Malik al-Ashtar: Difference between revisions

When different groups gathered to protest to [['Uthman]] and his commanders, Malik was the head of Kufi protesters. However when 'Uthman was surround and threatened to death, Malik and [[Hakim b. Jibla]] (head of the protestors of [[Basra]]) resigned but [[Ibn 'Adis]] and his Egyptian followers, insisted to continue the surround.

The fact that Malik wasn't among the murderers of 'Uthman could be realized through his conversation with [[Jarir b. 'Abd Allah al-Bajali]]. [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] sent Jarir to [[Sham]] to talk with the Shami people, and he couldn't reach his goal and wasn't successful in his mission. Malik told to Imam 'Ali (a) that if you decided to send me, it would be more fruitful. When Jarir heard this idea, said: I swear by God that if you went there, they would kill you because they think (زعم) that you were one of the  killers of 'Uthman. Since the verb زعم is used for false idea, it can be understood that Malik wasn't among the killers of 'Uthman, otherwise they should use a verb like "know" (علموا) which indicates the certain knowledge.

After the death of 'Uthman, Malik guided people to Make [[Bay'a]] with Imam 'Ali (a).