Hasan ibn Ali
Q. Who was Hazrat Ameer Muawiya?
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.
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- Q. Who was Hazrat Ameer Muawiya?
- Q. WHO declared the caliph in Jerusalem 660?
- Q. Who is the father of Muawiya?
- Q. Who was the Khalifa after Hasan?
- Q. Was the Abbasid Caliphate religiously tolerant?
- Q. Who was the governor of North Africa in 661?
- Q. Who won battle of Siffin?
- Q. When did Mu awiyah I take over the Caliphate?
- Q. When did Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan come to power?
- Q. When did Mu’awiyah become the Governor of Damascus?
- Q. Who was the first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty?
Q. WHO declared the caliph in Jerusalem 660?
Mu’āwiyah
Mu’āwiyah was proclaimed caliph at Īliyā’ (Jerusalem) in a.h. 40 (660). With his accession the seat of the provincial government, Damascus, became the capital of the Moslem empire, though that empire was somewhat circumscribed.
Q. Who is the father of Muawiya?
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Muawiyah I/Fathers
Mu’awiya and his father Abu Sufyan had opposed Muhammad, their distant Qurayshite kinsman and later Mu’awiya’s brother-in-law, until Muhammad captured Mecca in 630. Afterward, Mu’awiya became one of Muhammad’s scribes.
Q. Who was the Khalifa after Hasan?
| Hasan ibn Ali حسن بن علي | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Ali ibn Abi Talib |
| Successor | Mu’awiya I (as First Umayyad caliph) |
| 2nd Shia Imam | |
| Imamate 661–670 |
Abū Bakr
Palestine: The rise of Islam Islam by the first caliph, Abū Bakr (632–634), made it possible to channel the expansion of the Arab……
Q. Was the Abbasid Caliphate religiously tolerant?
In Spain under the Umayyads and in Baghdad under the Abbasid Khalifahs, Christians and Jews enjoyed a freedom of religion that they did not allow each other or anyone else. This exemplary tolerance is built into Islamic teachings.
Q. Who was the governor of North Africa in 661?
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
The third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, Uthman ibn Affan (r. 644–656), was also a member of the Umayyad clan. The family established dynastic, hereditary rule with Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, long-time governor of al-Sham (Greater Syria), who became the sixth caliph after the end of the First Fitna in 661.
Q. Who won battle of Siffin?
Battle of Siffin
| Date | July 26 to July 28, 657 AD (8 Safar to 10 Safar, 37 AH) |
|---|---|
| Location | Siffin, Syria |
| Result | Stalemate Arbitration |
Q. When did Mu awiyah I take over the Caliphate?
He fought against the fourth caliph, ʿAlī (Muhammad’s son-in-law), seized Egypt, and assumed the caliphate after ʿAlī’s assassination in 661. He restored unity to the Muslim empire and made Damascus its capital. He reigned from 661 to 680.
Q. When did Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan come to power?
Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan ruled Islamic Caliphate from 661 till 680. Did he come to the power in a legitimate way (according to Quran and hadith)? I am only interested in the views of Sunni Muslim Stack Exchange Network
Q. When did Mu’awiyah become the Governor of Damascus?
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.
Q. Who was the first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty?
He was succeeded by his son Hassan and then by Muawiyah I (as first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty) The Alids are the dynasties descended from Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (see Family tree of Muhammad and Family tree of Husayn ibn Ali).
