In the ups and downs history of Islam, one can hardly find a personality that is as controversial as Muawiyah bin Abis Sufyan. A man who turned from a staunch opponent of Islam into a powerful caliph of Muslims, and his style of governance influenced the Islamic world for centuries to come.
Muawiya's style of governance was a complex combination of skillful politics and clever tricks. Raised in the Quraysh school of politics, he knew very well how to use the tools of power to advance his goals.
This video is the life story of Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan. The man who turned the Islamic caliphate into a monarchy and founded the Umayyad dynasty and expanded the Islamic empire from the west to the Atlantic Ocean and from the east to India and China.