▁for ▁his ▁appointment ▁and ▁re bel led ▁and ▁Ali ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁N ah raw an . ▁The ▁arbitr ation ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Ali ' s ▁coal ition ▁and ▁some ▁have ▁op ined ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁Mu aw iy ah ' s ▁intention . ▁ ▁Mu aw iy ah ' s ▁army ▁inv aded ▁and ▁pl under ed ▁cities , ▁which ▁Ali ' s ▁govern ors ▁couldn ' t ▁prevent ▁and ▁people ▁didn ' t ▁support ▁him ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁them . ▁Mu aw iy ah ▁over power ed ▁Egypt , ▁Y emen ▁and ▁other ▁areas . ▁ ▁This ▁civil ▁war ▁created ▁permanent ▁divisions ▁within ▁the ▁Muslim ▁community ▁and ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁divided ▁over ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁legit imate ▁right ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁cal i ph ate . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁of ▁Ram ad an , ▁while ▁Ali ▁was ▁pray ing ▁in ▁the ▁mos que ▁of ▁K uf a , ▁the ▁K har ij ite ▁Abd - al - R ah man ▁ibn ▁Mul j am ▁assass in ated ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁strike ▁of ▁his ▁poison - co ated ▁sword . ▁Ali , ▁wounded ▁by ▁the ▁poison ous ▁sword , ▁lived ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁of ▁Ram ad an ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K uf a ▁in ▁ 6 6 1 ▁CE . ▁ ▁Ali ▁ordered ▁his ▁sons ▁not ▁to ▁kill ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people . ▁Since ▁the ▁act ▁was ▁performed