Mu'awiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan

The Biography Of Muawiyah Ibn Sufiyan His successor son Yazid and the Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali A Reader’s Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written By: Maulvi Abdul Aziz Published By: Darussalam Publishers & Distributers Copyright: Darussalam Publishers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic of mechanical, including photocopying and recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. Contents Publisher's Note ............................................................................................................................................. 6 The Umayyads ............................................................................................................................................... 7 The Early Life of Mu’awiyah ........................................................................................................................ 9 Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan: A Companion of the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon him) .... 11 Mu’awiyah during the Caliphate of Uthman and the Formation of the Navy ............................................. 13 Mu’awiyah as Governor of Syria ................................................................................................................ 14 Mu’awiyah as the Caliph of the Entire Muslim World ............................................................................... 16 Political Skills of Mu’awiyah ...................................................................................................................... 17 Achievements of Mu’awiyah ....................................................................................................................... 19 A Day with Mu’awiyah ............................................................................................................................... 20 Military Achievements of Mu’awiyah ......................................................................................................... 21 Trouble in Iraq and Appointment of Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan as Governor ................................................... 22 Invasion of Constantinople [Today’s Istanbul] ........................................................................................... 24 Conquests in the East ................................................................................................................................... 26 Conquests in Africa ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Mu’awiyah’s Achievements as a Statesman ................................................................................................ 28 Financial Administration and Mu’awiyah ................................................................................................... 30 Mu’awiyah Nominates Yazid as his Successor ........................................................................................... 31 The Death of Ai’shah the Prophet’s Wife ................................................................................................... 33 A Word about Mu’awiyah Nomination of his Son Yazid ........................................................................... 34 The Death of Mu’awiyah ............................................................................................................................. 36 Mu’awiyah’s Family and Children .............................................................................................................. 38 A Glance at Mu’awiyah’s Caliphate ............................................................................................................ 39 Mu’awiyah’s Other Rare Achievements ..................................................................................................... 40 Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah .................................................................................................................................. 41 Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah’s Assuming Office of Kingship ............................................................................... 42 Abdullah ibn Zubayr did not come to take the Oath ................................................................................... 43 Marwan ibn Hakam Writes to Yazid about the Condition .......................................................................... 44 The Situation at Kufah in Iraq ..................................................................................................................... 45 Who was Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad? ................................................................................................................ 47 Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad Takes Over Kufah’s Governorship ...................................................................... 47 Muslim ibn Aqil Comes to Know of the Arrival of Ubaydullah ................................................................. 48 Muslim ibn Aqil and Hani ibn Urwa Slain .................................................................................................. 49 Husayn ibn Ali Leaves Makkah .................................................................................................................. 50 Husayn Advances towards Kufah Along with the Members of his Household .......................................... 51 The Misfortune at Karbala ........................................................................................................................... 52 A Word about Shimr .................................................................................................................................... 54 Amr ibn Sa’d informs Husayn about Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad’s Instruction .................................................. 55 Ubaydullah Orders to Cut off Husayn’s Reach to the River Water ............................................................ 57 Husayn’s companions prepared to sacrifice their lives ............................................................................... 58 An Offer and Husayn’s Refusal ................................................................................................................... 59 Allah’s Protection is better than Ubaydullah’s ............................................................................................ 60 A Poor Defence against the unequal enemy ................................................................................................ 61 Husayn’s final address to the enemy troops ................................................................................................ 62 The Army Closes in Around Husayn ........................................................................................................... 63 The Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali .............................................................................................................. 64 Husayn’s Head sent to Ubaydullah .............................................................................................................. 65 In the Court of Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah .......................................................................................................... 66 Ubaydullah’s Hopes Shattered .................................................................................................................... 67 Reaction in Madinah in Favour of the House of Ali ................................................................................... 68 The Three Years of Yazid’s Rule ................................................................................................................ 69 Madinah Attacked and Sacked .................................................................................................................... 70 Madinah under Attack ................................................................................................................................. 71 The Siege of Makkah and Yazid’s Death .................................................................................................... 72 Husayn Willing to Accept Abdullah as Caliph ............................................................................................ 73 A Glance at Yazid and his Caliphate ........................................................................................................... 74 Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah’s Children ................................................................................................................ 76 Publisher's Note In the Name of Allah, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful For many years, I have been looking for textbooks on the History of Islam for English-speaking students, yet I have found very few. Most did not overcome a common problem: they did not go beyond the era of the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, may Allah be pleased with them all. Bearing this in mind, we, at Darussalam, have resolved to present the entire History of Islam to our youth in language that appeals to them, in a simple yet lucid manner. The first four volumes in this series explore Islamic history during the period of the first Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs. This is the fifth volume in this series, which deals with the life and rule of Amir Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan. He is a crucial figure in the history of Islam. When Mu’awiyah

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