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Umayyad tradition of cursing Ali
There was an Umayyad tradition of cursing Ali, that is said to have started with Muawiyah I, a practice put to end by Umar II. This is tradition is described in sources such as Sahih Muslim and is prominently mentioned by Shi'a when retelling the history of Islam.
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