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Describe the course of the Battle of Camel

      

Describe the course of the Battle of Camel

  

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Francis
- Before the Caliph could match to Syria to face Muawiyah, he faced another threat
- Lady Aisha the widow of the Prophet turned against him.
- She said she was shocked by the news of the tragic death of Uthuman
- She wanted Uthuman’s assassins to be put to justice
- She appealed to the meccans to support her view
- Mean while Zubair Bin Awaam and Talha Bin Ubaidullah had left Madina
- They informed her that even though they pledged their loyality to Ali it was under durace
- Secondly they also wished Ali to put the assassins of Uthuman to justice
- They said that they supported lady Aisha for her quest for justice
- The 3 raised a force of 3000 men and matched towards Basra
- They captured the city of Basra and rounded up a number of Ali’s supporters and those they suspected to have murdered Uthuman
- Many were found guilty and put to death immediately
- Caliph Ali later raised a large army against Aisha and her supporters
- The two armies met outside the city of Basra
- At Ali’s suggestion, negotiations took place
- However the people who had rebelled against Uthuman feared the outcomes of the, meeting, they decided to creat confusion in both armies
- Just before dawn, the rebels came and attacked Aisha’s army.
They thought they had been attacked by Ali’s army.
- Aisha’s army decided to attack Ali’s army which also surprised them
- Soon both armies engaged in a serious battle
- In the events that followed, Ali’s army defeated Aisha’s army and several Muslims died e.g. Zubair and Talha
- Aisha was taken as a prisoner of war and later set free
- It was called the battle of camel because the camel on which lady Aisha rode
francis1897 answered the question on March 2, 2023 at 11:16


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