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Summary
Mu'awiya II's sermon after he took the caliphate, as the histories transmit it. 1
He opens by urging the fear of God, then warns against this world, which he describes as sweet and green yet deceiving to its people and passing quickly. He supports the point with Qur'anic verses, whose text is not reproduced here. 1
The sermon is brief in its reflection on the world's passing and the reminder of the Hereafter. 1
Connections
- Part of
- Jamharat Khutab al-Arab
- Mentions
- Damascus
People and things also explored
al-Walid's sermon after burying his father· Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik's sermon· the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595· Abu Dawud at Kufa, 221/836, and Damascus, 222/837· al-Afdal besieges Damascus and turns back
Sources
- Jamharat Khutab al-Arab of Ahmad Zaki Safwat (1352/1933 printing) , vol2 p.189
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islam.museum contributors. “Mu'awiya II's sermon”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/khutbat-muawiya-ibn-yazid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-31.