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Encyclopedia > The Four Companions

The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba is a Shi'a term that refers to the four Sahaba Shi'a belive stayed most loyal to Ali after the death of Muhammad: Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation). ... Muhammad is a common Muslim male name. ...

Shi'a also believe they are among the goup of the Muhammad's companions who were closest to Ali and were called Shiat Ali during the lifetime of the prophet. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... According to Sunnis sources he did not give alligance to Abu Bakr, until Ali suposedly did so. ... According to Sunnis sources he did not give alligance to Abu Bakr, until Ali suposedly did so. ... For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation). ... The Prophet is the name of several things, including several religious leaders and charismatic figures in history: Joseph Smith, Jr. ...


These companions are later refered to as Real Shi'a. Sunnis tend to missunderstand this as refering to all other sahaba as non-Muslims. So is not the case, Shi'a do not deny the Islam of the other Sahaba, in fact believe many of them to be Shi'a, for example Ibn Abbas, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr and Malik ibn Ashter, however, it is only the "The Four Sahaba" that are believed to have attained the rank of Real Shi'a and remained so. The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Abdullah ibn Abbas was a cousin of the prophet Muhammad. ... Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631–658) was the son of Islams first caliph, Abu Bakr, and Asma bint Umais. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...


See also

Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Urdu (اردو) is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian influence in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. ...

External links

  • http://www.raza.co.za/Books/Ahle%20Baith.htm#_ftn4


 

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