fighting against him (1), known as the Battle of the Camel; the dispute between him and (2) Muʿāwiyah, and the Battle of Siffīn; Amr ibn al-Ās’s betrayal of Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī; and likewise the dispute between him and the Shurāt (3), the renegades at Nahrawān. In sum, Alī was with the truth (4), and the truth was with him. During his time, the Khawārij rose against him (5), including al-Ashʿath ibn Qays, Misʿar ibn Fadakī al-Tamīmī (6), Zayd ibn Husayn al-Tāʾī (7), and others. During his time (8), the extremists also appeared, such as Abd Allah ibn Saba. Misguidance and religious innovations began with these two groups (9), and the Prophet’s words—peace and blessings be upon him—proved true concerning him: “Two people will perish because of you: an excessive lover and a bitter hater.”
(1) K reads: “with him—peace be upon him.”
(2) K reads: “between him—peace be upon him—and.”
(3) N and M read: *al-surāt* (“the notables”).
(4) N reads: “Alī was in the right”; M reads: “Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—was in the right”; K reads: “Alī—peace be upon him—was with the truth.”
(5) “Against him” is omitted in K.
(6) N, M, and B read: “and Masūd ibn Mālik al-Tamīmī”; K reads: “Masūd ibn Mudhakkā al-Tamīmī”; *al-Milal wa-l-Nihal*, 1/33, reads: “Masūd ibn Fadakī al-Tamīmī.” All these readings are erroneous. The correct reading is the one I have established: “Misar ibn Fadakī al-Tamīmī.” It occurs at several places in *Tārīkh al-Tabarī*; see, for example, 5/11, 49, 51, 55, 76, and 77. See also al-Dīnawarī, *al-Akhbār al-Tiwāl*, Cairo ed., 1960, p. 191.
(7) N and M read: “Zayd ibn Hisn al-Tāī”; B reads: “Yazīd ibn Husayn al-Tāī”; K reads: “Yazīd ibn al-Husayn al-Tāī,” as does *al-Akhbār al-Tiwāl*, pp. 202–204. The reading established here, “Zayd ibn Husayn al-Tāī,” occurs at several places in *Tārīkh al-Tabarī*; see, for example, 5/49, 51, 75–77, and 85.
(8) K reads: “during his time—peace be upon him.”
(9) K reads: “Religious innovation and misguidance began with the two groups.”