Moawiya

The Moaviya series claims to be a historical drama, but in reality, it feels more like a political narrative designed to favor one sect while ignoring key historical facts. Unlike series like Omar, Mukhtar Nama, Prophet yusuf (A. S) or Imam Ali, which were based on strong historical research, Moaviya distorts events and characters to push a specific agenda.

One of the biggest issues is its selective storytelling. It glorifies Muawiya while downplaying or misrepresenting other key historical figures. Events like the Battle of Siffin, his conflict with Imam Ali (A. S/R. A), and his role in shaping early Islamic politics are either softened or twisted to create a one-sided portrayal. Instead of presenting history as it was, the series seems to be shaping a new version of the past to fit modern ideological narratives.

The production quality, costumes, and cinematography are impressive, but they cannot hide the fact that the show lacks historical credibility. It prioritizes dramatization over truth, which makes it misleading for viewers who do not know the real history. Unlike Mukhtar Nama, which provided a balanced and well-researched perspective, Moaviya feels like propaganda wrapped in high production value.

If you are looking for an accurate historical series, this is not it. The Moaviya series is more about political messaging than real history, and it does not deserve to be compared to truly great Islamic historical dramas.

4/10 Good visuals, but misleading content.

I was honestly looking forward to this series, but it didn't quite hit the mark for me. The story felt weak overall, and there were a lot of empty spaces in the script-scenes that didn't really add much or just dragged on. It made it hard to stay engaged. The cinematography was decent and there were a few shots that looked pretty cool, but I've definitely seen better in other productions. I feel like they had a big opportunity with this topic, but it wasn't used to its full potential. Not the worst series, but kind of disappointing considering the expectations

Not the worst series, but kind of disappointing considering the expectations.

In short, it just didn't do it for me.

It's more of a show against Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan. Totally jumping the Sunni shark when Muawiya lost his virility after an assassination attempt and his own people telling him that he was their second choice after Ali in one episode! Understandable since MBC has always been out of Saudi control and confirming suspicions that it's just too good and too big of a media outlet for them and their founder to just promote whatever they want, specially when it comes to Muawiya, the pride of Sunni and Arab history. His ally Amr ibn Al Aas, another important Sunni figure with roads named after him in Arab countries, was explicitly slandered by a prophet companion in the show lol.

The show explores a monumental moment in Islamic civilization. However, much of the story is subject to debate rather than established fact, so there is little that can be stated with certainty. The show inevitably takes certain sides.

It was filmed in a beautiful country, Tunisia, offering stunning landscapes and set designs, as well as attractive costumes-perhaps not always historically accurate, but still visually appealing. From an aesthetic standpoint, the show is entertaining.

The acting is good, though not exceptional, with a few standout performances in my opinion-Othman's role, for example, was excellent. Most of the other actors were decent, though Ali's and Moawiya portrayal could have been much better.

Deeper conversations and analysis of the personalities were lacking. Some events were lacking. Some parts were rushed while others were unnecessarily long. Well it's a choice.

This production is made by corrupt people, who haven't paid the visual effects companies from India, Taiwan, China, Germany and Turkey so far.

The producer of this show refuses to pay the bills, unfortunately, the visual effects people will have no choice, as they take this show into the court as the producer left a lot of unpaid bills all over the globe.

As of now, the producers involved in this series are completely blacklisted in India, China and Taiwan. They highly don't recommend working with these unreliable and dishonorable people.

They will be taken to the court very soon.

You are going to be a bit more about this project, though very bad news.