Hazrat Muavia Aur Tareekhi Haqaiq

Hazrat Muavia Aur Tareekhi Haqaiq (Urdu: حضرت معاویہ اور تاریخی حقائق‎‎) is an analytical book written about Mu'awiya I, an Umayyad caliph and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. This book was written in 1971 by the Islamic judge Muhammad Taqi Usmani. Usmani academically responded to the allegations raised by Abul A'la Maududi in his book Khilafat o Malukiyat about Muawiyah's politics and governance. The Urdu original book has 327 pages, whilst a Bengali language translation was completed by Abu Taher Misbah in 1987.

Background

In the introduction to the book, author Taqi Usmani outlines the context for writing the book. After describing the importance of the Companions of the Prophet in Islam and the contribution of Mu'awiya I, he writes,

Contents

At the beginning of the book, the author answers various accusations leveled against Muawiyah. Then, he presents some basic discussions related to the companions and Muawiyah's personal contributions. The answers to various accusations leveled against Muawiyah include: Muawiyah's introduction of innovations, embezzlement of blood money, embezzlement of booty, Umayyad tradition of cursing Ali, granting brotherhood to Ziyad ibn Abihi, arbitrariness of administrators, execution of Hujr ibn Adi, Muawiyah and freedom of speech, nomination of Yazid I, nomination of the next caliph in Islamic law, Yazid in Muawiyah's eyes, the role of Al-Mughira, resorting to falsehood in taking the oath of allegiance, the role of Husayn ibn Ali. Some of the basic discussions include: the court and justice of the companions, the nature of historical narration, the correct assessment of Muawiyah's caliphate. The section on Muawiyah's personal character and contributions includes: Muawiyah's conversion to Islam, close relationship with the Prophet, Muawiyah in the eyes of the Companions of the Prophet, Muawiyah in the eyes of the Tabi'un, brief biography, Muawiyah the ruler, daily activities, tolerance and gentleness, love for the Prophet, unwavering loyalty to the Prophet, simple and unpretentious life, knowledge and wisdom, innocent humor, death of Muawiyah.

Methodology

The author discusses the opinions of Islamic scholars such as Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Al-Mawardi, Abu Ya'la ibn al-Farra', Ibn Khaldun, Al-Tabari, Ibn Qutaybah, Ibn Kathir, Al-Dhahabi, Al-Suyuti, Al-Baladhuri, Ibn al-A'rabi, Al-Kamal ibn al-Humam, Ibn Taymiyya, etc. on the nomination of Yazid I by Muawiyah and comes to the conclusion that the nomination of Yazid by the ruling Caliph Muawiyah was quite consistent with Islamic law as well as political wisdom; it was indeed done in the best interest of the Islamic Ummah and no ulterior motive can be attributed to Muawiyah. The best evidence for the legitimacy of Yazid's nomination is found in the Ijma of the Companions and other notable figures of the Ummah.

See also

• Taqi Usmani bibliography

External links

• Read book - Urdu
• Read book - Bengali translation