'Abd Allah b. Wahb al-Rasibi: Difference between revisions

After the event of Hakamiyya, [[Khawarij]] elected 'Abd Allah b. Wahab as their leader on [[Shawwal]] 10, 37 (March 21, 658). He wrote a letter to Khawarij in [[Basra]] and asked them to join him in [[Nahrawan]]. Imam 'Ali (a) wrote a letter to him and his followers to join him for a war with [[Mu'awiya]]. In response, they asked the Imam (a) to admit his [[kufr]] and [[tawba|repent]] from it. Following the activities of the Imam (a), a number of Khawarij joined him or sidestepped from the war, but others insisted on the war with the Imam (a) under the leadership of 'Abd Allah b. Wahab.  

'Abd Allah b. Wahab was killed in the Battle of Nahrawan by [[Ziyad b. Khasafa al-Tamimi]] and [[Hani b. Khattab al-Hamdani]]. It is said that [[Shabath b. Rib'i]] also played a role in his murder.

Imam 'Ali's (a) Letter to 'Abd Allah b. Wahab and Other Khawarij in the [[Battle of Nahrawan]]

“The two men on whose arbitration we had agreed have violated the Book of God, and followed their desires without any guidance from God, and did not practice [[Sunna|the Prophet's (s) tradition]] and the ruling of the [[Qur'an]]. God, the Prophet (s), and believers hate them. When my letter reaches you, come to us. We are going to [a war with] our enemy and your enemy, and we are up to the task that we were at first”.

The Reply by 'Abd Allah b. Wahab and Others to the Letter of Imam 'Ali (a)