Shia View Of Muawiyah I
The Shia vilify Muāwiyya. His supposed conversion to Islam before the conquest of Mecca is dismissed as a fable, or mere hypocrisy. He is said to have opposed Alī, who the Shia claim was the rightful Caliph, out of sheer greed for power and wealth. According to Shia Muslim belief, his reign opened the door to unparalleled disaster, marked by persecution of Alī and his followers, resulting in Yazid I coming into power, shortly followed by the Battle of Karbala.
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