If the war could not end in Shawwal...

If the war could not end in Shawwal, it would certainly be postponed for three months.[^221] Therefore, the Allies were determined to bring the war to an end at all costs. For this purpose, five of the bravest warriors jumped with their horses to the other side of the ditch[^222]and demanded equal opponents to fight.

One of them was the famous Arab warrior, `Amr ibn `Abd-Wudd, who was famed as the hero of yalyal and the hero of Quraysh.[^223] Having crossed the ditch, `Amr shouted, “Is there any fighter to face me?”. None of the Muslim troops answered him.[^224] He repeated this call seven time and each time Imam `Ali would rise and ask the Holy Prophet to permit him to confront this warrior. Finally, permission was given to Imam `Ali.

As he proceeded to confront `Amr, the Holy Prophet said, “The entire Islam will face the entire unbelief.”[^225] In a great duel, Imam `Ali could kill `Amr. Seeing this, the other four warriors who had passed the ditch flew.…