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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The first Caliph of the Umayyad dynasty was Ameer Muawiyah (R.A).
Ameer Muawiyah (R.A) founded the Umayyad Caliphate in 661 CE after the end of Khilafat-e-Rashida, shifting the capital from Madina to Damascus. He was a prominent companion of the Prophet (PBUH) and served as the governor of Syria during the caliphates of Umar (R.A) and Usman (R.A). His accession marked the transition from the Rashidun Caliphate to hereditary rule, establishing the first major Muslim dynasty that lasted nearly 90 years.
The Umayyad dynasty (661–750 CE) was the first hereditary dynasty in Islamic history, with its capital at Damascus. Ameer Muawiyah (R.A) was the son of Abu Sufyan and a scribe of the revelation (Kātib-e-Waḥī) during the Prophet's (PBUH) time. The dynasty reached its territorial peak under Walid bin Abdul Malik, and notable caliphs included Abdul Malik bin Marwan and Umar bin Abdul Aziz. The Umayyad rule ended when the Abbasids overthrew them in 750 CE.
