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The Battle of Siffin and its Causes - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Battle of Siffin and its Causes 2024-08-15 3611 Views Imam Ali , The Commander of faithful , Battle of Siffin The Battle of Siffin was fought between the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan.

The battle was named after its location Siffin, a ruined Byzantine-era village at the right bank of the Euphrates in the vicinity of Raqqa in present-day Syria.

Contents The Cause of the Battle Mobilization of the Army The Beginning of the Battle The Aftermath of the Battle Conclusion References It is pertinent to say that after the nomination of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) based on the popular support of the Muslims as the leader of the Muslim community in 656 CE, he was faced with numerous oppositions from some groups of people, who had personal grudges against him.

For instance, Aisha, a wife of , Talha and Zubair had some grudges against Ali and when Aisha heard about the accession of Ali to the position of the caliphate in Medina, she stationed herself in Mecca and publicly blamed the assassination of Uthman on him and engaged in propaganda against the caliph. Thus, in the Battle of the Camel in 656 CE, the rebel group was a coalition of disparate interests, and its members were held together only by their common hatred of Ali.

It lacked singleness of purpose. Aisha for instance, was fighting to elevate her nephew, Abdullah ibn Zubayr, to the throne of the caliphate, while Talha and Zubayr – who thus broke their earlier oaths of allegiance to Ali- whose objectives were different, as the latter believed that the caliphate was their right after Uthman. Thus, their coalition was far from being the one-for-all and all-for-one triumvirate that their supporters might have liked it to be.

This time around, however, Ali was confronted by an enemy who was far more subtle, devious, insidious and dangerous than the “triumvirate” of Aisha, Talha and Zubayr had ever been. In fact, he was so subtle that in comparison, Talha and Zubayr were little more than political backwoodsmen.

The Cause of the Battle Origins of the Battle of Siffin could be traced back to the period when Imam Ali (peace be upon him) took the position of the caliphate and decided to dismiss those governors appointed by Caliph Uthman. Thus, Imam deposed Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan from the governorship of Syria and appointed ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abbas in his place.