‘UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB PLACES MU’AAWIYYAH IBN ABEE SUFYAAN IN CHARGE OF AL-SHAAM, IN REPLACEMENT OF ABOO ‘UBAYDAH IBN AL-JARRAAH, MAY ALLAH BE WELL PLEASED WITH ALL OF THEM
Hijri date: 18
When Aboo ‘Ubaydah al-Jarraah died in the Plague of ‘Amwaas, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab designated Mu’aawiyah ibn Abee Sufyaan as his successor, since Aboo ‘Ubaydah was the Supreme Commander over the soldiers stationed in Al-Shaam after Khaalid had been removed from his post. Mu’aawiyyah remained the Commander of all of Al-Shaam for the remainder of ‘Umar’s reign and into the reign of ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan, too.