GCEIslamic Religious StudiesThe Rightly Guided Caliphs2024

The Battle of Siffin (657 CE) was fought between the forces of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and

AMuawiyah ibn Abi SufyanCORRECT
BAisha bint Abi Bakr
CAmr ibn al-As
DKhalid ibn al-Walid
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The Battle of Siffin was fought between Caliph Ali's forces and those of Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, the governor of Syria, who demanded justice for the murder of Uthman before pledging allegiance to Ali. The battle ended inconclusively with an arbitration (tahkim) that further divided the Muslim community. The Battle of the Camel involved Aisha, not Siffin.
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