Of course...

Of course, after having passed ninety years of his age, what else could he think of and what other thing could he desire to have? Now dreadful disturbances had taken place and Ammar had been recognized by the people as the sign of truth and the mark of guidance and now truth in the eyes of Ammar meant Ali. The martyrdom of Ammar in the Battle of Siffin by the army of Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan was considered a factor to reproach people and prove the rightness of Imam Ali (PBUH) in the battle.

It was because of a well-known hadith from the Prophet (PBUHH) according to which Ammar’s killers are referred to as rebels or transgressors. This distinction was peculiar to Ammar ibn Yasir, to such an extent that he was recognized to be the sign of guidance. If someone fought side by side with him and lost his life, he was sure that he would go to Paradise, and conversely whoever fought…