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5. The Unequal Six

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For the third time, the caliphate was given to other than Imam Ali (as) through a six-person council he was very critical of. This time was different than previous times though, because Uthman was of the Bani Umayyah himself and as a result of this selection, the Bani Umayyah became stronger than ever.

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