Lujain Ismail.. Do her features resemble Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan?

Shahid platform launched the first promotional ad for the series "Muawiyah", which is considered one of the largest Arab drama productions in Ramadan 2025. The choice of the hero of the series Muawiyah fell on the artist Lujain Ismail, but his selection for this role was not an easy thing, as he went through several stages of nominations, and the artist Ali Suleiman was one of the first candidates for the role, but he did not continue in it, due to his lack of mastery of the classical Arabic language at the required level. Get the latest celebrity ads directly on the Special app, where we show you everything new from international stars.

Did Lujain Ismail have features similar to Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan? Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan was tall, had very white skin, and was handsome, as described. He possessed all the qualities of beauty, so much so that one day an Arab said about him that he would win the hearts of his people because of his extreme beauty. According to the description of the book “Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah” by Ibn Kathir, Abu Bakr bin Abi al-Dunya said: Muawiyah was tall, white, and handsome. When he laughed, his upper lip would turn up. He was also described inside the book through the hadith of Muhammad bin Yazid al-Azdi, saying: I saw Muawiyah dye his beard yellow as if it were gold. Another person described him as being tall, white, bald, with a white head and beard, covering them with henna.

Compared to Lujain Ismail's facial features, we find that he has many of them. He is white in color and very handsome. He also appeared more than once with a beard and yellow hair that tends to be golden. Despite appearing in the series with a beard and black hair, we can explain that by saying that Muawiyah often put henna on his hair, so it is difficult to know the real color of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan's hair.

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Reasons for choosing Lujain Ismail to play the role of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan

Lujain Ismail was chosen for several reasons, including:

His good command of classical Arabic, which is important in historical works. His experience in presenting historical drama, and his ability to embody complex characters. He successfully underwent intensive training in combat and horse riding, which are important for such roles. His distinction in theatrical performance, which enabled him to present a complex character. Muawiyah series heroes The Muawiyah series includes a group of the brightest Arab stars, namely:

Eyad Nassar as Ali bin Abi Talib Ayman Zidan in the role of Othman bin Affan Wael Sharaf in the role of Amr Ibn Al-Aas Fadi Sabih in the role of Abu Sufyan Samir Al Masry Names of Galal Susan Badr Written by Khaled Salah Directed by Ahmed Madhat