Muawiya (m
ä`wēä), d. 680, 1st Umayyad Umayyad (mä`yäd), the first Islamic dynasty (661–750).
..... Click the link for more information. caliph (661–80), one of the greatest Muslim statesmen; son of Abu Sufyan, a Koreish tribesman of Mecca. He submitted to Islam the year of the surrender of Mecca and became Muhammad's secretary. Under Umar he became the very able governor of Syria. He struggled with Ali Ali (älē`) (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61).
..... Click the link for more information. over the government of the empire and led in the deposition of Hasan Hasan (häsän`), c.625–c.669; son of Ali and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad the Prophet).
..... Click the link for more information. . As caliph he made Islam an autocracy, retaining the old forms of self-government. He secured his domain against aggression by continual raids beyond its borders. His policies ended the ancient hostility that long had separated the North and South Arabian tribes, thus making the Muslim empire the remarkably unified force that it was. Muawiya's administration was always tolerant, and he displayed an enlightened point of view in all his dealings. His name is also spelled Moawiyah.
ä`wēä), d. 680, 1st Umayyad Umayyad (mä`yäd), the first Islamic dynasty (661–750)...... Click the link for more information. caliph (661–80), one of the greatest Muslim statesmen; son of Abu Sufyan, a Koreish tribesman of Mecca. He submitted to Islam the year of the surrender of Mecca and became Muhammad's secretary. Under Umar he became the very able governor of Syria. He struggled with Ali Ali (älē`) (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61).
..... Click the link for more information. over the government of the empire and led in the deposition of Hasan Hasan (häsän`), c.625–c.669; son of Ali and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad the Prophet).
..... Click the link for more information. . As caliph he made Islam an autocracy, retaining the old forms of self-government. He secured his domain against aggression by continual raids beyond its borders. His policies ended the ancient hostility that long had separated the North and South Arabian tribes, thus making the Muslim empire the remarkably unified force that it was. Muawiya's administration was always tolerant, and he displayed an enlightened point of view in all his dealings. His name is also spelled Moawiyah.
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