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A collection of small books written by Sunni scholars for answering Shi'a claims.

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people. Only after <strong>the</strong>se stages did he make his final decision. For<br />

he had experienced <strong>the</strong> tumults that had happened after hadrat<br />

’Uthmân and seen <strong>the</strong> Muslim blood shed. And now <strong>the</strong> number<br />

<strong>of</strong> those who supported <strong>the</strong> Jewish plans had increased, Khârij’îs,<br />

who were <strong>the</strong> enemies <strong>of</strong> Ahl as-sunna, had gained strength and<br />

become a grave nuisance to Muslims. He thought this out and<br />

obtained <strong>the</strong> people’s approval. If <strong>the</strong> constitution he conceived<br />

had been supported, a perfect Islamic democracy would have<br />

arisen. And consequently all Muslims would pronounce<br />

benedictions over him till <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world on account <strong>of</strong> this<br />

service.<br />

To assert that “The fitna and mischief caused by hadrat<br />

Mu’âwiya’s ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ anh’ children and grandchildren<br />

lasted for centuries,” would mean to deny history. For his<br />

grandson Mu’âwiya II was renowned for his wisdom, piety,<br />

attachment to Islam, and justice. Unfortunately, he passed away<br />

after only two months’ service in <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> caliphate. Because<br />

he had no children left alive, he was succeeded by Merwân bin<br />

Hakem, again by military force. Merwân was hadrat Mu’âwiya’s<br />

paternal cousin, yet <strong>the</strong>y were not close to each o<strong>the</strong>r. No o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

attitude could be so senseless as blaming hadrat Mu’âwiya for <strong>the</strong><br />

blunders committed by this person or by some Umayyad rulers<br />

succeeding him. The oppressions and cruelties inflicted on <strong>the</strong><br />

Ahl-i-Bayt by <strong>the</strong> Abbasids were much heavier than those<br />

perpetrated by <strong>the</strong> Umayyads. Readers <strong>of</strong> history are well aware<br />

<strong>of</strong> this fact. As it would be a very base slander to blame and curse<br />

<strong>the</strong> Abbasids’ great grandfa<strong>the</strong>r hadrat Abdullah and his fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />

hadrat Abbâs on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> barbarous fellonies which<br />

Abbasids perpetrated against <strong>the</strong> Ahl-i-Bayt, so it would obviously<br />

be an even more stupid and baser vilification to blame hadrat<br />

Mu’âwiya for <strong>the</strong> less significant mismanagements executed by<br />

those Khalîfas who were Merwân’s descendants. Ano<strong>the</strong>r fact we<br />

would like to impart to those who allege that hadrat Mu’âwiya’s<br />

sons and grandsons carried on <strong>the</strong>ir atrocities for centuries, is that<br />

none <strong>of</strong> that great Sahâbî’s relatives occupied a commanding<br />

position after his celebrated grandson, (Mu’âwiya II), who made a<br />

fame for his justice and fear <strong>of</strong> Allah. Hadrat Mu’âwiya had<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r son, who was named Khâlid. This person was not fond <strong>of</strong><br />

sovereignty. He had been raised as a scientist by his fa<strong>the</strong>r. Jâbir,<br />

<strong>the</strong> celebrated chemist, was a disciple <strong>of</strong> this Khâlid’s. He learned<br />

chemistry from his master Khâlid. Then <strong>the</strong>se wicked<br />

calumniators, thinking that <strong>the</strong>re was no one to stop <strong>the</strong>m,<br />

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