Who was Muawiyah Shia?
Muawiyah I (Arabic: معاوية ابن أبي سفيان Muʿāwiyah ibn ʾAbī Sufyān; 602–680) was the first Caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty. After the conquest of Mecca by the Muslims, Muawiyah’s family converted to Islam.
Who became ruler after Yazīd?
Upon the death of Yazīd in 640, Muʿāwiyah was appointed governor of Damascus by the caliph ʿUmar and gradually gained mastery over other areas of Syria.
Who became caliph after ʿAlī?
Hasan
After the assassination of Ali in January 661, his eldest son, Hasan, was elected caliph in Kufa.
Who was Muawiyah bin Abi-Sufyan?
Muawiyah bin Abi-Sufyan was born in Mecca to Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and Hind bint Utbah (601 CE) into the Banu Umayya sub-clan of the Banu Abd-Shams clan of the Quraysh tribe. The Quraysh controlled the city of Mecca (in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia) and the Banu Abd-Shams were among the most influential of its citizens. [6]
Who was Muhammed Sufyan?
Muʿāwīya b. Abī Sufyān (Arabic: معاویة بن ابي سفیان) (b. 18 BH/605 – d. 60 /680), the first Umayyad caliph who ruled in Damascus after the Peace Treaty of Imam al-Hasan (a) . In the conquest of Mecca, he became Muslim and he was among Tulaqa’. He attended the conquering of Syria at the time of Abu Bakr.
How did Muawiya become a Muslim?
When Muhammad captured Mecca in 630, Mu’awiya, his father, and his elder brother Yazid embraced Islam. According to accounts cited by the early Muslim historians al-Baladhuri and Ibn Hajar, Mu’awiya had secretly become a Muslim from the time of the Hudaybiyya negotiations.
How did Muawiya become caliph of Kufa?
He successfully bribed Ubayd Allah ibn Abbas, the commander of al-Hasan’s vanguard, to desert his post and sent envoys to negotiate with al-Hasan. In return for a financial settlement, al-Hasan abdicated and Mu’awiya entered Kufa in July or September 661 and was recognized as caliph.