Ibn muljam was the kharijite who assassinated ali b. Ali muhammad ali abdalrahman photos on flickr flickr. The assassination of ali a restatement of the history of. But the kharijites called themselves alshurat or the exchangers who ardently believing of exchanging their lives for the preservation of the pure islam. We buried ibn muljam under the cover of darkness, successful, when to each soul comes its reward lit. Their leader abdullah ibn saba was a jew but pretended conversion to islam during the reign of uthman ibn affan r. Only by understanding false teachings and their supporters will we appreciate the importance of the people of good ahl ulkhayr. After imam ali a was martyred, imam alhasan a gave equal punishment to ibn muljam. His last book was entitled, the future of islam in the east and in the west.
Abdalrahman ibn muljam alsarimi was the khawarij assassin of ali ibn abu talib, the son in law of the prophet mohammad references. From the fifth century of the hijra almost to the present day, and despite the outward drama of the clash of dynasties, the sunni muslims have maintained an almost unfailing attitude of religious respect and brotherhood among themselves. This volume 17 of altabaris great 40volume history of the arabs treats the first civil war, 656661. By tauheed qadiri in order to know the good among the people, one must first examine the history of heresy in islam. What are the sources in history for the narratives we hear about imam alis a generosity and kindness towards ibn muljam after he had struck the imam that led to his martyrdom. When people start going down the dark road of extremism, not only does one cease to be compassionate to others, seeing compassion in others. Ayat ullah abdul hussain daste ghaib wrote it the same way. He was abd alrahman ibn muljam he was one of the best of allahs swt slaves. The muqaddimah, or introduction, is the earliest critical study of history, the work of the arab scholar ibn khaldun written in 27 as the preface and first book of a world history. Assassination of ali military wiki fandom powered by wikia. Ibn warraqs most popular book is the portable atheist. Ibn muljam and other ardent supporters had been disgusted by alis willingness to negotiate a settlement and left him, forming the islamic sect known has kharajis.
In 661 ce, ali was assassinated by ibn muljam as part of a kharijite plot to assassinate all the different islamic leaders meaning to end the civil war, whereas the kharijites failed to assassinate muawiya and amr ibn alas. Ahmad ibn ali ibn hajar alasqalani 773852 alimam, alhafidh, alfaqih, emir almuminin filhadith. Ali, who was then 62 or 63 years of age, died due to his injuries two days after ibn muljam struck him on his head by a poisoncoated sword, on the 21 or 19 ramadan 40 ah 28 january 661 ce. He studied at the hands of muaath ibn jabal and he was among the reciters and the people of fiqh and worship. Medical treatment for ali was undertaken by atheer bin amr assakooni, a leading physician. He was of course free to inject any account into those histories. Remembering the martyrdom of ali ibn abu talib the. Reply the following tradition clearly establishes that ibn muljam was the most accursed of all people. It is also wellknown that umm alhaytha, daughter of aswad alnakhai took ibn muljams body and set it on fire. The murder or the assassination of among the best persons of humanity ali a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of altabari vol. The martyrdom of ali ibn abi talib muslims in calgary.
An interesting story is mentioned in our history books that d. The following tradition clearly establishes that ibn muljam was the most accursed of all people. Mhhossein public domain alis death marked the end of the rashidun caliphate. The book also contains reports that cannot be found in other sources, such as ibn muljam almuradis negotiations with imam ali a, imam alhasans a funeral prayer on his fathers body with four takbirs, imam alis a will to his sons to refer to muhammad b. Rashidun caliphate project gutenberg selfpublishing. However, some muslims find no fault with him and believe he was a great worshipper. It appears that he participated in the initial conquest of egypt and remained there for some time. Shiekh abbas qummi has also written the same in muntahee ul aamaal. The martyrdom of sayyidina hazrat ali karamallah wajhu taken from irshad by sheikh muzaffer ozak aljerrahi one morning a coward by the name of ibn muljam came upon the nabis soninlaw, the habitation of the lord, while he was in the presence of the truth, and smote him with a poisoned sabre. Yasir qadhi fanaticism breeds a hatred of kindness and. Many of the events treated in this volume have become part of the historical consciousness of muslims. Ibn muljam imam ali history what are the sources in history for the narratives we hear about imam alis a generosity and kindness towards ibn muljam after he had struck the imam that led to his martyrdom. This faction became known as the kharijites from the arabic word kharaju meaning those who walk out.
The main events recounted by tabari are the battles between muhammads supporters in medina and their adversaries in mecca. A collection of wise sayings is one of the wellknown compilations of imam shams addm ibn qayyim aljawziyyah, who is well known by the name ibn alqayyim may allah have mercy upon him. The first thing you need to think about is, the author ibn khaldun died 86 years before columbus discovered america. It is an historical and religious chronicle written by the muslim historian ibn jarir altabari 838923. A number of the kharijites met in mecca and remembered the battle of nahrawan that was fought in 659 by the caliphate under ali and the kharijites in baghdad which resulted in khariji defeat. The assassination of ali ibn abu talib by the sahabah ibn. Different fates have been mentioned for ibn muljam almuradi in historical books. A careful reading in islamic history revealed that the main cause of those troubles were the sabites party, supported by. Ibn taymiyyah cites the hadith, but does not believe it.
Though it is the preliminary section of the history, the muqaddimah has become known as a selfcontained work, treating in almost encyclopedic detail the general. He was wounded by ibn muljam s poisoncoated sword while prostrating in the fajr prayer. He was wounded by ibn muljam s poisoncoated sword while prostrating during the fajr prayer. Abd alrahman ibn muljam almuradi was the khariji assassin of ali, the first cousin and soninlaw of muhammad. Ali was killed in 661 while exiting a mosque in kufa by one of his former followers, abd alrahman ibn muljam. Ibn khaldun, the most celebrated thinker of the muslim middle ages, is the subject of this intriguing study. Ibn muljam was personally decapitated three days later by alis son, hasan ibn ali. I was pleasantly surprised that he had read my dua book, and thanked me for some specific points in it. The history of altabari is an english translation of the history of the prophets and kings tarikh alrusul wa almuluk, popularly known as tarikh altabari.
Ibn warraq has 14 books on goodreads with 562 ratings. The site and the dilp are entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. By a coincidence, the assassination of ali took place on the eve of his invasion. The book deals with the history of the islamic community at medina during the first four years of the islamic perioda time of critical improtance sic for islam, both as a religion and as a political community.
The injury of imam ali, and his death islamic books. Abdalrahman ibn muljam project gutenberg selfpublishing. He was wounded by ibn muljam s poisoncoated sword while prostrating during fajr prayer. The imam recognized his assailant, for ibn muljam had once worked for him as a servant. I had the honor of meeting him when he attended an international conference in madinah, around 2003 i believe. History of islam the end of ibn muljim and his cohorts. Apr 22, 2009 story of ibne muljum maloon maula ameer ul moomineen sa sent a message to his governer in yemen to send ten of the selected shias from his nation to him in kufa for training, so that when they are trained, these en will help you in a better islamised running of yemen. Imam ali ibn abi talib p imam ali ibn abi talib peace be upon them. Abdurrahman ibn muljam lived part of his life during the jaahiliyyah preislamic era, and he migrated during the caliphate of umar. The first civil war of islam, the fitnah, is widely seen as of decisive. What is the meaning of name muawiyah mentioned in shias.
Ali ibn abi talib, the fourth last sunni rashidun caliph and first shia imam, was assassinated by a kharijite called ibn muljam on 26 january 661 at the great mosque of kufa, in presentday iraq. Dec 10, 2015 hazrat ali ibn talib ali ibn talib, born in mecca about 600 c. To avenge all those killings, they wanted to do away with all the three. The martyrdom of imam ali ibn abi talib as in the holy. However, it is wellknown that imam ali a ordered his sons to behave with him fairly and equally. He discusses many topics but the one that interested me most is how a dynasty usually with a very poor beginning frontier days advances to a fat city life sedentary civilization to a very debt ridden ending senility. It was during that time that the imam had said to ibn muljam, miraculously predicting his own death. Fanaticism breeds a hatred of kindness and compassion. Story of ibne muljam maloon general islamic discussion. I read about ibne muljam maloon in many books, it true what has been written in the opening post. The ummahs greatest achievement over the past millennium has undoubtedly been its internal intellectual cohesion. Little is known about ibn muljam before the conspiracy that resulted in. The 19th of ramadan 40h marks the day in which amir almuminin imam ali was met with a fatal blow to the head by the poisoncoated sword of the kharijite, ibn muljam.
His death also created the first great schism within islam. Books by ibn warraq author of why i am not a muslim. The plotters chose january 20, 661 as the day to carry out their assassination. On 19 ramadan 40 ah, which would correspond to january 26, 661 ce, while praying in the great mosque of kufa, ali was attacked by the kharijite abdalrahman ibn muljam.
He has also mentioned the origins of the ahadith and made a comparison of the versions in case the source are more than one. Finally, the supreme emblem of justice was struck on the head on 19th of ramadan, the first of the three grand nights of qadr laylat alqadr in prayer and worship, in the grand mosque of kufa by the poisoned sword of the renegade, ibn muljam almoradi. In this book, allama hafiz ibn hajar asqalani has recorded the true significance of almost each hadith, thus making it more valuable and useful in many respects. Lacoste opens with a general description of the maghreb in the later middle ages, focusing primarily on mercantile trade, especially in gold, and the social and economic structures of tribal life. I was saddened to hear of the death of murad hoffman 1932. You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks. I do not know why people tend to deny when they do not know.
He, therefore, managed to save himself and amr bin aas from the indictment of history, and it was ibn muljam alone who went down in history books as the real and the only villain of the crime. On january 26, 661, while praying in the great mosque of kufa, ali was attacked by abd alrahman ibn muljam. An interesting story is mentioned in our history books that demonstrates this hatred of compassion. Jan 16, 2010 what is the meaning of name muawiyah mentioned in shias hadith book as a narrator of hadith update. Jun 07, 2012 author of the travels of ibn jubayr, ri. Then ibn muljam assassinated imam ali a with a poisoned sword, while imam was in sajda in the fajr prayer. By a coincidence, the assassination of ali took place on the eve of his invasion of syria. He was one of the supports of ali ibn abi taalib and he witnessed the battle of siffeen with him. He began certain tasks which would have allowed him to continue the path, and to insure the world of islam for many centuries to come if the sword of treachery and treason had not existed and if that grave crime had not been committed by ibn muljam or the elements working behind the scenes, the world would be better off.
What are the sources in history for the narratives we hear. In the end, the plotters wounded but failed to kill amr ibn alas and totally failed to hit muawiya. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of altabari vol. Feb 21, 2018 the murder or the assassination of among the best persons of humanity ali a. According to shiite sources, ibn muljam almuradi has assassinated imam ali a in the dawn of 19th of ramadan, 40january 29, 661 with a poisoned sword. Abdalrahman ibn muljam alsarimi was the khawarij assassin of ali ibn abu talib, the son in law of the prophet mohammad. He was wounded by ibn muljams poisoncoated sword while prostrating during the fajr prayer. For example, a dirge for alis assassin, ibn muljam, reads. An introduction to history by ibn khaldun and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This blessed book is not like others that simply contain sections, chapters and themes, but it consists of the elevated thoughts that. After his death, his rival muawiyah went on to establish the umayyad caliphate.
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