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While living, Muhammad chose Ali as his successor. But some of his followers met while Ali was at his funeral and decided that Abu Bakr would be their leader. Not only that, but their threats against Ali caused his wife (Muhammad's daughter) to miscarry and die. Why isn't all this widely condemned?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/AskHistorians

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