Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 51

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During the Battle of Siffin, the men who were fighting on the
side of Mu`awiyah overpowered the men of Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH),
occupying the bank of the River Euphrates and preventing them
from having access to its water. It is then that Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH)
said the following:

They are asking you for morsels of battle. So, either you remain
in ignominy and the lowest status or drench your swords with blood and
quench your thirst with water. Real death is living in subjugation, while
real life is in dying as subjugators. Beware, Mu`awiyah is leading a small
group of insurgents and has kept them in the dark about the true facts with
the result that they have made their bosoms the targets of death.ortioned by Allah from before.