In the historic book of Ṭabarī and others...

In the historic book of Ṭabarī and others, it is stated that before the Battle of the Camel, Ali took a copy of the Qur’an in his hand and brought it in front of his companions and supporters and he said: “Who will take this Qur’an and invite these people [i.e., the pledge breakers] to what is in it?

And he shall be martyred.” A young man from Kufa who was wearing a white robe got up and said: “I will.” And the Commander of the Faithful gave him the Qur’an and the young man took it and stood in front of Aisha’s army and invited them to act according to it.

At that moment, according to Ibn A’tham Kūfī, one of Aisha’s servants came forward and cut off his hand and he held the Qur’an with his other hand, they cut off that hand too and the blood was pouring on his white robe, and he held the Qur’an with his teeth but he was martyred with another strike of the sword.

It was at this moment that Ali said: “Now fighting with them has become obligatory!” Ali handed the flag to his son, Muhammad Hanafiyah and said: “If the mountains are removed from a place, take its place! Grind your teeth and leave your skull to Allah! Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes on the shore of the army, and do not allow fear over you, and know that victory is from Allah.” Ali’s troops won this battle. Talha and a few people from the Quraysh and the Umayyah families were killed.

The forelimbs and legs of the camel were cut off and Aisha fell to the ground. However, no one disrespected her. With the death of the camel, which was like a war flag, the conflict ended and the rebels were defeated. The fighters hoped to benefit from its spoils after the fire of war subsided, just like the battle they had participated in or had heard about. But Ali told them not to take anything from the property of the dead.

It was here that a group said: “How can their blood be lawful for us while their wealth is forbidden?” They did not know or did not want to know that these were tyrannical Muslims and not militant infidels. It has been documented, that the foundation of the Kharijites’ belief was laid in this war. After the end of the war, the Imam took the oath of allegiance from the people of Basra. When Ali (PBUH) arrived at the death of Talha, he said: “Abu Muhammad has remained a stranger here. By Allah!

I do not like the Quraysh to fall under the stars. I took my grudge against Bani Abd al-Manaf and the leaders of Bani Jumah. They raised their necks for what they did not deserve.