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Mu'awiya I (Arabic: معاوية بن أبي سفيان, romanized: Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān; c. 597, 603 or 605 –April 680) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 until his death.
Muʿāwiyah I (born c. 602, Mecca, Arabia—died April/May 680, Damascus) was an early Islamic leader and founder of the great Umayyad dynasty of caliphs. He fought against the fourth caliph, ʿAlī (Muhammad’s son-in-law), seized Egypt, and assumed the caliphate after ʿAlī’s assassination.
The founder of the Umayyad Caliphate, Mu'awiya I, had originally been governor of the junds (military districts) of Damascus ( Dimashq) and Jordan ( al-Urdunn) in 639 before gaining authority over the rest of Syria's junds during the caliphate of Uthman (644–656), a member of the Umayyad family.
Learn about the life and legacy of Mu'awiyah, the founder of the Umayyad caliphate and the rival of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Find answers to questions about his battles, his relations with the Ahlulbayt, and his role in history.
Muʿāwiyah I, (born c. 602, Mecca, Arabian Peninsula—died April/May 680, Damascus, Syria), First caliph (661–680) of the Umayyad dynasty. Born into a clan that initially rejected Muhammad ’s preaching, he accepted Islam only after Muhammad had conquered Mecca.
Mu'awiyah I (602 – May 6, 680) was founder of the Umayyad dynasty of Islamic caliphs. He fought against the fourth caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib ( Muhammad 's son-in-law), seized Egypt , and assumed the caliphate after 'Ali's assassination in 661.
Article History. Muʿāwiyah stands out as one of the few caliphs who is depicted both in Muslim historiography and in modern scholarship as a decisive force in Islamic history. Undoubtedly one reason for the prominence that is assigned to him is that he was a controversial figure.
