Similarly, I find myself to be more experienced than you.

Similarly, I find myself to be more experienced than you...” Mu’awiyah not only refused to recognize Imam Hasan, he also marched with his army into Iraq. War ensued during which Mu’awiyah gradually subverted the generals and commanders of Imam Hasan’s army with large sums of money and deceiving promises until the army rebelled against Imam Hasan.

One should realize that not all the people in the Imam’s army were Shi’as; they belonged to various groups: the Khawarij came because they also opposed Mu’awiyah; the opportunists who came for material gain if Imam Hasan succeeded; those who just followed their tribal leaders and owed loyalty to them and not the Imam. The…