Arbitration (Battle of Siffin): Difference between revisions

Arbitration (Battle of Siffin) (view source)

Revision as of 13:46, 22 January 2017

6 bytes added , 22 January 2017

some corrections, the rest will be done after translation of the suppliment

VisualWikitext

Anonymous user

imported>Nazarzadeh

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
   | featured article =
 }}}}</onlyinclude>
-'''Al-Tahkim''' (Arabic: {{ia|التَحکیم}}) or The '''Arbitration''' points out to a historical event concerning the [[Battle of Siffin]]. In this event, a person was elected as the representative of the army of [[Kufa]] and another as that of the army of [[Syria]], and everyone agreed to comply with what they agree on in accordance with the [[Qur'an]]. The arbitration, was proposed as a solution for disputes between the two parties after a cunning by [['Amr b. al-'As]] and [[Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan]] following an imminent defeat of the army of Syria. [[Imam Ali (a)]] resisted the suggestion of arbitration from the beginning. Since 'Amr b. al-'As—the "Hakam" or arbitrator of Syria—managed to deceive [[Abu Musa al-Ash'ari]]—the arbitrator of [[Kufa]]—by announcing Mu'awiyya as the [[caliph]] although they had agreed on a different verdict, the arbitration failed to solve the dispute, and it only managed to save the army of Syria from its imminent defeat.
+'''Al-Tahkim''' (Arabic: {{ia|التَحکیم}}) or The '''Arbitration''' is a historical event concerning the [[Battle of Siffin]]. In this event, [[Abu Musa al-Ash'ari]] was elected as the representative of the army of Kufa [army of Imam 'Ali (a)] and [['Amr b. al-'As]] as that of the army of Syria [army of Mu'awiya], and they decided to judge according to the [[Qur'an]]. The arbitration, was proposed as a solution for disputes between the two parties after the cunning of 'Amr b. al-'As and Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan to prevent the imminent defeat of the army of Syria. [[Imam Ali (a)]] resisted the suggestion of arbitration from the beginning. 'Amr b. al-'As, the arbitrator of Syria, managed to deceive Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, the arbitrator of Kufa, by announcing Mu'awiyya as the caliph although they had agreed on a different verdict, the arbitration failed to solve the dispute, and it only managed to save the army of Syria from its imminent defeat.
-==Story==
+==‌Background==
 {{see also|Battle of Siffin}}
-When the army of Kufa under the commandership of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and that of Syria under the commandership of [[Mu'awiya]] fought for successive days, the army of Kufa was about to defeat that of Syria. [['Amr b. al-'As]] resorted to a cunning that led to the idea of arbitration. He told Mu'awiya to give copies of the [[Quran]] to his soldiers so that they put the Qurans on their spears, asking for a ceasefire and the arbitration of the Quran between the two disputing parties. Despite Imam 'Ali (a)'s resistance, due to the pressure by some of his companions, the army of Kufa accepted arbitration; they agreed that a representative from the army of Syria and a representative from the army of [[Iraq]] negotiate and arbitrate on the dispute on the basis of the Quran.
+In 37/657 he Battle of Siffin broke out between the army of Kufa under the commandership of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and that of Syria under the commandership of [[Mu'awiya]]. After successive days of heavy fight, the army of Kufa was about to defeat that of Syria. [['Amr b. al-'As]] resorted to a cunning that led to the idea of arbitration. He told Mu'awiya to give copies of the Quran to his soldiers so that they put the Qurans on their spears, asking for a ceasefire and the arbitration of the Quran between the two disputing parties.
-People of Syria elected 'Amr b. al-'As as their representative and arbitrator. [[Ash'ath b. Qays]] and some others, who later came to be called [[Mariqun]], suggested [[Abu Musa al-Ash'ari]] as the arbitrator from Kufa. But Imam 'Ali (a) suggested [['Abd Allah b. al-'Abbas]] or [[Malik al-Ashtar]]. Imam 'Ali (a)'s suggestions were opposed by Ash'ath and his friends; they refused Malik al-Ashtar on the grounds that he is pro-war, and they rejected Ibn al-'Abbas on the grounds that 'Amr b. al-'As is from the tribe of [[Mudari]] so his interlocutor should be Yemeni.
+Despite Imam 'Ali (a)'s resistance, due to the pressure by some of his companions, the army of Kufa accepted arbitration; they agreed that a representative from the army of Syria and a representative from the army of [[Iraq]] negotiate and arbitrate on the dispute on the basis of the Quran.
+People of Syria elected 'Amr b. al-'As as their representative and arbitrator. [[Al-Ash'ath b. Qays]] and some others, suggested [[Abu Musa al-Ash'ari]] as the arbitrator from Kufa. But Imam 'Ali (a) suggested [['Abd Allah b. al-'Abbas]] or [[Malik al-Ashtar]]. Imam 'Ali (a)'s suggestions were opposed by al-Ash'ath and his friends; they refused Malik al-Ashtar on the grounds that he is pro-war, and they rejected Ibn 'Abbas on the grounds that 'Amr b. al-'As is from the tribe of [[Mudar]] so his interlocutor should be from [[Yemen]].
 Moreover, the date of the arbitration was postponed to the end of [[Ramadan]] (8 months after the battle). The negotiations were planned to be held in [[Dumat al-Jandal]].
@@ Line 62: / Line 64: @@
 ==References==
 * The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA {{ia|حکمیت}}] in Farsi Wikishia.
 {{Template:Imam 'Ali (a)}}