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==Siege of Euphrates== | ==Siege of Euphrates== | ||
The army of [[Mu'awiya]] stood between the [[Euphrate]]s and the army of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and did not allow Imam's (a) soldiers to access the water. Imam (a) sent Musayyib b. Rabi' al-Riyahi and [[Sa'sa'a b. Sawhan]] to Mu'awiya and said, "go to Mu'awiya and tell him, ‘your soldiers have stood between us and the water and have blocked our access to water. Stop blocking the water so that our army and your use it equally, otherwise we have to fight over water and each of us wins, will be the winner of the war'."<ref>Ibn Aʿtham, ''al-Futūḥ'', vol. 3, p. 5-6.</ref> | The army of [[Mu'awiya]] stood between the [[Euphrate]]s and the army of [[Imam Ali (a)]] and did not allow Imam's (a) soldiers to access the water. Imam (a) sent Musayyib b. Rabi' al-Riyahi and [[Sa'sa'a b. Sawhan]] to Mu'awiya and said, "go to Mu'awiya and tell him, ‘your soldiers have stood between us and the water and have blocked our access to water. Stop blocking the water so that our army and your use it equally, otherwise we have to fight over water and each of us wins, will be the winner of the war'."<ref>Ibn Aʿtham, ''al-Futūḥ'', vol. 3, p. 5-6.</ref> | ||
During the conversation between Mu'awiya and Imam Ali's (a) messengers, Mu'awiya became angry and said, "Ali (a) will have no share of this water. God shall not give water to Mu'awiya and his father from the [[ | During the conversation between Mu'awiya and Imam Ali's (a) messengers, Mu'awiya became angry and said, "Ali (a) will have no share of this water. God shall not give water to Mu'awiya and his father from the [[Pond of Kawthar]], if I let Ali (a) or his companions drink from the water of Euphrates; except, he (a) wins by the force of the sword."<ref>Ibn Aʿtham, ''al-Futūḥ'', vol. 3, p. 7.</ref> | ||
Finally, the soldiers of Imam Ali (a) attacked the army of Mu'awiya and took over the Euphrates. Then, Imam Ali (a) ordered to let the water free for everyone and no one should prevent the people of [[Syria]]; thus, they went and took water from both armies.<ref>Ibn Aʿtham, ''al-Futūḥ'', vol. 3, p. 12-13.</ref> | Finally, the soldiers of Imam Ali (a) attacked the army of Mu'awiya and took over the Euphrates. Then, Imam Ali (a) ordered to let the water free for everyone and no one should prevent the people of [[Syria]]; thus, they went and took water from both armies.<ref>Ibn Aʿtham, ''al-Futūḥ'', vol. 3, p. 12-13.</ref> | ||