Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Role of Aishah in the History of Islam Volume ٣

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Transliterations
• A word from the Persian translator
• Preface
• Aim of this survey and discussion
• Part One: A glance at the life of Mu‘awiyah
• Abu Sufyan and Hind
• Controversy over the true identity of Mu‘awiyah’s father
• a) ‘Amarah ibn al-Walid of the Banu Makhzum
• b) Musafir ibn ‘Amr of the Umayyads
• c) Abu Sufyan of the Umayyads
• The Umayyads in pagan times
• Abu Sufyan in the battle of Badr
• Abu Sufyan in the battle of Uhud
• Hind in the battle of Uhud
• Abu Sufyan as leader in the battle of al-Khandaq
• Feeling of weakness and proposal of peace
• Mecca is captured
• Abu Sufyan and his position in the Islamic community
• Abu Sufyan in the time of two caliphs
• Abu Sufyan in the time of ‘Uthman
• Part Two: Role of Mu‘awiyah in the history of Islam
• Mu‘awiyah in the time of the Prophet
• Mu‘awiyah in the time of the caliphs
• Mu‘awiyah and ‘Uthman
• ‘Abd Allah ibn Buraydah - a companion of the Prophet
• Abu Dharr facing Mu‘awiyah
• A fable in the history of Islam
• The Quranic memorizers and interpreters of Kufah in ash-Sham
• Mu‘awiyah after ‘Uthman
• Siffin, the battlefield of right and wrong
• The trickery of Mu‘awiyah
• Abu Musa and ‘Amr ibn al-‘As
• ash-Shami plunderers
• A) an-Nu‘man ibn Bashir
• B) Sufyan ibn ‘Awf
• C) ‘Abd Allah ibn Mus‘adah
• D) ad-Dahhak ibn Qays
• E) Busr ibn Abi Artat
• Jariyah ibn Qudamah
• a man of the Alawite front
• Two opposite policies
• A) Policy of Imam ‘Ali
• B) Policy of Mu‘awiyah
• An Analysis of the above policies
• Mu‘awiyah in the time of
• Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba
• Motives for peace
• Part Three: The rule of Mu‘awiyah and allegiance for Yazid
• Cautious treatment of enemies
• Crafty Arabs in the snare of Mu‘awiyah
• Heavy taxes
• The Shi‘ah in torture and molestation
• al-Mughayrah ibn Shu‘bah
• Allegiance to Yazid in Basra
• Allegiance to Yazid in ash-Sham
• Allegiance to Yazid in Medina
• Allegiance to Yazid demands victims
• Ceremonies of allegiance to Yazid
• Part Four: ‘A’ishah and Mu‘awiyah
• The factors of friendship between
• ‘A’ishah and the Umayyads
• Gifts of Mu‘awiyah
• The influence of ‘A’ishah in the rule of the Umayyads
• ‘A’ishah and Mu‘awiyah in reciprocal contention
• The death of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
• ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr is poisoned
• ‘A’ishah is penitent about the battle of al-Jamal
• ‘A’ishah before her death
• Part Five: The Qualities and Characteristics of ‘A’ishah
• ‘A’ishah’s generosity
• ‘A’ishah’s family bigotry
• ‘A’ishah as an eminent orator
• ‘A’ishah as a well-dressed woman
• ‘A’ishah’s monopoly of verdicts on sucking period
• Anecdotes in the life of ‘A’ishah
• Part Six: Fabrication of tradition and tradition-makers
• A brief glance at the life of Mu‘awiyah
• A summary of previous discussions
• Tradition making and its motives in the time of Mu‘awiyah
• Freed persons and the caliphate or the judgment of the great about Mu‘awiyah and his house
• Tradition making or a cover for Inferiority complexes
• The fate of the noble persons who refused to co-operate with Mu‘awiyah
• Imam ‘Ali is cursed on Islamic pulpits
• A group of people refuses to curse
• The ultimate goal of Mu‘awiyah
• A tradition from ‘A’ishah
• ‘A’ishah! Had you forgotten this tradition?
• Conclusion and Purpose
• The Conclusion of previous discussions
• Addendum
• The effort made by the Sunnis in correcting and explaining a tradition
• Footnotes