عهد معاوية بن يزيد و إشكاليات الخلافة (64 ه 683 م)‎

Abstract EN

The study deals with the problematics in the the reign of Mu'āwiyah Ibn Yazīd Ibn Mu'āwiyah (64/683).

Despite the short period of his caliphate, which did not exceed four months, but it has led to a major shift in the path of Islamic history.

Because of this, the Umayyad Caliphate moved from the Sufyānid branch to the Marwānid branch.

Consequently, the Islamic world entered into nine years of bloody conflicts 64/683 – 73/692.

This historical importance requires studying the various problematics that were associated with the caliphate and produced these serious results, the most important of which is the problematic of Mu'āwiyah's abdication of the caliphate and the real reasons behind this, in addition to the problematic of accepting to nominate an heir, allegiance to caliphate and then abdicate.

Moreover, the study tackles the problematic of his insistence on not choosing an heir regardless of what the situation of the Islamic state will lead to after the abdication and so on.

Based on the above, this study attempts to explain these problematics in accordance with the personality of the caliph and the circumstances surrounding his succession.