Transforming the realities of Islam Muawiyah encouraged...

Transforming the realities of Islam Muawiyah encouraged transforming of the illuminated realities of Islam that established for all the communities movements of Jihad and movements for making the future. And he encouraged Muslims not to protest against the oppression of oppressors and calamities of tyrants.

It was the slogan of the great companion of Abu Zar Ghiffari who had truly understood Islam and who raised the banner of protest against the Umayyad regime when he demanded Uthman and [1] A derogatory title given by the Quraish infidels to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) [2] Sharh Nahjul Balagha 5/129-130 [3] Risaalatul Ghufran , Pg 304 [4] Maqrizi, An-Niza Wat-Takhasum, Pg.

43 [5] Sharh Nahjul Balagha 15/242 Muawiyah to act with justice with the oppressed and downtrodden people and distribute the wealth of the nation among the poor and deprived sections of the community. Muawiyah intended to destroy this religious view and shatter this responsibility.

Therefore he instituted groups of tradition forgers who considered social protest an innovation and he ordered them to forge traditions and attribute them to the Prophet, the great freedom-giver of humanity making it compulsory for people to accept without protest all sorts of injustices at the hands of tyrant rulers.

Some examples of such forged traditions are as follows: Bukhari through his chain of narrators has quoted from the Messenger of Allah (s) that he said to his companions, “After me you shall see that they have restricted some things for themselves and you shall see some things that you consider wrong.” They asked, “O the Messenger of Allah (s), what do you command us in this matter?” He replied, “Give to them their rights and ask your rights from the Almighty Allah.” [1] Bukhari has narrated through his chains of narrators that the Holy Prophet (s) said, “You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of.” They asked, “What do you order us to do, O Allah's Apostle?

(under such circumstances)?” He said, “Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah.” [2] Muslim has narrated through his chain of narrators that Salama b. Yazid al-ju'afi asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Prophet of Allah, what do you think if we have rulers who rule over us and demand that we discharge our obligations towards them, but they (themselves) do not discharge their own responsibilities towards us?