QuizTime(34): Who built the first Islamic Navy?

 

QuizTime(34): Who built the first Islamic Navy?

 

Ans: Uthman Ibn Affan (RA)

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During the last days of ‘Umar’s Caliphate, Mu'awiyah may Allah be pleased with him had sought permission to invade Cyprus from the Syrian coast. However, ‘Umar may Allah be pleased with him had hesitated in giving permission for such a campaign and the matter remained undecided until he passed away. ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan may Allah be pleased with him permitted the naval attack on condition that nobody was forced to take part in the adventure. Inspired by the efforts of Mu'awiyah, a party agreed to invade Cyprus.

The party included Abu Tharr Al-Ghifari, Abud-Dardaa', Shaddad bin ‘Aws, ‘Ubadah bin As-Samit and his wife Umm Haram bint Milhan may Allah be pleased with them. ‘Abdullah bin Qays may Allah be pleased with him was made the commander of the detachment, which left for Cyprus by boat. When Constantine escaped from Alexandria, he had taken refuge in Cyprus. An Islamic naval force chased him by boats from Egypt and reached Cyprus. And this, a fresh naval detachment from Syria also descended on the coast of Cyprus. Constantine could not withstand the attack and fled to Constantinople with great difficulty, and finally succumbed to death.

However, according to other sources, frustrated by his successive defeats, some people killed him in his bathroom. Thus Cyprus easily fell to the Muslims. Mu'awiyah may Allah be pleased with him also arrived in Cyprus with a detachment. After finishing his job in Cyprus he sailed to Rhodes. The conquests of Cyprus and Rhodes opened the door for Muslim campaigns against Constantinople and other countries of the region. These events took place at the end of 28 AH or at the beginning of 29 AH.

Its was advice/wisdom of Mu'awiyah(r.a) to build a naval force, first it was rejected by the Umar(r.a) then During Uthman(r.a) reign He gave permission to build a naval force. Untimely Uthman(r.a) as khalifa who give the permission & build first Islamic naval force. May Allah please with them. Ameen.

Allah knows the best .

 

By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



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