Muawiya made the act of the assassination of Ali look absolutely spontaneous and convincing by making himself and his crony, Amr bin Aas, the potential and intended "victims" of the conspiracy and fanaticism of the Kharji anarchists. But both of them "escaped" assassination by a rare "stroke of good luck."
Tokea awali nilikuwa nikiamini na kusisitiza kwamba kuwa marja' si sharti la mtu kuwa kiongozi wa serikali ya Kiislamu. Inatosha kuwa mujtahid (mtu mwenye uwezo wa kielimu wa kunyambua sheria za fiqhi ya Kiislamu) muadilifu aliyepasishwa na Baraza la Wataalamu wa kumchagua kiongozi (Khobregan) kutoka maeneo yote nchini.