History

Q: I have some questions regarding Hazrat Muawiyah (Radhiyallahu Anhu). 

1. Was he one of the scribes who wrote down the Qur'an or simply one of the scribes who dictated Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa salam's letters to other rulers?
2. Is it true that there is a hadeeth in Saheeh Bukhari narrating how Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) explicitly cursed him?
3. Are there also hadeeths narrating how Muawiyah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) will be denied water from Nabi (Sallahu Alayhi Wasalam's) hands at Al-Kawthar and how Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) cursed him because he (Radhiyallahu Anhu) kept on eating eating while Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) was summoning him?
4. Was his sister one of the Ummul Mu'mineen (Radhiyallahu anhum)? Did Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) make dua that he would be a great king?

Q: Was the noahs flood local or global? 

Q: I have read about how Hazrat Bilal (Radiyallahu Anhu) was tortured. I have read that he was tortured by:

1. Made to lie on hot desert sand.
2. Thrown into boiling water.
3. Dragged through the streets with ropes. 

Are these three types of torture proven from authentic ahadith? What other ways do the Ahadith mention about how Hazrat Bilal (Radiyallhu Anhu) was tortured?

Q: Which quaranic ayaat did Yusuf (Alayhis Salaam) recite as a dua which restored the eyesight of his father?

Q:  Which English seerah kitaabs does mufti saheb recommend?

Q: What is the preferred opinion with regards to the date of birth and demise of Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)?

س: هل الصحيح عند أهل السنة والجماعة أن أبا بكر (رضي الله عنه) - أفضل الناس و خيرهم  بعد الانبياء؟

Q: Why is the kaba covered with black cloth and from when it is covered like so?

Q: We often hear the story behind the Taj Mahal. Is it true that it was built by a Wali of Allah as a Musjid and is there any Islamic significance behind it?

Q: I would like to know about the fitna that was prevalent during the caliphate of sayyadina uthman (r.a) which led to his martydom and after that the battles which took place between hazrat ayesha (r.a) and saayadina ali (r.a) and with hazrat mawiya (r.a) too!!! Also what happened later which led to the incident of karbala and how did the incident of karbala end! Please provide me a broad detail about this?