The plot to assassinate Ali, Muawiyah, and Ibn al-Aas.. Muawiyah series, episode 15

Episode 15 of the Muawiyah series begins with an exciting dramatic escalation, as it deals with the conflict between Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Kharijites, who began to spread chaos and attack Muslims in Kufa.

On the other hand, their extremist actions escalated to the point of declaring the Companions infidels, which prompted Ali ibn Abi Talib to attempt to contain them through dialogue. He sent Abdullah ibn Abbas to debate them, but he only succeeded in convincing 2,000 of them to abandon their ideas, while the rest maintained their extremist stance.

In this context, Ali ibn Abi Talib realized the impossibility of reaching a peaceful solution with the Kharijites, so he decided to fight the Battle of Nahrawan against them.

On the other hand, the battle witnessed fierce fighting between Ali's army and the Kharijites, which ended with the elimination of most of the followers of the extremist ideology, which led to a significant weakening of their influence.

Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan succeeded in consolidating his influence, seizing control of Egypt and reappointing Amr ibn al-As as its governor. This came after the dismissal of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, who had been appointed governor of Egypt by Ali ibn Abi Talib. The events also witnessed the assassination of Malik ibn al-Ashtar, one of Ali's most prominent army commanders, while he was on his way to Egypt to consolidate his control there.

After the Battle of Nahrawan ended and the situation in Egypt stabilized, Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan agreed to a temporary truce that halted the fighting between the two sides. This truce was widely welcomed by Muslims, who were exhausted by wars and conflicts.

However, the calm did not last long, as a new conspiracy soon emerged, led by a group of Kharijites who had fled from Nahrawan.

Triple assassination plot shakes the nation Three Kharijites planned to assassinate the great leaders of the Islamic world: Ali ibn Abi Talib in Kufa, Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan in the Levant, and Amr ibn al-As in Egypt.

How did episode 15 of the series "Muawiyah" end?

As the plot was being carried out, Ali ibn Abi Talib was stabbed during the dawn prayer, and Muawiyah was also subjected to a similar assassination attempt, while Amr ibn al-Aas survived after the assassin missed his target and was stabbed instead.