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Abu Musa went on minbar and said: "O people! In order for Muslims to live in peace and unity, 'Amr b. al-'As and I have agreed to dismiss Mu'awiya and 'Ali from [[caliphate]] so that Muslims can elect a council for selecting the next caliph. So as a representative of people in [[Hijaz]] and [[Iraq]], I hereby dismiss 'Ali from caliphate, just as I take out this ring from my finger".<ref>Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, ''Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha'', vol. 2, p. 256.</ref> | Abu Musa went on minbar and said: "O people! In order for Muslims to live in peace and unity, 'Amr b. al-'As and I have agreed to dismiss Mu'awiya and 'Ali from [[caliphate]] so that Muslims can elect a council for selecting the next caliph. So as a representative of people in [[Hijaz]] and [[Iraq]], I hereby dismiss 'Ali from caliphate, just as I take out this ring from my finger".<ref>Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, ''Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha'', vol. 2, p. 256.</ref> | ||
Then Amr b. al-As went on minbar and said: " | Then Amr b. al-As went on minbar and said: "You heard what Abu Musa said. He had the right to dismiss 'Ali and he did it. I agree with him on that. But as I put this ring on my finger, I assign the caliphate to Mu'awiya. For he deserves this position, and he has to avenge [['Uthman]]'s murder. | ||
The meeting turned into a turmoil. Abu Musa was strongly upset by Amr b. al-As's cunning and told him: " | The meeting turned into a turmoil. Abu Musa was strongly upset by Amr b. al-As's cunning and told him: "You have deceived, and you are vice. You are like a dog that barks if hit and barks if left alone"{{enote|Referring to the verse of the Quran: {{ia|فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِنْ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَثْ}} [[Quran 7]]:176}}. Amr b. al-As replied: "And you are like a donkey that carries books"{{enote|Referring to the verse of the Quran: {{ia|كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا}} [[Quran 62]]:5}}.<ref>Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, ''Sharḥ Nahj al-balāgha'', vol. 2, p. 256.</ref> | ||
Thus the arbitration was not based on the Quran and the Prophet's (s) Tradition. Instead of making peace, it gave rise to more hostility between Iraq and Syria.<ref>Naṣr b. Muzāḥim, ''Waqʿat ṣiffīn'', p. 545.</ref> And its most important upshot for people of Syria was that they gave Mu'awiya the title of [[Amir al-Mu'minin]] since then. | Thus the arbitration was not based on the Quran and the Prophet's (s) Tradition. Instead of making peace, it gave rise to more hostility between Iraq and Syria.<ref>Naṣr b. Muzāḥim, ''Waqʿat ṣiffīn'', p. 545.</ref> And its most important upshot for people of Syria was that they gave Mu'awiya the title of [[Amir al-Mu'minin]] since then. | ||