The Battle of Siffin

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chain of events leading up to the battle   1. Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan sends No’man ibn Bashir with ‘Uthman’s shirt to Muawiyah and the people of Syria After ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu was murdered, the Mother of the Believers Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan radiya Llahu ‘anha sent word to ‘Uthman’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu family, saying, “Send me the garment in […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Outbreak of fighting Fighting resumed after the sacred months, in the month of Safar, with encounters between battalions, groups and individuals, for fear of all-out fighting taking place. More than twenty skirmishes had taken place between the two sides during the first week of Safar; it was also said that the number was ninety.[1] ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu announced to his army that […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The text of the arbitration document   In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This is what has been agreed upon between ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and their supporters, as they have agreed to refer to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Rasul salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam for judgment. In […]