Episode 39: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Prophecies About Ali’s Martyrdom: The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, while he was still alive, informed Ali ibn Abi Talib that he would die as a martyr. The Prophet ﷺ informed Ali about the manner in which he would be killed. In one narration, it is mentioned that […]
Episode 38: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Aftermath of the Khawarij Battles: After this victory, there were a few people from Ziyad’s army who were injured. Ziyad ibn Abihi took these wounded soldiers to Basra for medical attention and sent the news of their victory to Amir-al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn Abi Talib. Ali ibn
Episode 37: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Appointment of the Khawarij Leader: The Khawarij appointed a leader from amongst themselves who was Abdullah ibn Wahab al-Rasbi. The Khawarij decided to leave Kufa because they believed there were many disbelieves (who were actually Muslims) there, so they left Kufa in small groups and headed
Episode 36: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib The Khawarij’s Realisation for Error: The Khawarij (‘Reciters of the Quran’), formerly from Ali’s army, had realised that they made a mistake in regards to letting the Book of Allah determine who was correct between Ali and Mu’awiyah. Believed Judgement Belongs only to Allah: They said:
Episode 35: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib The Arbitration After the Battle of Siffin: Agreement Between Ali and Mu’awiyah For an Arbitration: Ali ibn Abi Talib sent a messenger called al-Ash’ath ibn Qays to Mu’awiyah with the message: you want to have an arbitration and a sitting where we let the Book of
Episode 34: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali’s Restraint After Ammar ibn Yasir’s Martyrdom: When Mu’awiyah’s army put their weapons down after the death of Ammar ibn Yasir, Ali ibn Abi Talib could have continued the battle and finished them off completely. However, Ali did not want to kill any of their army
Episode 33: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib’s Instructions to His Army Before the Battle: Ali ibn Abi Talib addressed his army the night before the fighting started and he said: Tomorrow you are going to meet the other side in battle, so tonight, spend the night in Tahajjud prayer.
Episode 32: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Return to Kufa and Reorganisation of Ali’s Army: After the Battle of the Camel, Ali ibn Abi Talib had taken back control of the city of Basra and decided to go back to Kufa to reorganise his army. Preparations to Confront Mu’awiyja ibn Abi Sufyan: Ali’s
Episode 31: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Collection of the Spoils of War: Ali ibn Abi Talib collected all of the spoils of war from the ‘Battle of the Camel’. In the army of Ali, there were some rebels who played a part in the assassination of Uthman ibn Affan. Denying Rebels of
Episode 30: Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib Rebel’s Sinister Plot: The rebels made a sinister plan for the army of Ali ibn Abi Talib to fight the army of Aisha bint Abi Bakr. When Ali ibn Abi Talib heard the news that Aisha and her army had decided to stand down and unite,
