Miracle 97: The Miracle at Siffeen

It is narrated from Sahl bin Huneyf,

‘When Muawiya seized the access to the Euphrates, Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) ordered Malik al-Ashtar to say to the one by the side of the Euphrates, ‘Ali is saying to you all. Move aside from the water!’

When he said that, they moved aside from it. The army of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) arrived at the water and they took from it.

The news of this event reached Muawiya. He summoned the guards present and asked them concerning it, they said, ‘Amr Bin Aas came to us and said, ‘Muawiya is ordering you all to move away from the water!’

When it was the next morning, Muawiya allocated Hajaal Bin Al-Attab Al-Nakhaie with five thousand soldiers to stop the army of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) to access the water.

Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) called Malik al-Ashtar and asked him to do what he did the previous day. He called out like the first time. Hajaal moved away from the river. The companions of Ali (a.s.) arrived near the river and took the water.

The news again reached Muawiya and he summoned Hajaal and asked him concerning it. Hajaal replied, ‘Your son Yazeed (l.a.) came to me and said, ‘I order you to stay aside from it’. He asked Yazeed (l.a.) regarding this to which he denied.

Muawiya said, ‘When it will be the morning, do not accept from anyone, and even if I (myself) come to you, until you take my ring’.

When it was the third day, Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) issued an order to Malik like that. Hajaal saw Muawiya and took the ring from him, and he moved away from the water. Muawiya summoned him again and asked about the event. Then he saw his ring, so Muawiya struck his hand upon his hand and said, ‘Yes, and this is from the troubles of Ali (a.s.).¹

Footnotes

1. Behar al-Anwaar – V 42, Chp 119 Trad 11 ↩