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| '''Yazid bin Muawiyah''' (c. ] - ]) was the second ] ], and succeeded his father ]. | |||
| His name was Yazeed ibn Mu’aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan ibn Harb ibn Umayaah al-Umawi al-Dimashqi. | |||
| He is most notoriously remembered for the ] where the grandson of ], ] was killed. Husayn wasn't the only eminent figure to oppose Yazid's ascension to the caliphate; he was also opposed by ] who claimed to be the true ]. When the people of the ] began giving allegiance to Abdullah, Yazid sent armies to subdue the province, and ] was besieged. During the siege, the ] was damaged, but the siege was ended with Yazid's sudden death in 683. | |||
| He was the commander of the army during the campaign against Constantinople, among which were people such as Abu Ayyoob al-Ansaari. Yazeed was appointed by his father Mu'awiyah as his heir, so he took power after his father died in Rajab 60 AH at the age of thirty-three, but his reign lasted for less than four years. | |||
| His ruthlessness in pursuing Husayn and his rather weak rule have made him a despised person in ]. | |||
| Yazeed is one of those whom the scholars say we should not curse nor love. There are others like him among the khaleefahs of the two states (Umawi/Umayyad and ‘Abbaasi/Abbasid) and the governors of various regions, indeed there were some among them who were worse than him. But the issue in the case of Yazeed is that he was came to power forty-nine years after the death of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); it was still close to the time of the Prophet and some of the Sahaabah were still alive such as Ibn ‘Umar who was more entitled to the position than him or his father or his grandfather. | |||
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| His reign began with the killing of the martyr al-Husayn and it ended with the battle of al-Harrah, so the people hated him and he was not blessed with a long life. There were many revolts against him after al-Husayn, such as the people of Madeenah, and Ibn al-Zubayr. | |||
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| Ibn Taymeya described people’s attitudes towards Yazeed ibn Mu’aawiyah, and said: | |||
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| The people differed concerning Yazeed ibn Mu’aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan, splitting into three groups, two extreme and one moderate. | |||
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| One of the two extremes said that he was a disbelever and a hypocrite, that he strove to kill the grandson of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to spite the Messenger of Allaah and to take revenge on him, and to avenge his grandfather ‘Utbah, his grandfather’s brother Shaybah and his maternal uncle al-Waleed ibn ‘Utbah and others who were killed by the companions of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), by ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib and others on the day of Badr and in other battles – and things of that nature. To have such a view is easy for the shia who regard Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthmaan as disdelevers in islam, so it is much easier for them to regard Yazeed as a disbelever. | |||
| The second extreme group think that he was a righteous man and a just leader, that he was one of the Sahaabah who were born during the time of the Prophet and were carried and blessed by him. Some of them give him a higher status than Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, and some of them regard him as a prophet. Both views are obviously false to one who has the least common sense and who has any knowledge of the lives and times of the earliest Muslims. This view is not attributable to any of the scholars who are known for following the Sunnah or to any intelligent person who has reason and experience. | |||
| The third view is that he was one of the kings of the Muslims, who did good deeds and bad deeds. He was not born until the caliphate of ‘Uthmaan. He was not a disbelever but it was because of him that the killing of al-Husayn happened, and he did what he did to the people of al-Harrah in Medine. He was not a Sahaabi, nor was he one of the righteous friends of Allaah. This is the view of the sunni sect. | |||
Revision as of 19:07, 18 February 2005
Yazid bin Muawiyah (c. 645 - 683) was the second Umayyad Caliph, and succeeded his father Muawiyah.
He is most notoriously remembered for the Battle of Kerbela where the grandson of Muhammad, Husayn bin Ali was killed. Husayn wasn't the only eminent figure to oppose Yazid's ascension to the caliphate; he was also opposed by Abdullah bin Zubayr who claimed to be the true caliph. When the people of the Hejaz began giving allegiance to Abdullah, Yazid sent armies to subdue the province, and Mecca was besieged. During the siege, the Kaba was damaged, but the siege was ended with Yazid's sudden death in 683.
His ruthlessness in pursuing Husayn and his rather weak rule have made him a despised person in Islamic history.
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| Preceded by: Muawiya I |
Umayyad Leader | Succeeded by: Muawiya II |
| Caliph |