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What are you going to do Commander of the Faithful?

Do you think I'll worry about a couple of demand seekers in Medina?

Far be it from you to feel so Commander of the Faithful

but I suspect that crowd

for they've entered Medina while hiding some kind of ploy

Perhaps they're bearing an ill will towards you and the people of Medina

Please, have a seat

Commander of the Faithful...

Some of them have denied Sa'id Ibn al-As entrance to Kufa

Amr has a point

We must be ware for anything that might happen

I think, Commander of the Faithful...

is that we should listen to their demands

I fear that if we've allowed them to discuss their demands...

not to know what they might be tempted to demand

Have you listened to their demands Aba al-Hasan?

Scattered sayings from here and there

Why don't you see them to find out their demands?

Alright

But would you grant their demands?

I can only promise you one thing

that I won't leave any means for conciliation

without trying it out

"Episode 11"

"Medina, Year 35 After the Hijra"

Stay right here

I don't want people of Medina to be startled by our crowd

Come on, Amr, let's go

Move it, raise the tents

Have you listened to their demands Aba al-Hasan?

Each one of them has a different opinion about your governors

But they think you favor Umayyads and your relatives over all subjects

where governors are building palaces and collecting wealth behind your back

I implore you by Allah, Ali

Aren't all those governors...

were appointed by Omar Ibn al-Khattab, not me?

Al-Walid, Mugheira, Mu'awiya and Ibn Abi Sarh

Aren't they the appointees of Al-Farouq?

But people think they're unjust at their posts

and get the lion's share of spoils only because they're your cousins

If I were in your place and they were my relatives

I'd follow Omar's example and watch them closely

Let none escape punishment

Listen, Ali, each man has his own approach and reasoning

Matters are judged by their endings

We've conquered Ifriqiya by virtue of Allah

besides defeating the Byzantines at sea

and we've compiled the book of Allah by His command and His virtue

people are well-off too

What else do they want?

Commander of the Faithful

We're facing a revolting crowd who don't deny your status

but what's happening in the provinces might let people turn against you

Do what's right and don't let people scattered

unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood

Men saw him entering Medina

- Alone? - He entered Medina alone

and left those who came with him outside

Perhaps, we should get ready for battle then

What battle, Muhammad? What battle?

Don't you think we might be forced to meet our demands by fighting?

Don't you think we might be forced to meet our demands by fighting?

Don't dwell on it

I don't think that Uthman would be obstinate

for he realizes that he has many opponents and few supporters

Be patient, Muhammad

We'll achieve our goal by Allah's will

Peace be upon you

Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you

- How are you, Father? - I'm fine

Praise be to Allah

I didn't know you're coming to visit

By Allah, were it not for the duties of governance, I would not have parted

But you shouldn't endure the hardship of travelling

Endure the hardship?

I wished my path to you is shorter so I could reach you quickly

Don't worry, Mu'awiya

It's a trial by Allah Glorified and Exalted be He

- We'll find a way, by Allah's will - By Allah's will

What have you decided?

I'll grant their demands

Please, come in

The Commander of the Faithful has granted all of your demands

Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar

He dismissed Abdullah Ibn Abi Sarh as the Governor of Egypt

and appointed you instead, Muhammad

So, treat people fairly

and treat Ibn Abi Sarh respectfully until he returns to Medina

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

Why don't you accompany us to Damascus?

Why would I leave Allah's Messenger side and go to Syria?

Commander of the Faithful this isn't over yet

Their arrival is only a trick

and the agreement of the people of Kufa, Egypt and Basrah

doesn't show that it's over

You're exaggerating, Mu'awiya

We've granted them their demands

Go back to Damascus and rest assured

I swear, it's beyond granting them some demands, Commander of the Faithful

There's something deeper behind this

I'll raise an army from Syria to be at your command

An army?

Go back to Damascus before sunset

Farewell

What's with you, Father?

Some people believed the words of the imprudent and took them as their goal

But I'll forgive those who had wronged me and the Muslims

until reconciliation fills their hearts

Allah will decide the outcome

Praise be to Allah, things ended well

- Praise be to Allah - Praise be to Allah

Peace be upon the people of Medina

Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you Have a seat, Mu'awiya

I have come only to share what I have

You realize there is neither an army nor guards here to protect our Commander

and I think Uthman's safety relies on you, Muhajireen and Ansar

Whoever dares to oppose the Caliph of the Messenger of Allah in this matter

we shall not be safe from their scheming, today or tomorrow

If the Commander of the Faithful is hurt, Allah forbid

our army won't rest until punishing whoever assaults the Caliph

What do you mean, Ibn Abi Sufyan?

I'm warning anyone who offends the Commander of the Faithful

By Allah, you're accusing us, Mu'awiya

- I never said that, Aba al-Hasan - Don't interrupt me, Ibn Abi Sufyan

Don't interrupt me

They've decided to fulfill their demands on their own

They've decided to fulfill their demands on their own

and did that without any question or permission

Besides, our Commander has granted their demands, so it's over

I hope so

Don't you ever think that I'm protesting to become Governor of Egypt

However, I'm doing that to get rid of Ibn Abi Sarh

That's why I accepted to become Governor

so as Uthman doesn't consider that an excuse

Son of Abi Bakr's

What's with you?

- Very bad news - Be quick

Men have caught a messenger from Uthman Ibn Affan to Abdullah Ibn Abi Sarh

while carrying this letter

It's from Uthman

He's ordering his Governor over Egypt to catch and kill us all

Send two trustworthy men immediately

One after Malik Ibn al-Ashtar

and the other after the people of Basrah

to meet us in Medina

Haven't you told me that the revolts have been dispersed?

and returned home after granting their demands?

Why are you worried, my Lord?

Because of that spiteful but united crowd although they come from different places

They didn't respect Medina and camped on its outskirts

until they fulfilled their demands

and went back peacefully without being deterred or punished

I'm sure that crowd will return with new demands

I'm afraid their audacity will have dire consequences

What worries me and deprives me from sleep

is the long distance to Medina and its people

Now, I don't know what to do

Should I assemble an army for the coming days

or am I exaggerating?

Uthman won't stay as the Commander of the Faithful after today

We won't leave before Uthman removes himself

Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar...

- Allah Akbar... - Allah Akbar...

- Allah Akbar... - Allah Akbar...

- Allah Akbar... - Allah Akbar...

Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar... - Allah Akbar...

Allah Almighty is Truthful

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

Uthman won't stay as the Commander of the Faithful after today

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

Allah Akbar...

Uthman won't stay as the Commander of the Faithful after today

We've received a letter from Medina, my Lord

- From the Commander of the Faithful? - It's from your cousin

Marwan Ibn al-Hakam

"Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you"

"From Marwan Ibn Al Hakam to Mu'awiya Ibn Abi Sufyan"

"Allah's Messenger city is in turmoil and unease"

"After we thought that the danger is long bygone"

"and the Commander of the Faithful granted the revolts their demands"

"They stormed Medina again holding a fabricated letter from our Commander"

Allah Akbar

"Claiming that he ordered the killing"

"of those who opposed the Caliph's approach in Egypt"

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - People of Medina!

Have no fear or grief we only want to ascertain

If he ordered our killing we'll depose him

If he ordered our killing we'll depose him

We won't leave before Uthman removes himself

- Give us our Caliphate back - Give us our Caliphate back

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

I know nothing of this letter

I didn't send it nor did I order writing it

"The Commander of the Faithful proved to them that he never ordered that at all"

"and didn't know who sent it"

"but the agitated men didn't calm, brother and they besieged the house of Uthman

Uthman wouldn't lie or swear a false oath

Talha, Zubayr and I believe the Commander of the Faithful

Probably, it's a fabricated letter as if it were from Uthman

and some hypocrites aimed by it...

fueling turmoil between the Commander of the Faithful and his subjects

If the letter was fabricated

It must be forged in this very house Aba al-Hasan

If Uthman didn't write it and put his stamp on it

he must hand us who wrote it so we could punish him

Whoever forged the letter wanted to kill us unlawfully

and sowed discord among the Muslims

- Hand us the letter writer - Hand us the letter writer

Hand us the letter writer...

Hand us the letter writer

"That's why I've sent you this letter"

"so you could help your cousin and support him in these difficult times"

"During which one can't tell right from wrong"

"Peace be upon you"

Order Habib to advance with the troops to Medina

and I'll go with the rest upon their return from the frontiers

Tell him not to start fighting

and if they lean towards peace let him do the same

All I want is the Commander of the Faithful's safety

Yes, my Lord

If you don't want to speak to them

I'll tell them whatever you want to say

Let's go to the mosque

Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you

Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you

I swear, it didn't occur to me that I'd defend myself from this pulpit

After defending Allah's religion His Messenger's laws and Muslims

Here I am, standing amongst you today

while feeling that I'm a stranger among my brothers

As if you don't know me and I don't know you either

I look into your faces

and I don't like the anger I see

and my heart bleeds

because of the disavowal and ingratitude I'm feeling

O, people

I'm Uthman Ibn Affan

Have you forgotten who's Uthman?

Who's the first person to migrate to Abyssinia?

Who assembled the Army of Distress?

Who spent his money on Muslims?

I'm Uthman

Uthman who didn't kneel to an idol in the Age of Ignorance

I'm Dhu al-Nurain

Does Allah's Messenger trust me with his daughters...

whereas the Nation doesn't trust me with its fate?

You've turned against me

You falsely claim that I don't follow the rules of Allah's Messenger

Do you accept that Companions of Allah's messenger?

Do you accept that Companions of Allah's messenger?

Do you accept they feud a man the Prophet promised with paradise?

Have we convened so you recite your virtues, Uthman?

You're the one who turned on us and let the Umayyads control us

Shame on you

I swear, I didn't do more than what Umar did to you

but you've criticized me for what you've accepted from him

Hence, you've questioned my integrity and accused us...

that we've ordered the unlawful killing of some of our subjects

Then, who did that?

We've seen and heard what you had written

Behave yourself, Muhammad!

This is the pulpit of Allah's Messenger and that's his Caliph

This is over, for I've answered you

and I've said that before

Perhaps, who did it wanted to sow turmoil between us

You're the one who wants to keep whoever wants to sow discord

If I had known him I wouldn't have spared him

And if I wanted to take your lives

I wouldn't have to do it in secret

You are well-aware that I have the most honored allies

closer supporters

and they're more in numbers

Today, I've shown you my formidable strength

because you've brought a side of me I never knew I had before

and words that I've never spoken

So, hold your speech

and stop criticizing and questioning your governors

Go back home!

Otherwise, you will not see from me but harm

and I'll respond to you as if you're the corrupters on earth

There's no pledge of allegiance for you over our necks

- Get down from Allah's Messenger pulpit - Get down from Allah's Messenger pulpit

Get down from Allah's Messenger pulpit...

Get down from Allah's messenger pulpit...

I beseech you in Allah's name to return home

I don't assure your safety with people's rampage

Allah's Messenger peace be upon him, said...

"Whatever Uthman does after today will not harm him"

Get down from Allah's Messenger pulpit

"Whatever Uthman does after today will not harm him"

Has their corruption sunk to this level?

Commander of the Faithful don't grant them what they want

You said that you'd never take off a shirt given to you by Allah

and this is truthful, by Allah

They've threaten him to cut off food and water until he abdicates before them

There's no power nor might save in Allah

Their wickedness reached too far, Father isn't it?

Go with your brother to Uthman's house

and don't leave his door

so you could defend him if someone entered out of anger

and try hard to calm him down

They've denied us bringing water into the house

O, people

Are there among you companions of Allah's Messenger's?

Yes, Commander of the Faithful

Yes, Commander of the Faithful

Are Ali, Talha and Zubayr among you?

I'm here, Commander of the Faithful

I'm here, Commander of the Faithful

Can Aisha, the Mother of Believers hear me?

Aisha, can you hear me?

Yes, the Mother of Believers can hear you

She hears you

Didn't Allah's Messenger peace be upon him, say...

"Who will expand the mosque by incorporating this house into it..."

"in return for a house in Paradise?"

Hence, I've bought it myself and expanded the mosque

I adjure you by Allah and by Islam

and I only appeal the companions of Allah's Messenger

Haven't witnessed Allah's Messenger peace be upon him...

when Muslims suffered thirst...

when He stood up and said...

"Who will buy the well of Rumah..."

"and dip his bucket in it alongside the buckets of the Muslims..."

"in return for a better one in Paradise?"

So, I bought it with my own money for the sake of Muslims?

Yes, Commander of the Faithful By Allah, we testify

So, why you deny the Commander of the Faithful a sip of water...

after he'd quenched your thirst when you migrated to Medina?

I implore you and ask you for the sake of Allah and Islam

Didn't you hear Allah's Messenger when I stood by his side on Uhud Mountain

alongside Aba Bakr and Omar

and He hit the mountain with his foot and said...

"O Uhud, be firm..."

"for on you there is none but a Prophet a Siddiq and two martyrs"

We testify

We testify, Commander of the Faithful

We testify, Commander of the Faithful

Praise be to Allah

O Lord, testify what Allah's Messenger Companions have testified

Come on

Who's there?

Stop!

If it were you who were besieged

would the Umayyads do what you're doing to Uthman?

- Peace be upon you - Peace be upon you

Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you

Commander of the Faithful

We want to warn you that the worst might hit us all

for what happened at the mosque infuriated these hypocrites once more

Advise me

Commander of the Faithful...

we recommend choosing one of three options

You enter the sacred state for Umrah and we'll do the same

so, it would be unlawful for them to kill us

or we'll travel with you to Mu'awiya in Damascus

or to fight them

and strike with swords until Allah judges between us

We are right and they're wrong

Do you share Mugheira's opinion, Amr?

What other choice do we have Commander of the Faithful?

Regarding the sacred state for Umrah...

it wouldn't prevent them from fighting us

For they think of us as misguided whether we are in a sacred state or not

Regarding, leaving for Damascus

I swear, I won't leave this city out of fear

so people of Damascus would see me

and our infidel enemies would hear about it

We prove ourselves weak in their eyes

Regarding fighting...

I've always hoped to meeting with Allah

I've always hoped to meeting with Allah

without shedding a Muslim's blood because of me

But, Commander of the Faithful...

I'll pray two Rak'as

If we die, we'll meet our loved ones

Muhammad and his Companions

We have been informed that there're reinforcements for Uthman

coming from Syria on their way to Medina

We don't have enough weapons or any planning for battle

If what you're saying is true

we won't succeed at summoning our friends from Egypt and Iraq

- We don't have enough time, Malik - Speak and be brief

We must not leave before everything concludes

What if turmoil erupts?

Did Uthman and his supporters leave us any other choice?

If Mu'awiya returned with an army turmoil will be even worse

and all of our men would lose their lives in battle

Aba Ibrahim, no one wants turmoil

but we have only one of two paths

Either to continue until the very end

or to turn back

If we turn back...

anyone who bears a grudge would defeat us

and we'd let those people down

Those who only want a just life

We won't leave before Uthman abdicates

- Give us our Caliphate back - Give us our Caliphate back

Give us our Caliphate back

Abdicate

- Abdicate - Abdicate

- Abdicate - Abdicate

- Abdicate - Abdicate

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

- Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar

What are you doing?

We're here to make Uthman abdicate not to terrorize people

I don't want to hurt anyone of Medina's people

let alone Al-Hasan and his brother

Praise be to Allah

Praise be to Allah

Allah Almighty is Truthful

What is it, Aba Abdullah?

Sometimes I don't remember what I dreamed about

but at other times...

I remember some things and forget the rest

But tonight's dream...

was just like reality

crystal clear

What have you dreamed of?

I dreamed of Allah's Messenger peace be upon him

Peace be upon him

along with Aba Bakr and Umar

That's a good dream indeed

It was just like good old days

We talked

and recalled our earliest days

The days of tranquility and peace

Rejoice, Na'ila

Allah's Messenger misses me just like I miss him

What did they tell you?

"Be patient, Uthman"

"For you're breaking your fast with us, tonight"

Praise be to Allah

Praise be to Allah