Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin

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Islamic political event historical event peace negotiation

Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin was a pivotal mediation effort between the forces of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan that deepened political and religious divisions in early Islamic history and contributed to the continuation of the First Fitna.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic political event ⓘ historical event ⓘ peace negotiation ⓘ
aim	to end armed conflict between Ali and Mu'awiya ⓘ to resolve the dispute over leadership of the Muslim community ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	intra-Muslim political conflict ⓘ
describedBySource	al-Tabari's history NERFINISHED ⓘ early Islamic historiography ⓘ
follows	Battle of Siffin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	appeal to the Qur'an for judgment by Mu'awiya's forces ⓘ stalemate at the Battle of Siffin ⓘ
hasEffect	alienation of some of Ali's supporters ⓘ continuation of the First Fitna ⓘ deepening of political divisions among Muslims ⓘ deepening of religious divisions among Muslims ⓘ emergence of the Kharijites ⓘ strengthening of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan's political position ⓘ weakening of Ali ibn Abi Talib's political position ⓘ
hasInterpretation	seen by many Shia as undermining Ali's divinely sanctioned authority ⓘ seen by many Sunnis as a political attempt to avoid further bloodshed ⓘ
hasMediator	Abu Musa al-Ash'ari NERFINISHED ⓘ Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan NERFINISHED ⓘ supporters of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ supporters of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Dumat al-Jandal NERFINISHED ⓘ region of al-Jazira ⓘ
mainSubject	legitimacy of the caliphate ⓘ political authority in the Muslim community ⓘ responsibility for the murder of Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
outcome	contested claims about the caliphate ⓘ failure to restore unity in the Muslim community ⓘ no clear, universally accepted settlement ⓘ
partOf	First Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Nahrawan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mu'awiya's eventual establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext	Sunni–Shia divide ⓘ early Islamic history ⓘ
significantFor	development of Shia political thought ⓘ development of Sunni political thought ⓘ origins of Kharijite doctrine ⓘ
startTime	657 ⓘ
temporalContext	reign of Ali ibn Abi Talib as caliph ⓘ

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First Fitna → hasPart → Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin ⓘ