Hazrat Ameer Maviya (RA) A Revolter
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Ahadith are subject to interpretation. Historical events cannot be judged with a single narration. The actual situation was, the rebels, assassins who killed Usman, the 3rd Caliph, chose Ali Ibn Talib their caliph, and forced the Madinites to give their allegiance to Ali. However, most of the Madinites willingly elected him to be their caliph. However, these rebels became the army of Ali and Ali appointed their leaders his ministers in his cabinet, he made them governors and chief commander of his army (Malik Ibn Haris Al-Ashtar). Ali himself admitted that he had to follow their instructions and that they did not obey him. However, he very much admired Malik and Muhammad bin Abi Bakr. Watching rebels ruling the seat of Khilafah was not acceptable to most of the Sahab. A number of Sahaba were not in Madina, they were in Makkah for Hajj at that time. A great number of Sahab did not give their allegiance to Ali, including Muawiah, so he and other companions cannot be considered “revolting” against Ali or “rebels”. Ali’s allegiance could never complete. Moreover, no one revolted against Ali, in fact. All their demands was to punish the assassins of Usaman and if he found himself weak to do so, hand them over to Muawiah, who was the legitimated heir to take Qasas as per Shariah. But Ali refused both options for excuses he is too weak to do so. secondly, no one attacked Ali or Madinah the seat of claiphate. Ali himself initiated both the battles of camel and Siffin. in this scenario, one thing is beyond question, that the all the rebels were under the flag of Ali. secondly, we find that Muawiah when became the unanimous caliph after Hasan ibn Ali handed over caliphate to him, his span of regime, which lasted around 20 years, is considered the best of Muslims history. He did not call Muslims to the doors of the Hell, as the hadith says, instead, it was a time of great peace, prosperity and progress of Islamic sciences. All the companions paid their allegiance to him and all were happy with him.