Battle of Siffin

This was his prophecy, and subhanAllah, how true it was.

So this Wednesday, first of Safar, this was the beginning of the battle, what was known as the Battle of Siffin, the first civil war which occurred amongst the Muslims.

They fought Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, for approximately an entire week.

The fighting continued.

It's mentioned, the ayat mentioned, that when the time for salah would come, then they would both stop.

Both parties would stop.

The historical accounts mention, people would say that we would, when we were observing the battle of Siffin, then you'd see two people fighting one another until they would get exhausted.

And then they would sit down.

Sasanian period, we find Christian coins there and also Zoroastrian coins.

But what's interesting, Mu'awiyah, who is known as the first Muslim of the Umayyad caliph, who comes to power in 661 at the Battle of Siffin, supposedly killing Ali at that time.

He then retains power up until 680.

But notice where he's living.

This goes back to they are actually, historically speaking, they are ideological descendants of the Khawarij of the early days.

And Khawarij is a group which emerged because of the incident in the Battle of Siffin.

You know, the forces of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib Alaihissalatu Wassalam.

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