The Kingdom of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan R.A
Author | : Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Shams |
Publisher | : Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Shams |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : |
ISBN-10 | : 9798793835299 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Few people are more important when establishing the caliphate and the Arab-Muslim Empire in the early phases of its existence. One of them is Mu' awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. There are a lot of controversies in Islam about this great man. But this is separate from the extraordinary achievements he made in his lifetime. Mu'awiya is a powerful figure in the history of Islam. Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan is undoubtedly the most elusive and ambiguous of the early caliphs. Furthermore, he was a political genius at a time when nothing else could have saved the Islamic Empire from dissolution, regardless of what we think of him as a ruler and a man (a matter on which opinions disagree sharply, to put it gently). He goes through numerous stages in his life and work. There is a wealth of information on Mu' awiya ibn Abi Sufyan in this book, from his life and times in the Islamic Empire through his character, controversies, and reign.