What is my tenet regarding Muawiya and Abu Sufyan?
The religious scholars of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat
carry the creed
that [the aforementioned] belonged to the Kharijites, they were not on the right path
and were deplorable sinners,
however, you cannot call them disbelievers.
And it is also said by the Sunnis
that despite all of their atrocities,
you cannot malign them, you must observe silence.
This is what they say. Now, what is my creed?
What Is Our Creed Regarding Muawiya?
I don’t have any such creed.
I do not keep creeds.
I do not need a creed.
I believe in calling a spade a spade.
I am not dependent on creeds.
The Qur’an and the statement of Prophet Muhammad (s) are enough for me.
What does the Qur’an say?
The Qur’an says,
‘innal lazeena yu'zoonal laaha wa Rasoolahoo la'anahum Allahu fid dunya wal aakhira wa a'adda lahum 'azaabam muheena
Those who give pain to God and his prophet…’
‘ la'anahum Allahu fid dunya wal aakhira'
'They shall be cursed in this world and in the hereafter…’
‘wa a'adda lahum - and God promises them…’
‘'azaabam muheena - the gravest punishment’ .
So, it is evident that Muawiya and Abu Sufyan
tormented the Prophet (s), they tormented Maula Ali (a) and they tormented Imam Hussain (a).
They tormented the common ummatis.
To coerce people to swear fealty to his son Yazid,
Muawiya dispatched troops to Medina with the purpose of slaying those who refused.
In my eyes, he is an enemy of God.
In my eyes, he is an enemy of Prophet Muhammad (s).
In my eyes, he is an enemy of the Prophet’s (s) household and progeny.
And this is what the beloved Prophet (s) said in the court of God,
‘O God, Fatima is a part of me.
Be pleased with whoever she is pleased with. Love whomsoever she loves.
Whoever harms her has harmed me’.
What has happened to you Muslims?
Have you forgotten everything today?
The [inexcusable] treatment of the Prophet’s (s) daughter by the Muslims of that era
was something no enemy would have done.
Just imagine the depth of pain suffered by the beloved daughter of the Prophet (s), Syeda Bibi Fatima,
when she told her husband, Maula Ali (a),
‘Do not let the word of my passing reach the Muslims!
Conduct my funeral in the dark of night.
I do not wish for any of them to attend my funeral’.
How deeply wounded would she have been to pass such remarks?
Who else do we disparage if not those who broke the heart of the daughter of the Prophet (s)?
Furthermore, there is a hadith which states, ‘If you observe wrongdoing, then stop it by force of hand.
If you do not have the courage to stop it by force of hand, then declare that it is wrong.
If you cannot declare it is wrong, then you must believe it is wrong in your heart,
however, this is the lowest form of faith’.
Now, this atrocity already occurred in the past,
we cannot stop it from happening.
It has already happened.
Now, we are left with two options:
declaring that it is wrong or believing it is wrong in our hearts.
So, since we have the courage to make use of our voice,
we declare that it is wrong and that he [Muawiya] was a kafir.
He was wretched and we curse all such people
who broke the heart of the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Not only did they cause pain to Prophet Muhammad’s daughter
but they also caused disunion among the Ummah.
They obliterated Islam.
If that’s not the case then why do you say
‘Islam is reborn after every Karbala’?
What sacrifice did Imam Hussain make?
He revived Islam by shedding his own blood.
Islam is alive today because of Imam Hussain.
If this sacrifice was not made, Islam would have died.
Muawiya thought he had ended Islam.
And whatever nonsense these clergymen spew,
you are not obliged to believe in it. You do not have to trust them. They are wretched people.
It was Amir Muawiya who introduced monarchy in Islam.
What is a monarchy? A kingdom. They became kings!
All of these loafers posturing as religious scholars,
such as Maulana Ilyas Qadri,
they raise slogans [for Muawiya], something like ‘blameless and shameless’... no, what was it?
‘Guiltless and blameless! Muawiya! Muawiya!’
To hell with your Muawiya and you.
You think he’s free of blame? Really?
Dr Tahir ul Qadri also says the same thing,
that Maula Ali (a) was on the right path
but we must not cast aspersions on Amir Muawiya.
Why can’t we?
The Prophet (s) declared, ‘If you see wrong, stop it.
If you can’t stop it, declare it is wrong’.
So when we declare it is wrong, you still think we’re maligning them.
Obviously, what is wrong is wrong, you can’t say that it’s right!
So according to us, as far as what we have heard,
we believe the progeny of Abu Sufyan is the enemy of the Messenger of God (s).
An enemy of Prophet Muhammad (s) and an enemy of the Prophet’s household and progeny.