Timeline December 656

Events in December 656 3

• 594 – 656 Talha ibn Ubaydullah (594-656) Died 7 December 656, aged 62 Talha ibn Ubaydullah was an early companion of Muhammad and counted among the ten companions promised paradise in Sunni tradition. He was killed at the Battle of the Camel while fighting against Caliph Ali's forces near Basra.
• 594 – 656 Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594-656) Died December 656, aged 62 Zubayr ibn al-Awwam was a companion and cousin of Muhammad, married to Asma bint Abu Bakr. He withdrew from the Battle of the Camel but was pursued and killed afterward near Basra.
• 656 Battle of the Camel First major battle of the Muslim civil war, fought near Basra Forces loyal to Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib defeated an army led by Aisha, widow of the Prophet Muhammad, together with Talha ibn Ubaydullah and Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, near Basra. Named for the camel on which Aisha observed the fighting, it was the first large-scale armed conflict between Muslims.