This is a part of the five series of Powerepoint presentation giving a overview on the Caliphate of the Ummayyads.The Ummayyad belonged to the the Bani Ummayad. Their Caliphate started from the Caliphate of Amir Muawiyah. It lasted for around 90 years. They took Damascus as the capital city.
3. Geneology and Virtue
His mother was a grand-daughter of Umar bin al-Khattab
Felt the burden of the entire Ummah on himself
Asked wife fatimah bin Abdul Malik to give away her
jewelery to the baith ul maal
Received his early life training in Madinah
Sold out all his horses
Would have two patches on his shirt while delivering
Khutbah
Faddak given back to the treasury
When I came to know that lying is a vice, I have never
done so since then.
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4. Administration
Appointed all virtuous people
Governor of Khorasan Prophet sent as a
Daiee not as a Khatin
Asked the Banu Ummayyad to give back
the undue property
The Shepherds used to say that the
wolves do not devour their sheep
anymore
No particular invasions but yet many
embraced Islam- Sindhis and their kings
2 yrs and few months
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5. His daily wages was 2 dirhams
His pious life
Incident of warm water from royal court
Two lamp
Grapes and pomeogranate
Ghailan who denied the destiny
Debate with Kawarij
Sunni Shia and khawarij has not argument
with him
Never kept bodyguard poisoned to deathby
slave ask to leave the city
Even Christian clergymen mourned
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6. Yazid bin Abdul Malik
I need Allah more than Umar bin Abdul
Aziz
Followed footstep for 40 days
Forty while haired bearded men
Took to drinking dancing music openly
Downfall of Ummayyad
Ruled 4 yrs 1 mth died
Hisham bin Abdul Malik next Caliph
Followed Walid bin Yazid
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7. Hisham bin Abdul Malik
Born 72 H
20 yrs age of peace
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8. Rebellion
was common
therefore made them understand Islam
Jizya reduced
imposed
apostated and called chinese for help
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9. Banu Abbas
Banu Abbas secret maneuver
Fabricated hadith and some given
more publicity
Harith bin Shuraih wore black and
invited people to pledge for Imam
Rada
Zaid bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali bin Abi
Talib 15K later 220 - beheaded
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10. Walid bin Yazid bin Abdul Malik
Mother was Hajaj bin Yusufs niece
Notorious
Marked the opening of the door to ruin
Yahya bin Zaid bin Ali beheaded
Yazid bin Walid beseiged and killed
him
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11. Yazid bin Walid bin Abdul Malik
Known as Yazid III or Yazid Naqis
Caliph assasinated therefore people
full of revenge
Six month ruled
Ibrahim bin Walid bin Abdul Malik
was not recognised all over
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12. Last Caliphs
Marwan bin Muhammad bin Marwan
bin Hakam
Khawarij
Massacre of Banu Ummayyad
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