Name: Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya ibn Abd Shams

Fame: Muawiyah I

Kuniya: Abu Abdur-Rahman

Lineage: Umayyad, Qurayshi

Occupation: Caliph, Commander of the Faithful

Rank: Sahabi (Companion)

Lived in: Syria

Died in: Damascus

Died Year: 60 AH (680 CE)

Abu Hatim al-Razi: He was a Companion

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Companion

Jalaluddin as-Suyuti: He embraced Islam at the time of the conquest (of Makkah) and wrote for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him

Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) invoked blessings upon him