BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Theme Nine: ‘Ali’s Grief on Demise of Abu Bakr 1. Al Suyuti has cited a narration in this regard in Tarikh al Khulafa’ with reference to Ibn ‘Asakir. The narration reads as follows: وأخرج ابن عساكر عن علي أنه دخل علي أبي بكر وهو مسجي… ‘Ali entered upon Abu Bakr and he was enshrouded with a sheet.[1] 2. Jar Allah […]