Get to know Muawiyah better with 9 real example sentences.
Muawiyah in a sentence
Using Muawiyah
- In the example corpus, muawiyah often appears in combinations such as: muawiyah was.
Context around Muawiyah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Muawiyah
- In this selection, "muawiyah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, upon, maysum, 639 and started stand out and add context to how "muawiyah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ali and muawiyah should step and in 639 muawiyah i was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "muawiyah" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with muawiyah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Page 543 Muawiyah I consolidated his power. (7 words)
Ali was therefore outwitted by Muawiyah and Amr. (8 words)
The reign of Muawiyah I was marked by internal security and external expansion. (13 words)
Ali's faction, having expected the caliphate to return to Ali's line upon Muawiyah's death, saw this as a betrayal of the peace treaty and so Husayn rejected this request for allegiance. (34 words)
Encyclopedia of Islam Volume VII, page 265, By Bosworth After the plague that killed much of the Muslim Army in Syria, by marrying Maysum, Muawiyah started to use the Jacobite Christians, against the Romans. (34 words)
When the news of his death reached the Zaydi imam Al-Mutawakkil al-Mutahhar bin Yahya he commented by saying: The greatest king of Yemen, the Muawiyah of the time, has died. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
Ali's faction, having expected the caliphate to return to Ali's line upon Muawiyah's death, saw this as a betrayal of the peace treaty and so Husayn rejected this request for allegiance.
Ali was therefore outwitted by Muawiyah and Amr.
Amr ibn al-As convinced Abu Musa Ashaari that both Ali and Muawiyah should step down and a new Caliph be elected.
Encyclopedia of Islam Volume VII, page 265, By Bosworth After the plague that killed much of the Muslim Army in Syria, by marrying Maysum, Muawiyah started to use the Jacobite Christians, against the Romans.
In 639, Muawiyah I was appointed as the governor of Syria after the previous governor Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah died in a plague along with 25,000 other people.
Page 484. One of Muawiyah's most controversial and enduring legacies was his decision to designate his son Yazid as his successor.
Page 543 Muawiyah I consolidated his power.
The reign of Muawiyah I was marked by internal security and external expansion.
When the news of his death reached the Zaydi imam Al-Mutawakkil al-Mutahhar bin Yahya he commented by saying: The greatest king of Yemen, the Muawiyah of the time, has died.
Common combinations with muawiyah
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: