He spent his time with youths having no [1] Quzai...

He spent his time with youths having no [1] Quzai, Tarikh , from facsimile copy at Imam Hakim Library [2] Ash-Shia fil Mizan , Pg. 455 [3] Qadi Baqqal Misri, Al-Manaqib wal Mathalib , Pg. 71 qualms about committing any sort of deeds and he was influenced by them a great deal because he made merry with them and played with dogs.

Alaili says: “It is likely or almost certain that Yazid’s training was not purely Islamic; it was in other words, purely Christian because there is no doubt that his crimes, shamelessness and disregard for morals is seen to be absolutely un-Islamic and no one considered them to be having any connection with Islamic values or beliefs.

Nothing else could be imagined.” [1] In our view, Yazid’s upbringing was purely in keeping with the system of the period of ignorance and absolutely bereft of any kind of resemblance to religion, because he grew up into a person of shameless nature in sensual preoccupations and his committing of evils and sinful deeds show that our view is not baseless. Yazid’s characteristics As for his physical characteristics. He was wheat- complexioned and there were pock marks on his face.

[2] In the same way he was fat and plump having thick hair. [3] As for his sensual qualities: He had inherited from his grandfather, Abu Sufyan and his father, Muawiyah, cruelty and shamelessness. Sayyid Amir Ali says: “As cruel and treacherous as Muawiyah, he did not, like his father, possess the capacity to clothe his cruelties in the guise of policy. His depraved nature knew no pity or justice. He killed and tortured for the pleasure he derived from human suffering.

Addicted to the grossest of vices, his boon companions were the most abandoned of both sexes…” [4] He was evil natured and shameless and devoid of every Islamic value and his most prominent personal qualities were fondness for bloodshed and misbehavior with others because in the first year of his brief rule he destroyed the purified progeny of the Holy Prophet (s), in the second year he had Medina plundered for three days and got killed 700 Emigrants and Helpers and 10,000 from Arabs, non-Arabs and companions of companions.

Yazid’s fondness for Hunting One of the prominent qualities of Yazid was that he was extremely fond of hunting because he used to spend a better part of his time in that preoccupation. Historians say: Yazid was very fond of hunting and he was always occupied in that activity.