Marwan b. al-Hakam: Difference between revisions

| Full Name = Marwan b. Hakam b. Abi l-'As b. Umayya

'''Marwān b. Ḥakam b. Abī l-ʿĀs b. Umayya''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|مروان بن حکم بن أبی العاص بن أمیه}}) was the fourth [[Umayyad]] caliph and the head of Marwanids. In his childhood, Marwan and his father were exiled to [[Ta'if]] and were returned to [[Medina]] by the third caliph, [['Uthman b. 'Affan]], where he received a position in the administration of the [[caliphate]]. In the battles of [[Jamal]] and [[Battle of Siffin|Siffin]], he stood against [[Imam Ali (a)]]. Later he opposed burying the body of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] beside the grave of the [[Holy Prophet (s)]] who was his grandfather. He also later had an argument with [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] as he (a) did not give [[allegiance]] to [[Yazid]]. After withdrawal of [[Mu'awiya b. Yazid]] from caliphate, Marwan took the caliphate and after about ten months, was poisoned by his wife and died in [[65]]/685.