Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba: Difference between revisions

Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba was a [[companion]] of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. He played a role in the attack to [[Lady Fatima]]'s (s) house. Mughira was appointed as the governor of [[Bahrain]], [[Basra]] and [[Kufa]] by the order of [['Umar b. Khattab]]. Later in the time of [[Mu'awiya]], he became the governor of Kufa. Al-Mughira cursed [['Ali b. Ibn Abi Talib (a)]] and his followers in the mosque of Kufa. Abu Lu' Lu' the murderer of 'Umar b. Khattab was the slave of Al-Mughira.

Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba b. Abi 'Amir b. Mas'ud was a member of [[Thaqif tribe]]. Abu 'Isa or Abu 'Abd Allah was the [[Kunya]] of Al-Mughira. He was born in the 2nd or the 3rd year after [[Bi'that]] and he passed away in [[Kufa]] in 50 A.H. Al-Mughira was described as a clever man.

Al-Mughira converted to Islam in 5 A.H. and he was present in [[Hudaybiyya Peace Treaty]] and [[Pledge of Al-Ridwan]]. In 9 A.H. when Thaqif tribe converted to Islam, Prophet Muhammad (s) ordered Al-Mughira and Abu Sufyan to go to [[Ta'if]] and break Al-Lat idol.

According to [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]], Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba played a role in the attack to [[Lady Fatima]]'s (s) house in order to force [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] and his close companions to take oath of allegiance to the first caliph, [[Abu Bakr]]. Based on [[Al-Ihtijaj]] (book), [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] condemned Al-Mughira and said: "You hit Lady Fatima (s) so harsh that she was injured and it led to miscarry (Muhsin b. 'Ali)."

Al-Mughira attended the battles in the time of the first and the second caliphs, [[Abu Bakr]] and [['Umar b. Khattab]], including [[the battle of Yamama]] against the followers of Musaylama al-Khadhdhab and the [[battle of Yarmuk]] against the Romans. He also fought in the battles of conquest of Sham and [[Iraq]].

[['Umar b. Khattab appointed him as the governor of [[Bahrain]], but people refused to accept him and complained to 'Umar. Then he was dismissed and appointed as the governor of [[Basra]]. When some people attested that Al-Mughira had committed adultery, 'Umar removed him and appointed him as the governor of [[Kufa]]. He is regarded amongst the first ones who called 'Umar b. Khattab, [[Amir al-Mu'minin]]. According to sources, Abu Lu' Lu' who killed 'Umar b. Khattab was the slave of Al-Mughira.

When [['Uthman b. Affan]] came to power, he removed Al-Mughira from Kufa after a year and sent him to Armenia and [[Azerbaijan]] as the ruler of the region.

In the time of [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]], Mughira did not take oath of allegiance to Imam (a) and he did not attend the battles as well. After the [[Arbitration]] he took oath of allegiance to [[Mu'awiya]] and again he was appointed as the governor of Kufa where he lived for the rest of his life, until 50 A.H. In the time of the [[Peace Treaty of Imam al-Hasan (a)]] and Mu'awiya, he brought Mu'awiya's letter to Imam al-Hasan (a).

Based on historical sources, Al-Mughira was amongst the first ones who proposed the succession of [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya]] which took place in 56 A.H. however as Mughira passed away in 50 A.H., it cannot be right.

Al-Mughira is mentioned as an opponent of [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]]; he also cursed Imam (a). When he was appointed as the governor of Kufa by Mu'awiya, he gave speeches in the mosque of Kufa in which he cursed Imam 'Ali (a) and Shiites Muslims.