‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwān once said after having mentioned Mu‘āwiyah رضي الله عنه: “I have not seen anyone like him in wisdom, forbearance and nobility.”[1]   [1] Ibn Kathīr قال عبد الملك بن مروان يوماً وذكر معاوية فقال: “ما رأيت مثله في حلمه واحتماله وكرمه.”