5 8 Either accept the humiliation and oppression and remain thirsty as you are...

5 8 Either accept the humiliation and oppression and remain thirsty as you are, or satisfy your thirsty swords with their dirty bloods so that. you may quench your thirst with the sweet water. Death is to live a defeated and disgraceful life; and Life is to be victorious even at the cost of death.

Verily, Moawiya has gathered around him some ignorant and misguided mob; and is taking advantage of their ignorance, so that they are making their necks targets of the arrows of death." This address moved the soldiers of Ali and stirred their blood. They made a severe attack and pushed the enemy far back and took the possession of (Shari'ah) Ghat. Amr bin Al-Aas (whose forecast was now a fact) said to Moawiya: "Now, if Ali and his army pay you with your own coin what will you do?

Can you take possession of the "Shariah" (Ghat) from them for the second time?" Moawiya said, "In your opinion, how will Ali deal with us now?" 5 9 "I believe, Ali will not behave as you had done. He will not deny us water. He has not come here for such deeds." The soldiers of Ali after removing the soldiers of Moawiya from Ghat, asked his permission to prevent the enemy from taking water. Ali said, "Don't deny them water. These are the me- thods of ignorant. I do not set my hands to such acts.

I am going to start negotiation with them on the basis of the Holy Book of God. If they accept my proposals, well and good; and if they refuse, I shall fight with them, but gentlemenly not by denying them water. I will never do such thing and will not oppress them by shortage of water'." Not long afterwards soldiers of Moawiya used to come co the Ghat side by side with the soldiers of Ali, and nobody prevented them.

60 The Silly Shop-Keeper A heavy built tall man was passing through the market of Kufa, his step firm and assured. He had fine figure and sun-burnt face; encounters of the battle-field had left their marks on him and the corner of one of his eyes was slit. A shop-keeper, to amuse his friends, threw a handful of sweepings onto the man. The man continued his walk in the same assured and firm manner, without raising an eye brow or looking towards the shop-keeper.

When he went away, a friend of the shop keeper said: "Do you know who the man is whom you have insulted just now?" "No, I do not recognise him. He was a passer- by like thousands of people passing this way every- day. But tell me who was this man." "Strange! Didn't you recognise him?!