The Umayyad Caliph & His Love for the Ahl al-Bayt
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ When Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah was killed, the Umayyad ruling family appointed his son, Hadhrat Mu’awiyah ibn Yazid ( r.a. ), better known as Mu’awiyah II, as the next caliph. Hadhrat Mu’awiyah II ( r.a. ), however, was a very pious young man who had immense love for the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) and his family. So, in his opening speech, he said, “My forefathers unlawfully took this caliphate from those who deserved it much more than them. And for this they fought and killed the closest of people to Rasulullah ( s.a.w. ). They are now Answering for what they did. I have no desire for such a position, and I give it up. So, choose for yourself whoever else you want, and excuse me.” They, then, insisted he appoint someone else. But he flatly refused, saying that he could not bear this burden, and left the mosque crying. His entire family cursed him. Eventually, they went to his shaykh , Shaykh ‘Amr...