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Mu'awiyah would have
taken me captive and them set me free, and this would
have been a mark of disgrace on the brow of the Banu
Hashim until the day of resurrection.
Imam al-Hasan
In the question of Imam al-Hasan's peace, namely in
his truce with Mu'awiyah, many significant consequences
can be observed which, similar to the uprising of Imam
al-Husayn, have been effective in the survival of the
foundation of religion and Islamic principles. For the
sake of the brevity which we have observed throughout
the discussions of this book, we will deal only with
three reasons about the necessity of abandoning the
combat, while a survey of all the aspects and reasons
requires an independent book which is beyond the scope
of this topic.
Here are the three reasons:
1-We have already seen how Mu'awiyah was able, by means
of relying on the bloody shirt of 'Uthman and his skillful
scene-making, to accuse the chaste and sacred person
of Imam 'Ali of the assassination of 'Uthman and mobilize
a large number of the people of ash-Sham under the pretext
of avenging the blood of the so-called innocent and
martyred caliph, and bring them to the field of battle
at Siffin. His lies, cunning and plots which formed
the basis of all his acts, was enough to deceive the
simple-minded people of almost the whole of the Islamic
realm, or at least expose them to doubt and hesitation.
Even the personality of such a man as 'Ammar ibn Yasir
who, was in those days regarded as the embodiment of
the rightfulness of the Alawite front, and was many
a times praised by the Prophet, had been unable to influence
the people fully owing to their credulity and Mu'awiyah's
cunning and trickery. Therefore another plan was required
to bring Mu'awiyah out of his deceptive shell and reveal
his evil and wicked identity.
One of the main results of Imam al-Hasan's truce was
the above point. The oration of Mu'awiyah, quoted above,
was a clear evidence of his wicked thoughts and evil
deeds. It showed
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