An interesting theory about Prince Agha Khan by Ismail Sloan (Part-II)

An interesting theory about Prince Agha Khan by Ismail Sloan (Part-II)

The Army of Ayesha fought a battle against the Army of Ali. This is known as "The Battle of the Camel", because Ayesha led her troops while under an Islamic veil sitting on the top her camel. Eventually, Ayesha’s camel was captured. The forces of Ayesha
were defeated. Ayesha was taken prisoner. However, Ali died shortly thereafter. According to the Shiites, Ali died when attacked from behind while praying. The Sunnis have a different version of how Ali died. Ayesha lived to a ripe old age of more than 80.

According to the Sunnis, the next ruler of Islam was a Syrian named Muawiya who had been an enemy of Ali and who had not been one of the companions of the Prophet. However, according to the Shiites, the next rightful ruler was Hassan, the eldest son of Ali.
When Hassan died, his younger brother, Hussein, should have become the ruler, according to the Shiites. Number six in the order of succession, according to the Shiites, was Imam Jaffar as-Sadiq. Imam Jaffar was by far the most learned and scholarly of the
descendants of Ali. He wrote books.

When Imam Jaffar died, there was a dispute. His eldest son was named Ismail and therefore he had the right to rule. However, Ismail had died before his father. Therefore, some said that Ismail’s eldest son was the next ruler. However, other Shiites said
and that Jaffar himself had willed that his third son would become the next Imam.

Those who believe that the third son was the rightful ruler of Islam are called the "Twelvers", because they believe that there were 12 Imams. The last one is still alive, according to the Twelvers, and has been hiding in a cave for the last more than one
thousand years. He will come out and resume his rule soon, the Twelvers say.

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