The Four Companions
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The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba, is a
- Salman al-Fārisī
- Abū Dharr al-Ghifāri
- Miqdad ibn Aswād al-Kindi
- Ammār ibn Yāsir
Salman is generally considered to be the loftiest amongst these elite four in Shia theology. It is narrated from Muhammad that:[3]
Faith has ten grades, and Salman is on the tenth (i.e., highest) grade, Abu Dharr on the ninth, and Miqdad on the eighth grade.
Those among Muhammad's companions who were closest to Ali were called the
The Messenger of Allah said: "Glad tidings Oh Ali! For verily you and your companions and your Shi'ah will be in Heaven."[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
These companions were later referred to as "The Real Shia."
See also
- Hadith of the pond of Khumm
- Sulaym ibn Qays
References
- ^ Ali, Abbas (ed.). "Respecting the Righteous Companions". A Shi'ite Encyclopedia. Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020 – via al-islam.org.
- ^ ISBN 9781312541085.
Abu Hatin al-Razi says, "It is the appellation of those who were attached to Ali during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah, such as Salman, Abu Dharr Ghifari, Miqdad ibn al-Aswad and Ammar ibn Yasir and others. Concerning these four, the Messenger of Allah had declared, 'The paradise is eager for four men: Salman, Abu Dharr, Miqdad, and Ammar.'"
- Rasul Ja'fariyan (1996). "Shi'ism and Its Types During the Early Centuries". Al Seraj.
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- Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi (2018-01-23). "A Brief History of Salman, the Persian". Al Hassanain.
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- ^ a b Ali, Abbas (ed.). "The Term Shi'a in Qur'an and Hadith". A Shi'ite Encyclopedia. Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020 – via al-islam.org.
- ^ Arabic: قَالَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ ﷺ: يَا عَلِيُّ أَبْشِرْ فَإِنَّكَ وَأَصْحَابُكَ وَشِيعَتُكَ فِي ٱلْجَنَّةِ. See Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Fadha'il al-Sahaba, (Beirut) vol. 2, p. 655
- ^ Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani, Hilyat al-Awliya, vol. 4, p. 329
- ^ Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ta'rīkh Baghdād, (Beirut) vol. 12, p. 289
- ^ Al-Tabarani, Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, vol. 1, p. 319
- ^ Nur al-Din al-Haythami, Majma al-Zawa'id, vol. 10, pp. 21-22
- ^ Ibn Asakir, Ta'rikh Dimashq, vol. 42, pp. 331-332
- ^ Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, (Cairo) Ch. 11, section 1, p. 247
- ^ a b Ja'fariyan, Rasul (1996). "Shi'ism and Its Types During the Early Centuries". alseraj.net. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 Jun 2020.
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- ^ ibn Muhammad al-Daylami, Hasan. The Narration by Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamani. Translated by Abu Shahaba, Jerrmein. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via al-islam.org.
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