Umayyad Caliphate | MCQs

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Hazrat Muawiya (R.A) triumphed over the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, ʿAlī, to become the fifth caliph

Ameer Muawiyah was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, serving from 661 until his death. (30 years)

Ameer Muawiyah Born: 602 AD, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Ameer Muawiyah Died: 680 AD, in Damascus

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Ummayyad Dynasty started in the year 661  First great Muslim dynasty in Damascus

The Umayyad dynasty ended 750 last great Muslim dynasties.

Caliph  

661–680 Mu'awiya I (first) 

744–750 Marwan II (last)

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dynasty succeeded the leadership of the first four caliphs:

• Abū Bakr
• ʿUmar I,
• ʿUthmān,
• and ʿAlī. 

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Explanation

Ameer Muawiyah (R.A) was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate

He was serving from 661 until his death.

 He became caliph less than thirty years after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

He was appointed as the Governor of Syria after his brother, Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan, died

Ameer Muawiyah (R.A) established the Postal System

Explanation

Capitals: Damascus, Harran

Government: Monarchy

Currencies: Dirham, Gold dinar, Fals

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The Umayyad Caliphate  was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)

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Muhammad bin Qasim was recalled from Sindh by Caliph Sulayman.

This happened after the death of Caliph al-Walid I in 715 CE.

Caliph Sulayman had a different political agenda.

He ordered Muhammad bin Qasim’s arrest and execution.

Explanation

In 711 Muslim forces invaded and in seven years conquered the Iberian peninsula.

It became one of the great Muslim civilizations; reaching its summit with the Umayyad caliphate of Cordovain the tenth century. Muslim rule declined after that and ended in 1492 when Granada was conquered.

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Before invading Sindh, bin Qasim was the governor of Fars.

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Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate.

It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 ce and reigned as the Abbasid caliphate until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.

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Remember Tips

یاد کرنے کے لیے

1. Rashidin -30 years
2. Umayyad -100 years
3. Abbasid - 500 years
4. Ottoman Empire - 600 years

Explanation

The Umayyad Caliphate ruled the Islamic Empire from 661-750 CE.

It succeeded the Rashidun Caliphate which remain 30 years after the death of Muhammad.

Muawiyah I became Caliph after the First Muslim Civil War.