Is it shia school of thought? As a neutral man I would doubt that any "order" given by my beloved Prophet (PBUH) and refused by Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) or Umer (May Allah be pleased with him).!!! No doubt Hazrat Ali had no parallel in bravery but refusal by other two most nobles and projection of Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) looks like twisting of facts by the writer of Tafseer (Allah knows). [MENTION=29071]aouneee[/MENTION] has written "(A.S)" in front of Hazrat Ali's name which reflects he is frm Shia school of thought. My advice, brother, is that don't quote any biased thing without proof. Quran is Allah's word, beyond doubt, but tafseer is written by human beings and they bound to have reflection of their own sect, unfortunately. WE SHOULD STRENGTHEN OURSELVES AS "MUSLIMS" AND RISE ABOVE THE SECTARIAN DIVIDE. Otherwise we'll be eliminated by the enemies of Islam.