Battle of Ṣiffīn: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	May 657 - July 657
Location	Euphrates River • Syria
Participants	ʿAlī • Muʿāwiyah I
Context	civil war

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Mosque of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ

ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ

Arab general

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