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- After four years of a very disturbing time, Caliph Ali was finally murdered by the rebels as initiated by the Kharijites.
- The kharijites had been annoyed over Ali’s acceptance to have peace talks with Muawiya at Siffin
- They greatly disturbed Ali and he even fought them at Nahrawan where he defeated them
- After the defeat they went underground until when they planned his murder
- The kharijites were fed up of the power struggle between Mu-awiya and Ali plus the tricks of Amir bin Aas
- They decided that in order for peace to prevail, the 3 people must be killed
- The event was planned to take place on a Friday 17th Ramadhan 660 AD
- They even chose three killers respectively for action
- Ali was to be killed by Abdul Rahman bin Mugin
- Mu-awiya by Buraka bin Abdullah
- Amir bin Aas was to be killed by Air bin Baqr
- On the fateful day by God’s luck Amir bin Aas did not turn up for the morning prayer therefore survived
- For Mu-awiya he managed to escape with minor injuries
- And for caliph Ali,he was seriously injured by his killer that he lived for a few days and later died
- He was buried at Nafat near Kufa.
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