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Muawiyah I - The Shi'a view of Mu'awiya

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The Shi'a have lost no opportunity to vilify Mu'awiya. His supposed conversion to Islam before the conquest of Mecca is dismissed as a fable, or mere hypocrisy. He is said to have opposed Ali, the rightful caliph, out of sheer greed for power and wealth. His reign was an unparalleled disaster, marked by persecution of Ali and his followers. Shi'a quote the Sunni scholar Maududi: "Kingship's foundation began with this change. Mu'awiya (ra) was not appointed with the consensus of the Muslims at large as was the case with ...

Muawiyah I: Encyclopedia II - Muawiyah I - The Shi'a view of Mu'awiya

Muawiyah I - The Shi'a view of Mu'awiya

Shi'a quote the Sunni scholar Maududi:

"Kingship's foundation began with this change. Mu'awiya (ra) was not appointed with the consensus of the Muslims at large as was the case with his predecessors, if the Muslims were not happy with them they would have not taken the positions, despite this Mu'awiya wanted to be the Khalifa, he fought for this position, the Muslims were not pleased with his appointment. The people did not appoint him, he became by force and when he became Khalifa people had no other choice but to give him bay`a. If the people did not give him bay`a, they would not only lose their positions / ranks but also would have also lost their lives and would have been catastrophic for the system, people would rather give bay`a than confront this consequence. That is why after Imam Hasan (ra) stepped down the other Sahaba joined him so as to avoid the risk of civil War amongst Muslims. Mu'awiya was well aware of this strategy". (citing Al Bidayah wa-Nihayah by Ibn Kathir, vol 8, page 132]) ^{Khilafat wa Mulukiyyat, chapter 5, pages 158-159}

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