Lessons learned from the Companions – The Sign of the Death of Ammar

When the people came to know of the martyrdom of Ammaar and recalled the prophecy of the Holy Prophet it demoralized the troops of Muawiyah. Muawiyah tried to keep up the morale of his people by saying that the responsibility for his death lay with Ali who had brought him to fight in spite of his old ago. The death of ‘Ammaar was a great personal loss for Ali and he felt as if one of his hands had been cut off.