Hadith 325

ijistan, and Kaas is well known by his mother, and Khulayda to Khurasa. Khuleyd travelled until when he was near from Neysabour, it reached him that the people of Khurasa had become Kafirs, and they had snatched away their hands from the obedience, and office bearers of Chosroe had arrived to them from Kabul. So, he fought the people of Neysabour and defeated them and besieged its inhabitants, and sent a message to Ali-asws with the conquest and the captives. Then he held up the two daughters of Chosroe, and lodged them upon safety. He sent them to Ali-asws. When they arrived to him-asws, he-asws said, ‘Would you like to be married? ’ They said, ‘No, except if you-asws to get us married to your-asws sons, for we do not see any match for us other than them’. Ali-asws said: ‘Go wherever you so like to’. Narsa stood up and said, ‘Order for them to be with them, for it would be an honour from you-asws, and there is a relationship between me and them’. He-asws did so. Narsa lodged them with him and made their food and drink to be in gold and silver (utensils) and clothed them with kingly clothing, and spread out for them the brocade (carpets). And he-asws sent Al-Ashtar upon Al-Mosul and Nasibeyn, and Darar, and Sinjar, and Aamid, and Hiyat, and Anaat, and whatever he-asws had overcome upon from those lands, from the land of Al-Jazeera. And Muawiya Bin Abu Sufyan sent Al-Zahaak Bin Qays upon what was in his authority from the land of Al-Jazeera, and it was in his hands – and Harran, and Al-Raqqa, and Al-Ruha, and Qirqyesa. And the ones who were at Al-Kufa and at Al-Basra from the Usmanites (supporters of Usman), had fled and descended at Al-Jazeera in the authority of Muawiya. Al-Ashtar went out and he intended Al-Zahaak at Harran. When that reached Al-Zahaak, he sent a message to the people of Raqqa and they assisted him, and most of its inhabitants were Usmanites (supporters of Usman). They came and upon them was Simak Bin Makhramah, and Al-Zahaak came to receive Al-Ashtar. So, Al-Zahaak and Simak met between Harran and Al-Raqqa, and Al-Ashtar departed until he descended to them. They fought a severe fight until it came to the evening. Al-Zahaak returned with the ones with him and travelled all of his night until morning he was at Harran, he entered it. And Al-Ashtar came to the morning and saw what they had done, so he pursued them until he descended upon them at Harran. He besieged them, and the news came to Muawiya, so he sent Abdul Rahman Bin Khalid to them among a cavalry to help them. When that reached Al-Ashtar, he sent formed his battalion and mobilised his army and his cavalry, then Al-Ashtar called out to them, ‘Indeed, the life is dear! Indeed, the honour is immune! Indeed, you are going down, O you shackling foxes! You are bordering a border of the fogs’. They called out, ‘O servants of Allah-azwj! You will be staying for a little while, you know, by Allah-azwj, you have just come’. Al-Ashtar continued until he passed by the people of Al-Raqqa but they were careful from him. Then he continued until he passed by the people of Qirqyesa, and they were careful from him. And it reached Abdul Rahman Bin Khalid, the leaving of Al-Ashtar, so he left (as well)’’. [5]