2-19: Ali and Basra

Published: Dec. 5, 2016, 5 a.m.

b'Talhah and Zubair pledged allegiance to Ali ibn Abi Talib on the condition that he find and punish those responsible for murdering Uthman. But after several months, not much progress had been made.\\n\\nIn fact, many of those who were known opponents of Uthman, were now working with Ali. Because of this, many of the influential companions did support him.\\n\\nOne of those who did not support Ali was the Prophet\\u2019s widow, Aisha. She had cobbled together a force with the intention of punishing Uthman\\u2019s killers. Talhah and Zubair joined her, and before long, Aisha had almost 3000 men under her command.\\n\\nBut things quickly spiraled out of hand and Aisha found herself facing off against Ali ibn Abi Talib. This monumental battle would go down in history as one the most damaging and significant in Islamic history.\\n\\nAfter the show is over, be sure to visit the Show Notes page. You\\u2019ll find various links, articles, and videos related to this episode.\\n\\nThe Show Notes are available at: IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Camel\\n\\nHere\\u2019s some of what you\\u2019ll find:\\n\\nTranscript for this episode\\nThis week\\u2019s book recommendation\\nAudio of one of my past khutbahs\\n\\nYou can support the Islamic History Podcast by doing one (or more) of the following:\\n\\nGive a monthly pledge on Patreon\\nSubscribe on iTunes\\nShare with your friends and family\\n\\nYou can do it all at the Show Notes page: IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Camel'