ible . ▁You ▁should ▁know ▁that ▁if ▁I ▁respond ▁to ▁you ▁I ▁would ▁lead ▁you ▁as ▁I ▁know ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁care ▁about ▁whatever ▁one ▁may ▁say ▁or ▁ab use . ▁If ▁you ▁leave ▁me ▁then ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁you ▁are . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁I ▁would ▁listen ▁to ▁and ▁obey ▁wh ome ver ▁you ▁make ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁your ▁affairs . ▁I ▁am ▁better ▁for ▁you ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁than ▁as ▁chief .' ▁ ▁Then ▁reb els ▁offered ▁the ▁cal i ph ate ▁to ▁Tal h ah ▁and ▁Al - Z ub ay r ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁compan ions ▁but ▁they ▁refused ▁it ▁too . ▁Therefore , ▁they ▁threatened ▁that , ▁unless ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Med ina ▁choose ▁a ▁cal i ph ▁within ▁one ▁day , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁some ▁dr astic ▁action . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁dead lock ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁gathered ▁in ▁Mos que ▁of ▁Pro ph et ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 6 5 6 CE . ▁( 2 5 th ▁D hu ▁al - H ij j ah ▁ 3 5 A H .) ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁cal i ph . ▁Ali ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁cal i ph ate ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁pressed ▁him ▁hard est ▁were ▁the ▁reb els , ▁and ▁he ▁therefore ▁decl ined ▁at ▁first . ▁When ▁the ▁notable ▁compan ions ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁people ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁Med ina ▁ur ged ▁him , ▁however , ▁he