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The distinction between spiritual Imamate, immediate succession to the Prophet, and the caliphate after Uthman is the foundation for interpreting the political discourse of Imam Ali. His statement that 'a vizier is better for me than an emir' was not a denial of the divine designation (nass), but a political stratagem during the crisis that followed the murder of the third caliph.
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