Writer: R. STEPHEN HUMPHREYS
Published Year: 2006
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 1–85168–402–6
978–1–85168–402–1
Size: 2 MB
Muawiyah I (Arabic: معاوية ابن أبي سفيان; Transliteration: Muʻāwīya ibn ʼAbī Sufyān; 602–680) was the first Caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty. In Sunni Islam, he is perceived as having his life divided in two parts.[citation needed] During his first part, he was as one of the staunchest enemies of Muhammad(sm) and of Islam[citation needed]. After all, after the Battle of Badr, Muawiya was the heir-apparent to the pagan throne of Mecca, which was occupied by his father Abu Sufyan and mother Hind.[citation needed] After the defeat of his family, following the fall of Mecca in 8 AH, Muawiya converted to Islam and hence is regarded within Sunni Islam as a Sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad(sm). This is where the second part of Muawiyah's life starts. Also he was Katib Al-waḥi (scribe)– he later became a member of the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus.
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