The political and social role of Mughirah bin Shuba in establishing and continuing the caliphate of the Rashidun caliphs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of History, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of History,, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of History, History, Shushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.

Abstract

Mughirah Ibn Shuba (50 AH) who is known as an Arab village. One of the influential figures in the course of events in the history of Islam, in the first half of the first century AH. Since he has played key roles in various matters. The present article seeks to examine Mughirah's performance by citing the main sources, and by analyzing the data, in order to explore his political and social role in various matters and in the hidden and visible scenes of Islamic history. Therefore, in this article, considering the importance of the subject, we are trying to answer the questions of this research, which are: What effect has the thought and action of Mughirah Ibn Shuba had on the process of establishing and continuing the caliphate of the three caliphs? What role did the thought and action of Mughirah Ibn Shuba play in the process of establishing and continuing the Caliphate (as)? The basis of this research is based on the following hypotheses: The thought and action of Mughira bin Shuba has had a significant impact on the process of caliphate of the three caliphs. The findings of the research indicate that, after Mughirah converted to Islam, he became one of the companions of the Prophet (PBUH), but after his death, with a political turn, he started to fully support the three caliphs. After that, he engaged in an obvious enmity with the Caliphate of Ali (AS) and Imam Hassan (AS).

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