YAZEED IN SUNNI BOOKS

Lot is written about Yazeed in Sunni Books. I want to focus and summarize very briefly on the contents. In the end I will quote references. I am not writing Razi Allah or Laanat Ullah with his name. I want you to decide after reading this small write up weather we should call him Razi Allah like Dr. Zakir Naik or Dr. Israr or Laanat Ullah like general Muslims.

I will not write a single word about Karbala or Imam Hussain Salwat Ullah e Alaeh for the reason that Dr. Zakir Naik says that it is a story exaggerated by Shias. So let us see Yazeed without Karbala.

Faith of Yazeed:

He was a poet and used to sing and dance along with the female dancers he had called from different countries including some from India and Africa. His favorite poem he used to sing while dancing was

“Alas! my forefathers who martyred in Badr should have been here today

To witness how I have taken their revenge

They would have been pleased to extreme with me

And would have said Yazeed no one is like you

I have slaughtered their opponent kings

I have balanced the losses we bore in Badr

Bani Hashim played to snatch the kingship

There was no divine news nor any wahi

I have done nothing but have taken the revenge

From the progeny of AHMAD (sAaww) for what they did”

If one reads these sentences with unprejudiced eyes, he finds that

v     yazeed denied the prophethood of Syed ul Anbia sAaww and hs used very dirty language while denying nabuwat.

v     He also denied Wahi and if there was no wahi then there is no book of Allah means that oly quraan was a self drafted book.

v     He has addressed the enemies of Islam who were killed by the famous praised team of 313 Sihaba Kiram Razi Allah unhum in the battle of Badr as martyrs. Please remember that in Islam the killer of a martyr is always a kafir or mushrik. So in other words Yazeed has indirectly labeled 313 Sihaba as …….

Life Style of Yazeed:

All books have written that Yazeed used to drink openly. His father and grand father and most of bani Umayya used to drink but it was not publicly. Wearing Gold by men is disallowed in Islam, but yazeed was fond of wearing gold jewelry. Even looking at a non-mhram lady is haram in Islam, but yazeed had hundreds of dancers from different parts of the world who used to perform in his court every day. Please do not forget that his court was a mosque preserved till date in Damascus. He once asked a religious scholar, “Islam has made an unjust rule. A farmer works on a tree for many years. When the tree comes to give fruit, the farmer is asked not to eat that fruit rather he has to give this fruit to some one else” He meant that a father brings up his daughter to puberty. But he can not make sex with her, rather he has to marry her with some one else, who enjoys sex with her. Please do not mind this quotation from the famous book Maali us sibtain, vol 2. Once yazeed wanted to have sex with his aunt. He ordered his servants that I shall bring her to the back garden of our palace. You arrange for an intercourse of a horse and mare in front of us. They did the same. She got so excited that the place where she was sitting got wet. Yazeed took her in a side room and fucked her. Afterwards he asked his aunt that he thought you were virgin but you were not. She replied, has your father spared any girl of Damascus virgin” In history you can find hundreds of such episodes.

Incidence of Harra & Yazeed:

When people of Madina saw this type of acts of yazeed, they revolted against him in 63 A.H. and his governor of Madina fled. Yazeed sent an army under the command of Muslim bin Aqba Murre. They killed 500 sihaba r.a. arrested 5oo sihaba r.a. Demolished Mimber of the Holy Prophet sAaww mosque. Kept their horses tied in mosque as long as they stayed in Madina. The solidiers were allowed to have sex with any female of Madina they like. After this incidence over 1000 unmarried girls gave birth to babies.

Lashkar e Rome & Yazeed:

One very misinterpreted case is the story of Lashkare Rome. There is a hadith that after me a lashkar will invade Rome. All of them will go to heaven. People like Dr Zakir say that since yazeed was amongst those, so he will go to heaven. Hadis is correct but this is not correct that yazeed went to Rome. Here is a summary of the troops which raided Rome. It was the era of Muaveya. There was smart girl famous among the boys of upper class in Damascus. Her name was Zouhra. She had a die heart lover named Tamimi. Once she and some of her friends decided to have picnic at the beach. Tamimi also took along his friends to the beach. While they were enjoying, a ship came to the cost with soldiers of Rome. One of the soldiers caught Zouhra. Tamimi and his friends quarreled with him saying that you come to Syria for business or for luxury. The soldiers told the boys that they do not come as merchants, infact they come to collect the sess from the Muslims. Muaviya has an agreement with the Roman empire that he will pay cash or girls as sess every year to the king of Rome. Intern the king will support Muaviya against any aggression of Arabs. (Remember Syria was not considered arab in those days). This year they had the turn to take girls so they will ask Muaviya for this girl especially as she was very charming. Tamimi got furious. All the boys returned to Damascus and propagated against Muaviya that he has pledged Muslims with the Roman empire. Muaviya played a game and asked those young men to form a group of soldiers to fight with the Roman. Those boys came to Madina to get the support of Arabs. Famous Sahabi Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari rz narrated the above said hadith and joined them. A big ship was made. The army was ready under the command of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari rz. The troop moved to Rome. The girl Zouhra wrote her name with her blood on the ship. From this was the first naval ship of Muslims named as Zouhra tur Rome. This army besieged Rome. The ship returned with the plan that more army and supplies will be provided to that army. But nothing reached Rome. As Muaviya had never a plan to fight with Rome. In fact he just wanted to get rid of all those who agitated against him. All the soldiers were killed in Rome. The tomb of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari is a witness even today in the outscerts of Rome. To bluff the Muslims, muaviya said he is sending his son yazeed to command these forces to attack Rome. Yazeed traveled with them to few miles from Damascus but never went to Rome. Had he gone there, he would also have been killed like all other soldiers who sailed to Rome.

This is a brief opening summary about yazeed.

References: ( All non-Shia Books but The Most Authentic Books)

Tareekh Al-Yaqoobi Vol-2, Tareekh Ibn ul Aseer vol-4, Sharh ul Akhbar vol-3, Aalaam un Nisa Vol-1, Albidaya wan Nihaya Vol-8, Allahoof, Kitab ul Um Vol-4,  Mughni ul Mohtaj Vol-4,  Subul us Salaam vol-1, Nawadir ul Mojazat, Tbri vol-4, Tareekh e Madina o Damishq Vol-12, Kitab ul mujir,  Kitab ul Munmiq, Almasoodi, Ibnal Kaseer Albidaya wan Nihaya Vol-4 & 6,  Tarekh Ibn Khalladoon Vol-3

Now I leave the discussion open and let the readers decide what should they say yazeed, Razi Allah or Laanat Ullah