By Allah, if you do not do that, we will fight with you.

By Allah, if you do not do that, we will fight with you.’ ‘By Allah, we will not leave the river till we fight against you. Then, our Lord will know today who is more patient.’ So, al-Ash‘ath, al-Ashter, the wise companions of Imam ‘Ali, peace be on him, along with twelve thousand fighters dismounted from their horses. They attacked ‘Amru, Abu al-A‘war, and the Syrians who were with them.

They removed them from the river to the extent that the horses of ‘Ali's fighters entered the water.”[^6] Worth mentioning, when ‘Ali's fighters recaptured…