When the time arrived for taking a decision about the caliphate, Amr bin al-A'as convinced Abu Musa al-Ashari into
entertaining the opinion that they should deprive both Ali and Muawiya of the caliphate, and give to the Muslims the right to elect the caliph.
Muawiya's wife Maysum(Yazid's mother) was also a Christian.
Muawiya's forces actually mistook him for Ali.
Muawiya had opted for war against Ali.
This policy boosted Muawiya's popularity and solidified Syria as his power base.
This policy also boosted Muawiya's popularity and solidified Syria as his power base.
Muawiya broke the treaty and made his son Yazid his successor,
thus forming the Umayyad dynasty.
Therefore, when Ali himself appeared on the battlefield, Muawiya's soldiers were astonished to see him
The area was brought under
Arab control only after it was reconquered by Muawiya in 663 AD.
When you face Muawiya, do not be the first to attack,
but if he starts the battle then you should also fight.
Therefore, when Ali himself appeared on the battlefield, Muawiya's soldiers were astonished to see him
and confused about the identity of the other soldier.
entertaining the opinion that they should deprive both Ali and Muawiya of the caliphate, and give to the Muslims the right to elect the caliph.
However, after six months, he made a peace treaty with Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan, which stipulated that,
among other conditions, Muawiya would have political power as long as he did not choose who would succeed him.