The First Fitna

الفتنة الكبرى

A trail through the community's hardest years.

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Levant & Iraq
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Uthman's death

    656: الفتنة تدخل دار الخليفة.

    Uthman ibn Affan

  2. The Camel

    البصرة 656: علي وطلحة والزبير وعائشة.

    Battle of the Camel · Ali ibn Abi Talib · Aisha bint Abi Bakr · Talha ibn Ubaydullah

  3. Siffin

    الفرات 657: علي ومعاوية والمصاحف المرفوعة.

    Battle of Siffin · Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan

  4. Arbitration

    الحكمان ثم الخوارج ينشقون.

    The arbitration after Siffin · Battle of Nahrawan · Khawarij

  5. The end

    661: علي يستشهد في محراب الكوفة.

    Ali ibn Abi Talib · Kufa

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Overview

A path through the hardest years of the community: the killing of Uthman, the Camel and Siffin, arbitration and al-Nahrawan, and the assassination of Ali. A test of brotherhood.

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islam.museum contributors. “The First Fitna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-first-fitna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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