Malik al-Ashtar: Difference between revisions

After the [[battle of Siffin]], Malik went back to Jazira and since [[Egypt]] became unrest, [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] called Malik who was in Nasibayn and appointed him as governor of Egypt. When [[Mu'awiya]] knew about the appointment through his spies, he realized that if Malik reach to Egypt, Mu'awiya cannot easily gain victory in Egypt (which was under the govern of [[Muhammad b. Abi Bakr]] in that time). So, Mu'awiya sent a letter to one of the taxpayers and said that if you kill Malik, I won't ask you for tax till you and I are alive. Hence when Malik arrived to Qulzam, the taxpayer man, welcomed Malik and invited him for food. After Malik had the food, the man offered a toxic beverage of honey to him, and after drinking that, Malik Passed away.

[[Ibn Abi al-Hadid]] wrote in his book: Malik passed away on 39/659 when he was going to Egypt by the order of 'Ali (a). It is been said that he was killed by poison and also some said that he passed away by natural causes. The author of ''[[al-Gharat]]'' (d.283/896) has mentioned different narrations about how Malik was poisoned by Mu'awiya.

'Alqama b. Qiys al-Nakha'i says: when Malik passed away, 'Ali (a) was very sad in a way that we thought he is the only stricken and we (the tribe of Nakha') are not as rueful as he is. This grief was apparent several days in his face.