According to Shia sources, Muawyah (May the wrath of Allah be upon him) died after he had suffered from a strange illness, it was strange in the sense that doctors of his time were not able to diagnose what went wrong with him, he used to toss and turn in his death bed day and night and all the time asking to drink water, and no matter how much water he was offered, he was never quenched, so as a last resort, it was decided that a Christian priest came to his side and checked what was wrong with him and advised on healing Muawya’s illness.
It is well known that Muawya (May the wrath of Allah be upon him) was married to a Christian woman who bore for him the infamous Yazid who in turn some narrations confirm that his mother baptized him when young with his father’s approval.
Anyhow, the advice of the bishop to Muawya was to hang the cross around his neck in order to receive comfort and cure, so as soon as he hung the cross around his neck, he died, in other words Muawaya died while a cross was around his neck.
Do please refer to the old Shia source Al Sirat Al Mustaqeem by Al Nabati Al A’amouli vol.3 page 50.
It is well known that Muawya (May the wrath of Allah be upon him) was married to a Christian woman who bore for him the infamous Yazid who in turn some narrations confirm that his mother baptized him when young with his father’s approval.
Anyhow, the advice of the bishop to Muawya was to hang the cross around his neck in order to receive comfort and cure, so as soon as he hung the cross around his neck, he died, in other words Muawaya died while a cross was around his neck.
Do please refer to the old Shia source Al Sirat Al Mustaqeem by Al Nabati Al A’amouli vol.3 page 50.
