Original sentence: Soon after becoming caliph, Ali was opposed by much of the Quraysh led by al-Zubayr and Talha, both prominent companions of Muhammad, and Muhammad's wife A'isha, who feared the loss of their own influence under Ali.Uthman sent for assistance from Mu'awiya when rebels from Egypt besieged his home in June 656.Uthman's confiscation of crown lands in Iraq and his alleged nepotism drove the Quraysh and the dispossessed elites of Kufa and Egypt to oppose the caliph
Edited sentence: It was said that Ali felt great remorse at seeing his fellow companions dead on the battlefield.Prominent companions of the Prophet Muhammad, namely al-Zubayr and Talha, both from Quraysh as well as the Prophet Muhammad’s wife A’isha demanded that Ali punish the murderers of Uthman.Soon after becoming caliph, Ali was met with the issue of finding the killers of Uthman.Uthman refused assistance from Mu'awiya when rebels from Egypt, Basra and Kufa besieged his home in June 656.Uthman's confiscation of crown lands in Iraq and his alleged nepotism drove the dispossessed elites of Kufa and Egypt to oppose the caliph