assassination ali ali ibn fourth assassinated called january great mosque present day iraq ali years age died injuries days struck head poison coated sword january successive assassinated ali assassination faced opposition factions including levant governor civil war called took place early islamic state resulted overthrow establishment dynasty began ibn assassinated continued year reign ali ali agreed arbitration following revolt happened members army later known leave killed ali supporters crushed ali forces battle july met ibn concluded situation muslims time errors ali governor egypt decided kill order resolve situation time avenge companions killed aiming kill ali headed fell love woman brother father died agreed marry kill ali consequently ali stabbed great mosque ali death executed retaliation background events leading ali assassination traced death muhammad prophet islam community muslims disputed succession leader assembly gave allegiance muslims believed muhammad selected successor muslims believed ali appointed successor god referring event succeeded murdered death ali cousin son law contenders post elected election council ali assassination ali ali elected fourth guided days death faced opposition rule hand revolted hand governor levant refused pledge allegiance new civil war took place succession office ali opponents asked killers punished ali emerged victorious battle army primarily led muhammad wife ali fought battle ended stalemate ali entering arbitration group ali army later known leave opposed arbitration battle accepted arbitration opposed human judgement matter religion judgment belongs god slogan violated oath allegiance revolted openly threatened kill muslim join ali defeated battle killing problematic event ali vigorous allies war men ibn considered belonging kinda met long discussion pilgrimage ceremony concluded situation muslims time ali regarded error swore kill avenge companion arranged date assassination chose victim death assassination ali assassinated egypt great mosque located iraq january male descent counted maternal allied entered aim killing ali avenge leaders encountered group people tribe mourning killed ali army woman named according seeing lost senses forgot assignment proposed said marry heal giving thousand male slave death ali wanted revenge father brother killed ali forces persuaded man called assist killing ali ibn ibn accomplice conspirators stationed opposite door ali enter mosque friday ali entered mosque perform morning prayer wounded ali crown head poisoned sword ali recited verses worship entering mosque sword hit ali instead hit wooden frame door arch fled caught near gates kinda finally escape crowd ran away home killed relative involvement caught ibn ibn role ibn ibn chief tribe according final years ali reign tendency received letter including offers money reluctance ali campaign sources accused informed plot assassination ali according hosted month preparing sword report says stayed night killing mosque counseling signaled time attempting assassination saying morning majority sources narrates ambiguous phrase dawn risen thee tendency clear encouragement dawn risen thee assassination ibn accused ali murder report says warned ali according sources different reports vary outright accusation suspicion act loyalty believes accusations loyalist time appeared fought fight people syria battle water believes exists narration family supporting accusations family discuss member family ali injured sent son determine ali condition words suggesting knew ali survive death burial ali ordered died wound executed retaliation survived decide treat ali died days later january january age killed retaliation accordance ali instruction ali body washed sons nephew far secretly buried men ibn feared body sources claim ali buried present day iraq usually buried city ali death commemorated muslims year ali prediction fate types traditions exist ali awareness fate long assassination muhammad based numerous traditions ali beard blood flowing head revealed muhammad ali set traditions muhammad says evil man killed prophet contemporaries kill ali night assassination ali said fate come true left home morning followed funeral said later aftermath according small minority people convinced best muslims prophet entitled rule ali death people divided view distrust opposition syrian united majority ali turned majority repression ali death iraq declared ali eldest son successor ali proclaiming new interested prevent signed treaty favor died age succeeded brother ibn ali refused accept leadership invited iraq year started march iraq stay army battle october death commemorated year
Assassination of Ali