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Wars and expeditions during Hazrat Ali’s Khalifat Hadrat Ali (R.A.) appointed as the fourth Khalifah The insurgents' shameful act of assassination of the Khalifah Hazrat Usman (RA) could never have been imagined by Hadrat Ali (RA) or any other eminent Companion at Medina. It came as a total surprise to Hadrat Ali (R.A.) whose two sons, Hasan and Husain (R.A.) were guarding the gate of Uthman’s residence. The insurgents after climbing the back wall of the residence had assassinated the Khalifah. The assassination of Hadrat Uthman was really due to creation of faction among the Muslim Community which was the goal of ‘Abdullah Bin Saba and his followers (the insurgents), and they achieved it. After the assassination of Hadrat Uthman (RA), the insurgents virtually controlled the Capital, Medina for several days. The Muslims were frightened and sat behind closed doors. After the assassination of Hadrat Uthman (R.A.) an unprecedented calamity had fallen on the Mu