Mu'awiya

Explanation

Mu’awiya is presented as the founder of the hereditary monarchical pattern in early Islamic rule. His importance in the book lies in symbolizing the shift of legitimacy from prophetic founding to the logic of force and political inheritance.

Referred to by

• Classical Islam is shaped through struggles over legitimacy and authority
• Islamic authority was founded on the interweaving of religion and politics
• Legitimacy after the Prophet’s death
• Mu’awiya establishes a hereditary monarchical pattern