This is a part of the five series of Powerepoint presentation giving a overview on the Caliphate of the Ummayyads.The Ummayyad belonged to the the Bani Ummayad. Their Caliphate started from the Caliphate of Amir Muawiyah. It lasted for around 90 years. They took Damascus as the capital city.

1. Banu
Ummayad
Dynasty
Part Four
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 1

2. Umar bin Abdul Aziz
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 2

3. Geneology and Virtue
• His mother was a grand-daughter of Umar bin al-Khattab
• Felt the burden of the entire Ummah on himself
• Asked wife fatimah bin Abdul Malik to give away her
jewelery to the baith ul maal
• Received his early life training in Madinah
• Sold out all his horses
• Would have two patches on his shirt while delivering
Khutbah
• Faddak given back to the treasury
• “ When I came to know that lying is a vice, I have never
done so since then.”
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 3

4. Administration
• Appointed all virtuous people
• Governor of Khorasan – Prophet sent as a
Daiee not as a Khatin
• Asked the Banu Ummayyad to give back
the undue property
• The Shepherds used to say that the
wolves do not devour their sheep
anymore
• No particular invasions but yet many
embraced Islam- Sindhis and their kings
• 2 yrs and few months
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 4

5. • His daily wages was 2 dirhams
• His pious life
– Incident of warm water from royal court
– Two lamp
– Grapes and pomeogranate
– Ghailan who denied the destiny
– Debate with Kawarij
– Sunni Shia and khawarij has not argument
with him
– Never kept bodyguard – poisoned to deathby
slave – ask to leave the city
– Even Christian clergymen mourned
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 5

6. Yazid bin Abdul Malik
• “ I need Allah more than Umar bin Abdul
Aziz
• Followed footstep for 40 days
• Forty while haired bearded men
• Took to drinking dancing music openly
• Downfall of Ummayyad
• Ruled 4 yrs 1 mth died
• Hisham bin Abdul Malik next Caliph
Followed Walid bin Yazid
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 6

7. Hisham bin Abdul Malik
• Born 72 H
• 20 yrs age of peace
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 7

8. • Rebellion
– was common
– therefore made them understand Islam
– Jizya reduced
– imposed –
– apostated and called chinese for help
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 8

9. Banu Abbas
• Banu Abbas secret maneuver
• Fabricated hadith and some given
more publicity
• Harith bin Shuraih wore black and
invited people to pledge for Imam
Rada
• Zaid bin Ali bin Husain bin Ali bin Abi
Talib – 15K later 220 - beheaded
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 9

10. Walid bin Yazid bin Abdul Malik
• Mother was Hajaj bin Yusuf’s niece
• Notorious
• Marked the opening of the door to ruin
• Yahya bin Zaid bin Ali beheaded
• Yazid bin Walid beseiged and killed
him
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 10

11. Yazid bin Walid bin Abdul Malik
• Known as Yazid III or Yazid Naqis
• Caliph assasinated therefore people
full of revenge
• Six month ruled
• Ibrahim bin Walid bin Abdul Malik –
was not recognised all over
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 11

12. Last Caliphs
• Marwan bin Muhammad bin Marwan
bin Hakam
• Khawarij
• Massacre of Banu Ummayyad
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 12

13. • Jazakallahukhair
Presented by Dr. Mayeser 13