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wufūd

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use by Muʿāwiyah I

  • In Muʿāwiyah I: Caliphate

    …consultation and the delegations—and the wufūd—which was sent by tribes to keep the caliph informed of their interest. Within this context, Muʿāwiyah ruled as a traditional Arab chieftain. Although he may not have consciously encouraged renewed warfare against non-Muslim territory as a means of directing Bedouin aggressive tendencies into channels…

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