Humphreys sees the amir as a warlord whose main aim was to maintain order in the new islamic empire. He had the power to reward his subjects with the contents of the treasury, and could also withhold their rights. Muawiya could be seen speaking to the people on the minbar of damascus wearing a patched garment. Yazid ibn muawiya historical records and family trees.
His appointment was the first hereditary succession in islamic history. Apr 21, 2012 he was a powerhungry, selfish and arrogant man but tracing through history, he was not the real brains behind the attempt to destroy islam, the real brains was his father muawiya ibn abu sufyan. How are muawia and yazeed viewed by either sunni, salafi. In 60 ah 679 ad, with the death of muawiya ibn abi sufyan, these differences erupted, and appeared on the political scene, after yazid demanded that his opponents pledge allegiance to him. The battle, as stories indicated, ended when muawiyas soldiers showed to alis army qurans, islams holy book, impaled in their spears chanting let allahs words would decide the victor. Abu sufyan was acting as the chief adversary in the nonmuslims campaign against islam. Hitti, history of the arabs, from the earliest times to the present 1937. Jalal uddin suyuti mentioned in his book the history of the rightly guided caliphsnawfal bin abi alfaraat said that once i was umer ibn alabdul aziz when a man said in his presence yazid, the leader of the believers umar ibn abdul aziz said in shock did you call yazid the leader of the believers. He ruled for three years from 680 until his death in 683. He commanded the muslim armys left wing at the battle of. He rose in the ranks to become alhajjajs secretary. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of shuba with the same chain of transmitters. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about yazid ibn muawiya on myheritage, the worlds family history network.
Al hussein and ibn alzubayr refused and left madina heading for mecca away from the powerful grip of the umayyads. Having seen yazid s perversities cited by prominent sunni authorities, let us now look at the contents of the traditions of the prophet s, as reported by the sunni authorities for our purposes today, we shall dwell upon only those traditions reported in sahih bukhari. As a son of caliph yazid i and brother of caliph muawiya ii, khalid was supported by powerful elements of the proumayyad syrian tribes of kalb and kinda to succeed muawiya ii in. At the treaty of madayen 661, hassan abdicated the caliphate in favor of muawiya in return for general amnesty and an annual stipend of 200,000. He succeeded ali ibn abi talib when hasan ibn ali withdrew his right to become a caliph. But the iraqis proved unreliable allies and deserted before the battle started.
Yazeed the accursed one e book in arabic yazid was superior to abu bakr, umar and uthman. Born in syria to governor muawiya ibn abi sufyan, who worked under caliph uthman, yazid was raised among the kalbite tribesmen. Yazeed jesa bura admi muslims ka badshah kesay ban gia tha by engineer muhammad ali mirza duration. In alradd ala lmutaassib alanid almani min dhamm yazid, ibn jawzi, the sunni scholar, has discussed the reasons for cursing yazid and says that in addition to breaking the sanctity of the sanctuary of the prophet s medina, yazid killed imam alhusayn a against the order of the prophet s for loving him, and even afterwards. His father was muawiyah may allah be pleased with him and his mother was maysoon. Yazid assembled the entire force of his evil empire to besiege the small entourage of 72, headed by the grandson of the prophet, whom the prophet himself loved very dearly. Yazid ruled for three years after his father muawiya and three brutal events took place during his kingdom. Yazid ki mout ka waqia yazid ibn muawiyah death story death. Trusted by millions of genealogists since 2003 trusted information source for millions of people worldwide. I have noticed that many salafis call their children yazid or muawiya and they, them selves, adopt calling names like umm muawiyah or abu yazid or something like that. Both of abu bakrs sons abdulrahman ibn abu bakr and mohammed ibn abu bakr openly opposed muawiya the appointment of yazid was unpopular in madina. The book is all about the story of first caliph of banu umayyah.
The following renowned sunni scholars of merit approve of cursing yazid. Yazid was the son of muawiya ibn abu sufyan, from the family of umayyah, one of quraishs families. Yazid karbala history story of the yazeed sons by maulana. His clan, which had resisted mohammed and his message longest and most vehemently, eventually won political control over the islamic community. To me that comes across as mockery against shias and deliberately rubbing salt ind the wound of karbala. Muawia bin abi sufiyanalso muawia i can easily be regarded as the main figure responsible for sectarian divide among musli. Yazid ki mout ka waqia yazid ibn muawiyah death story death history of.
He became governor of damascus after the conquest of damascus in 634 ad. Abi waqqas reported on the authority of his father that muawiya b. Yazid had the sword and hence he had the power to deal with anyone that opposed him. Jul 05, 2019 muawiya could be seen speaking to the people on the minbar of damascus wearing a patched garment. Yazid was not allowed to mix up with arab children living in damascus. What yazeed yazid ibn muawiyah want from karbala war what were yazid s purpose about the death of imam hussain as what want yazeed to make islam after the martyrdom of hazrat imam hussain a.
To consolidate the rule of umayyed dynasty, yazid ibn muawiya also. Despite the catastrophic impact of this event on the history of islam. Muawiya instituted the bidah of cursing imam ali as. The worst human in history yazid ibn muawiya legends world. Biography of muawiyah ibn sufyan may allah be pleased with. I always thought of muawiya as the villain of islamic history. Yazid s forces on the orders from yazid and ibn ziyad, kept them hungry and thirsty, and then. Share video with your friends on face book, twitter etc. In praise of hazrat yazid ibn muawiya by deobandi and. Of the trio of the founding umayyad fathers, abu sufyan, muawiya and yazid, muawiya is the most significant, the most influential and most cunning. His mother was a jacobite christian from the kalb tribe in syria, named maysun bint bajdal alnasrania. Until he won and established the ummayad dynasty, his 4 predecessors as caliphs only one of whom was from muhammads family had been voted into their position of leadership by the mu.
Ali agreed to an arbitration, known as the arbitration of adhruh, between february 658 and january 659, presided over by a religious council. Preface abu jafar muhammad ibn jarir altabari 839ad 923ad wrote a history book, called, history of tabari. What prevents you from abusing abu turab hadrat ali, whereupon be said. Oct 05, 2008 yazid ibn abu sufyan ra was the son of abu sufyan ibn harb, who was also the father of muawiya. Yazid son of muawiya with that inhuman and wicked qualities in his first year of his rule martyred the leader of the youth of the paradise abu abdullah alhusaina. Yazid was born in syria in 646 to muawiya ibn abi sufyan, then governor of syria. Waqia e shahadat, maqam e hazrat muawiyah, kirdar e yazeed. Dec 06, 2012 dreadful crimes of yazid ibne muawiya. He was a powerhungry, selfish and arrogant man but tracing through history, he was not the real brains behind the attempt to destroy islam, the real brains was his father muawiya ibn abu sufyan. Muawiya, in the end, succeeded in making the position of caliph hereditary and his son yazid became his heir. In 682 ad yazid restored uqba ibn nafi as the governor of north africa and uqba won battles against the berbers and byzantines. As known by the majority of the people, to the sunnis as well as the wahabis, this book is regarded as the.
Muawiyah was appointed as the governor of syria after his brother yazid ibn abu sufyan died. During the time of ali ibn abi talib, muawiyah convinced talha and zubayr to. Apr 21, 2018 yazid on previous advice of his father muawiya, sent a heartless and bloody old man muslim ibn aqbah with a strong army towards the holy tomb of prophet of islam s. Yazid ibn abi muslim was of the arab tribe of thaqif. Muawiyah hailed from a noble trading family of mecca makkah and became the first caliph after the four rightly guided caliphs. Yazid ibn muawiya ibn abi sufyan commonly known as yazid i, was the second caliph of the umayyad caliphate. His father, muawiyah, and his grandfather, abu sufyan, may allah be pleased with them both were blessed with the companionship of prophet muhammad peace be upon him. Yazid was the caliph as appointed by his father muawiyah i and ruled for three years from 680 ce until his death in. In 682683 ad, the event of harra in which he sent an army under the command of muslim bin uqba to attack medina which led to the massacre of thousands of the companions of the prophet muhammad. Muawiya is a controversial figure, as humphreys points out. They shall receive the reward of what they earned and you of what you earned.
Why would anybody call their children yazid or muawiya. Sep 06, 2018 yazid karbala history story of the yazeed sons by maulana tariq jameel emotional bayan 2018 yazid s father, muawiyah, had signed a treaty with hasan ibn ali, where muawiya promised that, among. His book of poems is published and also translated to persian as well. Robert payne quotes muawiyah in history of islam as telling his son yazid to defeat husaynbecause muawiyah thought he was surely preparing an army against himbut to deal with him gently thereafter as husayn was a descendant of muhammad, but to deal with abd allah ibn alzubair swiftly, as muawiyah feared him the most. He was an umayyad prince, a brother of muawiyah ii who was briefly caliph. On the following night also, alwaleeds men could not find imam. A book collector, he facilitated translations into arabic of the existing literature. After killing off most of the umayyads and destroying the graves of the umayyad rulers apart from muawiyah and umar ibn adbul aziz, the history books written during the later abbasid period are more anti umayyad. Muawiya s mother, hind, ate the liver of hamza, the uncle of the prophet, because of her burning hatred and beastliness. Most probably he came to live with his father in 662 when he was 15 years old. A book collector, he facilitated translations into arabic of the existing.
Sep 11, 2019 in 60 ah 679 ad, with the death of muawiya ibn abi sufyan, these differences erupted, and appeared on the political scene, after yazid demanded that his opponents pledge allegiance to him. This battle was the most bizarre asymmetrical war in the world history. Yazid on previous advice of his father muawiya, sent a heartless and bloody old man muslim ibn aqbah with a strong army towards the holy tomb of prophet of islam s. D, he was made governor of damascus after the conquest of damascus in 634 a. In the absence of a fulllength biography of muawiya in a western language see sir william muir, the caliphate. It is to this khalid that later allusions to calid rex king calid refer.
Books written in the early abbasid period like albaladhuri the origins of the islamic state provide a more accurate and balanced history. Yazeed ka maqsad kiya tha yazid kon tha yazid story in. Yazid was not accepted as a legitimate caliph by many of the leading muslims of the time. Yazid ibn abi sufyan was the son of abu sufyan ibn harb and zaynab bint nawfal, hence a paternal halfbrother of muawiya i. He became caliph less than 30 years following the death of the islamic prophet muhammad and very shortly after the reign of the four rightly guided caliphs. This, however, offended and outraged the sons of ali. Uqba then marched westward towards tangier and then marched eastwards the atlas mountains. Winter campaign against the romans malik ibn ubaydullah. In alchemy, kalid refers to a historical figure, khalid ibn yazid died 704. Islamic history and biography our attitude towards yazeed ibn muaawiyah 14007 publication. Yazid was the caliph as appointed by his father muawiyah i and ruled for three years from 680 ce until his death in 683 ce. Jun 27, 2009 from sunni booksscholars ibn taymiyyah, a sunni scholar stated the following concerning the nature of yazids position.
The revolt or civil war can be divided into two stages. Yazid karbala history story of the yazeed sons by maulana tariq jameel emotional bayan 2018 yazid s father, muawiyah, had signed a treaty with hasan ibn ali, where muawiya. His mother remained in her family and yazid grew up in the christian neighborhood during his childhood and adolescence. He was the first ruler in the islamic history to be appointed through hereditary succession. This answer is edited because the previous answer was written with lack of knowledge, ignorance and sectarian prejudice. Then, return and give ibn ziyad such a cup, whom is my confidant and trustee. Marwan ibn hakam who use to curse imam ali sahih muslim, book 031, number 5924 did not have good relations with walid.
Yazid ki mout ka waqia yazid ibn muawiyah death story. Books qustuntunia par pehla hamla aur ameer yazid bin muavia ke bare me basharat e nabwi. It is because of three things which i remember allahs messenger may peace be. This book is posted under the category of history books. Majority of sunni muslims, including hanafis barelvi, deobandi and salafis ahlehadith, treat yazid and his father as a deviation from the khilafaterashida rashidun caliphs, and support imam hussains stance against yazid and hazrat alis stance against muawiya. Muawiyah even restored edessas cathedral after it had been toppled by an earthquake.
In order to learn more clearly as to how far the views expressed by imam husayn about yazid are indisputable according to the history of islam, one should refer to the following remarks of masudi in respect of yazid. Prince khalid lost the chance of inheriting the title, but took an interest in the study of alchemy, in egypt. According to ibn katheer in his book albidayah wannihayah, imam ahmed was asked about what had happened between muawiyah and ali, and he recited the verse. Yazid was one of four muslim generals who were sent by caliph abu bakr to invade roman syria in 634 ad. Ibn alathir alone relates that delegations from all the provinces were summoned to damascus where muawiya lectured them on his rights as ruler, their duties as subjects and yazids worthy qualities, which was followed by the calls of aldahhak ibn qays and other courtiers that yazid be recognized as the caliphs successor. Muawiya ibn abu sufyanmuawiya ibn abu sufyan died 680 was the founder of the umayyad dynasty of caliphs. Three dreadful crimes of yazid ibn muawiya imam reza a. The army of yazid in that holy city committed such heinous crimes that the pen is ashamed to describe it. D, he commanded muslim armys left wing at battle of. Sahih al bukhari volume 6, book 60, number 352, narrated by yusuf bin mahak. He served in the administration of alhajjaj ibn yusuf, the umayyad governor of wasit. Hassan ibn ali had been elected the caliph in kufa and he marched forth with a force of 12,000 iraqis to meet muawiya.
Yazids time of governance can be seen as fisq and debauchery, andmuawiya. Yazid ibn abi sufyan was the son of abu sufyan ibn harb and zaynab bint nawfal, hence a paternal halfbrother of muawiya i campaign into syria. Is muawiyah a historical hero for ending the rule of. This volume covers the first stage, ending with the timely death of yazid, which saved ibn alzubayr from defeat. Engineer muhammad ali mirza official channel 1,007,886 views. Al hussein and ibn alzubayr refused and left madina heading for. Ra yazid ra was one of those four muslim generals who were sent by caliph abu bakr to invade roman syria in 634 a. The worst human in history yazid ibn muawiya legends. Marwan had been appointed as the governor of hijaz by muawiya. Story of hazrat khalid ibn alwalid khalid bin walid. When ameer muawiya ra heard these phrases he made yazid to take an oath and join sufyan bin awf in rome so that he could also be struck by these same difficulties as the warriors of islam had faced this was punishement to yazid yazid became helpless and he had to go and ameer muawiya ra sent another army with him tarikh ibn al. They never accepted islam nor the teachings of the prophet by heart.
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