What role did Mu'awiya hold after Muhammad captured Mecca?
A military commander
One of Muhammad's scribes
A treasurer
A spiritual advisor
Answer
Mu'awiya was a close confidant and one of Muhammad's scribes. After Muhammad captured Mecca in 630, Mu'awiya was appointed governor of Syria. He would later become the first Umayyad caliph.
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