Zubair ibn Bakkaar, an early historian\nhas recorded an incident in his book al-Mufaqiaat from the son of Muqaireh Ibn\nShu\u2019bah:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father and I travelled to Damascus\nto visit Mu\u2019awiyah. We were his guest and my father visited him every day,\nwhere they would speak for some time, and my father would return every evening\nspeaking of Mu\u2019awiyah\u2019s intelligence and insight. One night my father returned and had no\nappetite for dinner. I found him very\nangry, so I waited an hour before I approached him, since I thought he is upset\nfor our destiny. When I asked him the\nreason for his agony, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My son! I have just returned from the\nmost evil and unfaithful of all men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I asked: Huh? How so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: There was no one near me and\nMu\u2019awiyah. I addressed him: O master of all believers, you are at the point in\nwhich you have attained your goals and dreams. \nIf you begin to treat your clan \u2013 the Bani Hashem family, the prophet\u2019s\nprogeny with better treatment, and visit them for a bit, you will leave a good\nname for yourself after you pass away. I swear to God that this family has\nnothing for you to fear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mu\u2019awiyah replied: Alas! That is\nimpossible. Abu Bakr became the ruler and tried to be just! He bared all those\nhardships! To Allah, his name died with him the moment he died, unless a\nlecturer mentions the name: Abubakr!! Then Umar came to power. He worked very\nhard during the ten years of his rule. Only a few days had passed before\neveryone forgot about him unless a lecturer mentions his name! Then our brother\nOthman became the Caliph. There were\nnone like him in terms of ancestry!! And\nhe did that which he did and people treated him as they treated, yet the moment\nhe was killed, by God his name, acts, and manners died with him. Yet the name\nof this Hashemite man (Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP)) is mentioned at least\nfive times a day around the Islamic world (from the tops of minarets) and\nremembered with greatness. By God! I will not rest until I bury this name. (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mu\u2019awiyah\u2019s heart was filled with\nhatred towards the popularity of Prophet Muhammad\u2019s (PBUH&HP) name, as his\nbrother, grandfather, uncle, and other blood relatives of his were killed by\nthe Muslim army in the Battle of Badr. He held on to a grudge he would not let\ngo, even though the Battle of Badr was initiated by his confederates and the\ndisbelievers themselves. He wanted to bury this name and erase all its traces.\nMu\u2019awiyah\u2019s initial plan was one, no one from the clan of Bani Hashem should\nstay alive, and two, make everyone forget the name of the family of revelation.\nIt was with this plan that he produced an enormous system of fabricating\nprophetic narrations to leave an ill-name of the Prophet\u2019s family\n(PBUH&HP), and cover the ill nature of the Quraish in general, and\nspecifically the Bani Umayyah (ancestry of Mu\u2019awiyah).(2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These matters are all evidence of the\ncomplicated conspiracy Imam Hassan (PBUH) was faced with. He was faced with an enemy, namely Mu\u2019awiyah\nwhom wished for the disappearance of the Prophet\u2019s (PBUH) name, yet had gained\nthe reputation as the Prophet\u2019s successor under the Islamic Ummah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite Mu\u2019awiyah\u2019s attempt to destroy\nthe character of Imam Hassan (PBUH), and eventually finalizing his plot of\nmartyring the Imam to remove an important obstacle from his path, Imam Hassan\u2019s\n(PBUH) deep and well thought out insight changed the results. Through the peace treaty, and despite a\nperiod of cultural chaos and shortage of companions, the Imam (PBUH) was able\nto unveil Mu\u2019awiyah\u2019s evil character among many Muslims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the efforts of Imam Hassan (PBUH)\nand his patience in the treaty with Mu\u2019awiyah, the Bani Hashem were protected\nfrom mass murder (3), and the name of Ahl al-Bayt remained in history, while\nthe Bani Umayyid\u2019s plan was unveiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the insight of Imam Hassan\n(PBUH), the Ashura revolution was completed. The two events were part of one\ndivine plot for the revival of Islam. The tragedies and patience of Imam Hassan\n(PBUH) in this path, eventually unveiled the Umayyids true characters. With the\nmovement of Ashura and the completion of this politics, the Umayyad dynasty\ncame to an end in 130 A.H. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Taken from the\nbook \u201cThe Role of Aysha in the History of Islam\u201d by Late Sayyid Murtaza Askari,\nwith certain changes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roshd Website sends its condolences to\nall Muslims on the 28th of Safar, the martyrdom of Imam Hassan (PBUH), the\nmanifestation of patience, faith, and greatness-the second Imam of Shia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Roshd Website offers condolences\nupon 28th of Safar, the anniversary of the martyrdom of the symbol of patience\nand endurance and the treasure of faith, the second Imam of the Shiites, Imam\nHassan al-Mujtaba (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Morooj\nal-Dhahab (with footnotes of Ibn Athir), vol. 9, p. 49, the events of year 212.\nInterpretations of Nahj ul Balaghah by Ibn Ab al-Hadid, vol. 1, p. 436<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Morooj\nal-Dhahab vol. 3, p. 28, under the \u201cDays of Mu\u2019awiyah\u201d (Research of Muhammad\nMohyee al-Din)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Imam Hassan\nMujtaba (PBUH) in a sentence explains the reason for his treaty: \u201cIndeed I have\nmade a treaty to prevent the murder and fear of myself, my family, and the\npious from my companions\u2026.\u201d (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 44, p. 22)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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