Re: Hazrat Ameer Muawiya r.a and the Romans
There are various things to be seen in this story. First of all, when 'Abdu'r-Rahman b. Zayd **considered he had been wronged by the governor, **Marwan, he felt free to go straight to the Khalif and take up the matter. Although Mu'awiya's **position was based on valid **ijtihad, realising that it was a conflict between himself and someone else, Mu'awiya empowered the Qadi **to judge over him. This means that the khalif was not above the judgement of the Shari'a. Indeed, the Qadi would not even go to the **khalifa. The khalif had to go to the qadi, which indicates that all were equal as far as the Shari'a **was concerned, and Mu'awiya **accepted **this. He accepted it when the judgement went against him and even **thanked **the Qadi for ensuring that he did what **was right. There is absolutely no sense of royal **prerogative **here and a complete admission that he was in the wrong and the willingness to be corrected and put right.