The Outset of Dissension in Islam — Page 114
114 H A D RAT MIRZA BASHIR-UD-DIN MAHMUD AHMAD However, after having come some distance, he returned, and was not present in Madinah at the time of this conflict. 95 The third person was ‘ Amm a r bin Y a sir, who was one of the companions. The reason he fell to deception was because he was not very informed in the field of politics. When Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra sent him to Egypt so that he could return with a report on the administration of its governor, ‘Abdull a h bin Sab a welcomed him and turned him against the governor of Egypt. Moreover, since the governor had bitterly opposed the Holy Prophet sa in his days of disbelief and had accepted Islam after the victory of Makkah, ‘Amm a r bin Y a sir was quickly ensnared by them. After creating suspicion against the governor, ‘Abdull a h bin Sab a slowly made him suspicious of Hadrat ‘ Uthm a n ra as well. 96 However, ‘ Amm a r bin Y a sir did not practically participate in the rebellion. Although he was present in Madinah when it was attacked, apart from sitting quietly at home and not taking part in opposing the rebels, practically, he did not take any part in the rebellion. He was completely innocent of the crimes committed by the rebels. H A D RAT ‘ UTHM A N RA IS ASKED TO STEP DOWN FROM KHILAFAT Besides these three, no one in Madinah - be it a Companion ra or anyone else - held sympathy for the rebels. 95. T a r i khu t-T abar i , vol. 5, pp. 186-187, Dhikru Ba ‘ di Siyari Uthm a n. . . . . , Published by D a rul-Fikr, Beirut, 2002 edition 96. T a r i khu t-T abar i , vol. 5, p. 148, Dhikru Mas i ri Mann S a ra Il a Dh i Khashabin Min Ahli Mi s ra. . . . . , Published by D a rul-Fikr, Beirut, 2002 edition [Publishers]