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Peace Agreement Between Imam Al-Hasan And Mu'awiya

Imam Hasan (AS) faced extremely difficult conditions from the start. He observed that fear, anxiety and much distress were ever present in Kufa, Basrah, Medina and other towns. The anxiety, uncertainty and insecurity were caused by Mu'awiya's ill dealing of sincere Muslims. Mu'awiya had spread secret agents all over to defame Ahlul Bayt.
 
 
Imam Hasan knew that his father Imam Ali (AS) had stood like a lion in all difficulties and fought battles against Mu'awiya, but these confrontations had resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. A mass scale family devastation was visible everywhere. Considering all circumstances, Imam Hasan (AS) discussed the matter with his brother Husain (AS) and other relatives.
 
He revealed to them that in order to end the bloodshed and to provide a reasonable safety and security to the Ummah, he would make a peace agreement with Mu'awiya and abdicate until after Mu'awiya's death. After a few days of careful consideration, Imam Hasan (AS) accepted an agreement as per the terms dictated by the Imam and agreed to by Mu'awiya.

Four noteworthy terms of this agreement were:

•People of Syria, Iraq, Hijaz, Yemen and other places shall enjoy amnesty against persecution,

•Friends and companions of Imam Ali (AS) and all their women and children shall be protected from all dangers,

•Mu'awiya is to immediately stop the use of abusive language with reference to Ahlul Bayt (cursing Imam Ali) after Salat of Jumu'a)

•Mu'awiya shall not appoint anyone as his successor.

Once the treaty was signed, Imam Hasan (AS) and brother Husain (AS) moved out of Kufa and settled in Medina. Over there both Imams lost no time in holding nightly meetings for Islamic discussions. The nightly meetings proved very successful and gained tremendous popularity.

More people started to attend, to hear the Imams give of their fountain of knowledge on Islam and humanity. The reputation of these meetings began to fly to far away places. People from as far away as Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, and other distant areas travelled to Medina to learn about the Islamic values. As years passed, the knowledge thus given started to bear fruits. The number of Islamic scholars multiplied and increased considerably.

In the meantime Mu'awiya, unabashedly elected to disregard the terms of his treaty with Imam Al-Hasan. a) He sent secret agents to terrorize, kidnap, or even kill innocent people specially those who were loyal to Ahlul Bayt (AS). b) Instead of helping the needy with the public treasury, Mu'awiya's governors and their surrogates used the public treasury for personal use, freely and excessively as they wished. c) Freedom suddenly died, and dictatorship took its place. d) Mu'awiya gathered a very large number of collaborators who unabashedly would do any thing for money.

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+1 #5 A sunni MuslimLover of AAL-E-PAAK 2014-03-01 21:59
Assalam-o-alaik um ...
I myself is Sunni Muslim and a islamic history student i've studied a lot about ISLAM and i actually know that some people did a lot of unjustified acts with IMAM ALI AL MURTAZA(R.A) and with his beloved sons
+1 #4 RE: Peace Agreement Between Imam Al-Hasan And Mu'awiyaKAREEM 2014-01-15 23:56
ASSALAAMU ALAYKUM--VERY GOOD INFO-I PRAY THAT OUR SUNNI BROTHERS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE REVERTS TO ISLAM HERE IN THE AMERICAS DO FURTHER RESEARCH AS MUCH HAS BEEN HIDDEN FROM THEM AND FORTUNATELY THEY DON'T HAVE TO CLING TO FAMILY GENERATIONS POSITION AND CAN OBSERVE THE TRUTH AND WEIGH AND JUDGE IT AGAINST FALSEHOOD IF THEY TRULY SEEK IT--I USE TO BE SUNNI AND WAS ALMOST SHOCKED AT THE 'ILM I DISCOVERED UNBIASLY WHICH WAS ALL SUPPORTED BY QUR'AN AND HADITHS RECORDED BY THE SUNNI ULEMA THEMSELVES WHICH UNDOUBTEDLY SUPPORTS THAT THE NABI MUHAMMAD (SAID "I LEAVE AMONGST YOU TWO WEIGHTY THINGS THE BOOK OF ALLAAH AND MY AHLUL BAYT"
WHAT IS TO BE REALIZED IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS -FIRST THE MUSLIMS A A WHOLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT MUSLIMS NOT ONLY DESERTED THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD(S) IN BATTLE BUT ACTUALLY ON THEIR OWN REASONING DISOBEYED HIM WHILE HE WAS ALIVE--FOR INSTANCE WHEN HE TOLD THEM TO FIGHT UNDER THE BANNER OF USAMA--ALLAAH (SWT) TELLS US IN QUR'AN WHEN ALLAAH AND HIS APOSTLE DECIDE A MATTER ABELIEVER HAS NO SAY SO IN IT!!!AND AS WE KNOW THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BELIEVER AND JUST A MUSLIM ACCORDING TO WHAT ALLAAH (SWT) SAYS--THEN LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT ALLAAH(SWT0 TELLS US NONE CAN TOUCH IQUR'AN)EXCEPT THE PURIFIED AND THEN HE(SWT) STATES WHO THEY ARE IN THE SECOND HALF OF 33:33----WE NEED NOT NAME CALL BUT AS IMAM SHAFI'E STATES WHEN WE SAY IN OUR DAILY SALAT GUIDE US TO THE STRAIOGHT PATH IT MEANS THE PATH OF MUHAMMAD(S) AND HIS AHLUL BAYT(A.S.)--COM E LET US REASON TOGETHER
#3 imam hass treatyhyder 2013-11-09 20:28
well done really good job done and been explore truth about this Jali Khalifah Mu'awiya .
#2 imam hass treatyhyder 2013-11-09 20:26
It is wonderful that you have written truth and only truth abiut this treaty,
Mu;awiya deceive behavior and his all bad deeds are very clear from this article.
+1 #1 RE: Peace Agreement Between Imam Al-Hasan And Mu'awiyaNaqvi 2011-02-28 00:30
really very good.......exce llent work....keep it uf

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