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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Event of Taff, The Earliest Historical Account of the Tragedy of Karbala’ Al-Husayn (as) In Madinah Mu’awiyah’s Last Will Mu’awiyah’s [^1] Last Will Tabari reports in his Tarikh (5:322) saying: “Thereafter began the year 60 H…In this year Mu’awiyah took allegiance for Yazid from a delegation that had come to see him together with ‘Ubaidullah bin Ziyad.

His will was as Hisham bin Muhammad has reported from Abu Mikhnaf who says that ‘Abd al-Malik bin Naufal bin Musahiq bin ‘Abdullah bin Makhramah has narrated to me saying: “When Mu’awiyah became afflicted with the illness that took his life, he called upon his son Yazid[^2] and said: My dear son!

I have spared you the trouble of travelling and going from one place to another [for attaining the caliphate]; I have prepared the grounds for you; I have humbled the enemies for you; I have subjugated the Arabs for you; and I have produced a consensus [among them] in favour of you.[^3] I have no fear that anyone will contend with you in this matter which has already been settled in your favour, except for four people from the Quraish: Husayn bin ‘Ali[^4], ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar[^5], ‘Abdullah bin al-Zubair[^6] and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr.[^7] With regard to ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar, he is a man exhausted by excessive devotion.

If there remained none other than him, he would pay you allegiance. As for Husayn bin ‘Ali, the people of Iraq will never leave him until they cause him to rise.[^8] If he were to rise against you and you were to gain victory over him, then you should pardon him[^9]; for he belongs to an important family and has a great right [on the people]! Regarding [‘Abd al-Rahman] Ibn Abu Bakr, he is a kind of person who will follow whatever his companions will do, and his only concern is women and sport.

The one who will crouch the crouching of a lion in wait of its prey, and will consistently engage in trickery like a fox and pounce on you when an opportunity presents itself, is Ibn al-Zubair. If he does that with you, tear him to pieces.”[^10] Mu’awiyah’s Death [Mu’awiyah died in the beginning of Rajab 60 H][^11]. Dahhak bin Qais [al-Fihri][^12] came out from the palace and went on the pulpit while Mu’awiyah’s shroud was visible in his hands.

He praised and extolled Allah and then said: “Mu’awiyah was the backbone of the Arabs and their master.