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Islam’s enemies themselves, cannot think as we do. They have
taken the way of demolishing Islam by reviling the As-hâb-ikirâm.
40- “His governing and enlarging the country successfully and
establishing peace and order would not alleviate or make
excusable his innumerable murders. The atrocious, cruel and base
treatment which the Ahl-i-bayt-i-Nabawî and Muslims supporting
them were subjected to by Mu’âwiya’s officials, relatives and
supporters continued for centuries. These fitnas, mischiefs,
treacheries, murders and turpitudes went on in a deplorable,
blood-curdling manner,” he says.
As we have stated earlier, zindiqs stigmatize all the deeds of
hadrat Mu’âwiya as cruel and murderous. They do not feel shame
to impute even those incessant murders committed in the time of
Abbasids to that blessed person. It is clear that those who invent
the writings quoted above are sources of depravity who form suds
like dry wine and who dirty whatever they come into contact with.
Books written by Islamic scholars give long and detailed accounts
of the events which testify to the fact that that exalted Sahâbî,
whom they stigmatize as a source of fitna, mischief, treason,
murder and perfidy, is as untainted as pure water. The following
citation from the book Mir’ât-i-kâinât is a good example:
Hadrat Mu’âwiya ‘radiy-Allâhu anh’ is a son of Abû Sufyân,
who is a son of Harb, who is a son of Umayya, who is a son of
Abd-u-Shems, who is a son of Abd-u-menâf. Abd-u-menâf is
Rasûlullah’s fourth grandfather. Hadrat Mu’âwiya was born
when Rasûlullah was thirty-four years old. He was nineteen years
old when he and his father Abû Sufyân became Believers on the
day when Mekka was conquered. The belief they had was firm.
He was tall, white, good-looking, and majestic. He was
Rasûlullah’s brother-in-law and one of the secretaries employed
in the job of writing copies of Qur’ân al-kerîm. Several times he
attained the fortune of being blessed with Rasûlullah’s
benedictions. Examples of these benedictions are, “Yâ Rabbî (O
my Allah)! Keep him in the right way and make him a guide
leading others to the right way!” and “Yâ Rabbî! Teach
Mu’âwiya how to write and calculate well! Protect him from
Thine torment! Yâ Rabbî! Make him dominant over countries!”
Furthermore, by giving him the advice, “O Mu’âwiya! Do good to
all people when you become a ruler!” the Messenger hinted the
good news that he was going to be a ruler. The following
statement is his own observation: “After hearing this good news
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