim to this title. Surely the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) had ordered them and – these seven people were present there – they even did salaam to me by this title. It was amongst these seven persons that he and his friend raised the question whether this was an order from Allah. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) had said, “Indeed, this is ordered by Allah (s.w.t.) and His Prophet (s.a.w.). Surely he is Ameerul Mo’meneen, he is the leader of the Muslims (Sayyidul Muslemeen), he is the standard bearer of those with shining foreheads. On the day of Qiyamat, Allah (s.w.t.) will seat him (Ali) on the bridge of Seraat. He will direct his friends to paradise and throw his enemies into the fire.[2]””
