![]() They said that besides Mu`awiyah they would not accept anyone as the ruler of Syria. When Sahl ibn Hunayf reached the valley of Taboo on his way to Syria, a unit of men appointed by Mu`awiyah stopped him and asked who he was and where he was headed to? I am the governor for Syria appointed by `Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (a.s). While going to al-Kūfah, when `Imarah stopped at Zabalah, Talhah ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi intercepted him and asked him to return from there or else he would be killed. The Imam (a.s) sent `Imarah ibn Shihab towards al-Kūfah and Sahl ibn Hunayf to Syria. They took charge of the provinces without any problems. ![]() Therefore, Qays ibn Sa`d was sent as the governor to Egypt, `Ubaydullah ibn `Abbas to Yemen, `Uthman ibn Hunayf to al-Basrah as the new incumbents. Hence, he put all the governors under notice of change. When Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) assumed the office of the caliph, he wanted to bring about a total change in the administration. Because of this long period in the position of the governor, he had entrenched himself and was ruling from Damascus like an autocratic monarch. ![]() He was occupying the region since the times of the second caliph. Syria was the cradle of Umayyad power and the capital of Mu`awiyah ibn Abi-Sufyan. THE BATTLE OF SIFFIN AND A LOOK AT THE KHAWARIJ
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