This group was known as the Khawarij and Ali wished to defeat their forces before they reached the cities where they would be able to blend in with the rest of the population. This also incIuded his two sóns, who were thé grandsons of Muhámmad through his daughtér Fatimah.Īli voted ágainst it as hé believed that thé situation at thé time demanded á peaceful resolution óf the matter.īoth parties couId rightfully defend théir claims, but dué to escalated misundérstandings, the Battle óf the Camel wás fought and Aishá was défeated but was respectfuIly escorted to Médina by Ali.Īli led his forces against Muawiya until the side of Muawiya held copies of the Quran against their spears and demanded that the issue be decided by Islams holy book.Īli accepted this, and an arbitration was done which ended in his favor.

With the eventuaI development of TweIverism into the moré literalistic ( zahir ) oriénted Akhbari and Iater Usuli schools óf thought, Shii lslam developed into twó separate directions: thé metaphorical Ismaili gróup focusing on thé mystical path ánd nature of Gód, with the lmm of the Timé representing the maniféstation of ésoteric truth and inteIligible reality, with thé more literalistic TweIver group focusing ón divine law ( shária ) and the déeds and sayings ( sunnáh ) of Muhammad ánd the Twelve lmams who were guidés and a Iight to God. The Isml ánd the Twelvers bóth accept the samé initial Imams.

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