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251 56 Muawiyah's questions about these individuals, who entered the scene after the martyrdom of the Commander of the Faithful, and several of whom, not long after, each attained a nominal caliphate in some part of the great Islamic country, and Aqil's answers regarding the personality of Hasan ibn Ali ( علیه السلام ) and the position of Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas, all indicate that this meeting and conversation took place at a time when, from Muawiyah's perspective, the main rival; namely the Commander of the Faithful ( علیه السلام ), had left the scene through his martyrdom.
In this midst, there were a handful of the companions of the Commander of the Faithful ( علیه السلام ) who, in their meeting with Muawiyah, despite the atmosphere of suffocation, intimidation, and threat that prevailed, risked their lives and, instead of expressing helplessness and weakness, spoke to him boldly and from a position of power, and instead of saying "O Commander of the Faithful," they used the word "O Muawiyah" 57 they used, and Aqil ibn Abi Talib is one of these individuals, as what has been narrated in historical sources regarding his conversation with Muawiyah bears witness to this claim; if it were otherwise, it would certainly have been narrated, just as it has been narrated about others.
Ibn Abi al-Hadid has recorded this interesting historical incident as follows: One day Muawiyah asked about the story of the hot iron, which occurred between him and the Commander of the Faithful ( علیه السلام ).