Martyrdom of Ammaar

February 23, 2015

The Saba’iyyah killed `Ammar

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Saba’iyyah killed ‘Ammar radiya Llahu ‘anhu   Let us look at what these rebels have done so far: In their secret meeting before the Battle of Jamal, Ashtar al Nakha’i forwards his opinion that ‘Ali and Talhah should be killed. Once the agreement for reconciliation was reached, it was they who instigated and caused the fighting to break out. Prior to Siffin, […]
February 23, 2015

The impressions of Rasulullah salla Llahu `alayhi wa sallam and the Sahabah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The impressions of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum   The Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum understood the great loss and harm which the Muslims suffered in this battle to be destructive to the din of Islam. According to a report in Bukhari and Muslim, Sahl ibn Hunayf radiya Llahu ‘anhu, one of ‘Ali’s governors, remarked upon returning: […]
February 23, 2015

The causes which led to the Battle of Siffin

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The causes which led to the Battle of Siffin   On account of Sayyidina Muawiyah radiya Llahu ‘anhu, the cousin of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu with whom ‘Uthman’s son had also taken refuge, stipulating that he would only pledge his allegiance to ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu if the rebels were brought to justice; preparations were already underway to march on Syria before the […]
February 23, 2015

The rebels secretly incite the fighting

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The rebels secretly incite the fighting   If ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu were to have met with Talhah and Zubair radiya Llahu ‘anhuma in private, they would have quickly come to realise that they were not enemies to each other. Each of them only wished to uphold the commands of Allah and they all had one common enemy, namely the Sabaʼiyyah, who were […]
February 23, 2015

The causes which led to and the outcome of the Battle of Jamal

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The causes which led to and the outcome of the Battle of Jamal   The Battle of Jamal, and likewise the Battle of Siffin, were fought due to the planning and plotting of the rebels, and were based upon difference of opinion or ijtihad amongst the Sahabah and Tabi’in. However, the ummah has not recovered from the wounds caused by the sectarianism and […]