Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan

A Scribe of the Revelation

Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan was of Banu Umayya, son of Abu Sufyan and brother of the Mother of the Believers Umm Habiba. He was among those who wrote down the revelation for the Prophet ﷺ. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 465–466 — Najeebabadi — Mu'awiya, son of Abu Sufyan, a scribe of the revelation.

Governor of Syria

Under Umar and Uthman he was made governor of Syria, which he administered for many years. After the martyrdom of Ali, Hasan ibn Ali ceded the caliphate to him in 41 AH — on conditions of holding to the Book and the Sunnah and sparing the Muslims — and Mu’awiya ruled from Damascus until his death. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 409, 508–509 — Najeebabadi — Mu'awiya governor of Syria; Hasan cedes the caliphate to him in 41 AH.