The policy of destruction and its causes in the Islamic East throughout the Rashidun Era and the Umayyad state.

Abstract

This research focuses on the policy of destruction in the Islamic East during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Al-Rashidi era, and the Umayyad state. The study's geographical focus is on the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Syria (Al-Sham country). The study's topic was not previously covered except in rare cases. The term destruction has various connotations, but they all boil down to the same thing: it is anti-construction. The title of the study did not indicate what the demolished item was, although it included mosques, homes, churches, and palaces.

The destruction was carried out for a variety of reasons, including religious and societal ones. It has been used as a form of retaliation against opponents and those who feel animosity toward the Islamic state. It might be driven by racial prejudice, which Islam condemns, or by a refusal to marry. The destruction of political motives covers the largest part of the subject of study, it started by the fall behind of Imam Ali (as). It reached its peak during the Umayyad era, when Mukhtar bin Obaidullah Althagfy employed it as a form of retribution for all those who took part in the assassination of Imam Hussein (as) in Karbala. The governors and commanders of the Bani Umayya army also employed it against his foes. The preachers of Bani Abbas also utilized it throughout their revolt against the Umayyads.