ali (ra)

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Election of Ali as Caliph
rebels controlled the city
muslims were scared and hid inside their houses
3 days in Madinah no government
rebels approached Ali, he said he’d rather be advisor
threatened him
Ali consulted Muslims, he was the trusted figure for all
21st Dhul Hijjah- Loyalty oath
rebels did it to look good and hide from punishment
ALI’S immediate jobs
establish peace in tumultuous situation
take action against assassin
deal with companions demanding arrest of assassins
change of governors
he blamed governors for ignoring the rebel activities
Suhail bin Hanf - Muawiyah
Muawiyah demanded Uthman assassins revenge before he stepped down
Battle of Camel
656 AD
assassination of Uthman story
Talha, Zubayr, Aisha hajj
she gave speech, 3000 army
marched to Basra where assassins were and killed them
Basra fell into her hands
Ali army of 9000
they both felt bad so agreed to negotiate
rebels fake attacked at night
fierce war began
legs of Aisha camel cut off - war finished
10,000 lives lost
Zubayr and Talha martyred
Muhammad ibn Abu bakr, Ali’s side
accompanied aisha back
Battle of Siffain
657 AD
battle of camel backstory
Muawiyah dismissal from Syria
Uthman justice
lots of failed negotiations
individual & single combats - failed and indecisive
Ali’s army : 90,000
Muawiyahs army : 80,000
8th Safar
took place on Syrian border
Muawiyah‘s about to lose
tied open of Quran to heads of lances
”let the word of Allah decide between us and you. who will defend the border towns of Syria if we are slain and who will protect the people of Iraq?”
Ali said it’s a plot so carry on fighting but soldiers refused
arbitration agreed in 6 months
Kharijites
12,000 men left Ali’s army after battle of Siffain
Surah Hujarat ayah 9 - Muawiyah was a rebel
they didn’t want arbitration
aka the Seperatists
Ali treated them with compassion and said go home
“no judgment but Allah’s”
they revolted later
Arbitration
658 AH
details of arbitration drawn up 2 days after battle
at Damut al Jandal
Abu Musa Ashari - Ali
Amr ibn al Aas - Muawiyah
Amr secretly promised gov of Egypt
both agree that Muawiyah and Ali should quit
Amr offered new caliph names but Abu Musa said no
Abu Musa made announcement first
Amr ibn Aas switched up and said Muawiyah is the new caliph and only Ali should resign
Ali annoyed
Revolt of Kharijites
arbitration failed and hungered them
they commanded Ali to repent or fight
they revolted against Ali and Muawiyah
they captured the town of Nahrawan and lived there
Ali wanted to fight Muawiyah
he asked if they wanted to join
they refused but he didnt really care
4000 ended up joining him anyways
set on path to Syria to fight Muawiyah
heard that the remaining Kharijites killed
Abdullah bin Khubab & his wife
so he diverted to the Kharijites in Nahrawan
Battle of Nahrawan
658 AD
Ali offered surrender, they refused
half Kharijites fought against Muslims
during may/july
fought at Nahrawan
“Paradise, Paradise“ on their lips as they died
Khawarij got battered
Ali said let’s go to Kufa and fight Muawiyah
Army lost spirit and made excuses
soldiers slowly left camp so Ali had to abandon war against Muawiyah
Loss of Egypt
conquered during Umars caliphate by Amr ibn al Aas
Ali appointed Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as new governor
ibn Abu Bakr told people of Egypt to accept allegiance to Ali or leave
they didn’t but they didn’t revolt either
After siffin, they fought against him
Muawiyah also attacked Egypt
Amr ibn al Aas commanded 4000/6000
Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr tried to resist but he was martyred July 658 AD
Amr ibn al Aas became new governor
Martyrdom of Ali
some Kharijites made plan
Abdurahman ibn Muljim - Ali
Bakr bin Abdullay - Muawiyah
Amr bin Bakr - Amr ibn al Aas
Masjid Kufa
hid behind door in early morning
stabbed multiple wounds with poisonous sword
ibn Muljim caught and killed
other 2 khawarij failed
died of wounds
27th January 661 AD
60 years old
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