These pages are not merely a biography of Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, nor a narration of his history, nor a record of his deeds, but rather - as Al-Aqqad says - an appreciation of him and justice for historical and human truth. The rise of the Umayyad state and the end of the era of the Caliphate were not a passing event, but rather had its echoes and consequences. The study of the personality of Muawiyah, the founder of this state on the ruins of the Caliphate, and the events of the strife during the reign of Uthman, and his disagreement with Ali ibn Abi Talib, took up a large space in history books between the spiteful hater and the boastful bragging. Muawiyah’s success in establishing this state that extended for many years was not a coincidence, but rather had great preparation, the roots of which perhaps date back to before the advent of Islam. The qualities and characteristics that Muawiyah acquired qualified him to reap what his ancestors had sown.
