What is a Mohammedan sect which reveres Ali, cousin of Muhammad, believing him to be Muhammad's rightful successor?
Succession to Muhammad absence. A narrative by Mousa Ibn 'Aoqbah in Al-Dhahabi's book, "Siyar a`lam al-nubala" (), reads: " ... Then Ali and Al-Zobair said, 'We see that Abu Bakr is worthier to be the rightful successor of the prophet than anyone else ... According to a "musnad" (supported) "hadith", Muhammad made a speech at Ghadir Khumm in which he said, "Of whomsoever I am the "mawla", Ali is his mawla". "Mawla" has a number of meanings in Arabic. Although Shi'ites translate it as "master" or "ruler" and believe that Muhammad did not make 120,000 people wait in the desert for three days
Succession to Muhammad to wait. Muhammad then asked the members of Banu Hashim a third time. Ali was still the only volunteer. This time, Ali's offer was accepted by Muhammad. Muhammad "drew [Ali] close, pressed him to his heart, and said to the assembly: 'This is my wazir, my successor and my vicegerent. Listen to him and obey his commands.'" In another narration, when Muhammad accepted Ali's eager offer, Muhammad "threw up his arms around the generous youth, and pressed him to his bosom" and said, "Behold my brother, my vizir, my vicegerent...Let all listen to his words, and obey him." Sir Richard