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	Topics Sahaba Topic Home In IslamIslam Islam is a monotheistic religion based upon the Qur'an, which adherents believe was sent by God through Muhammad.... , the Ṣaḥabah ( "companions", sing. Ṣaḥabiy ?????) were the companions of the Islamic prophet MuhammadMuhammad Summary Muhammad 570-632 CE, was an Arab religious and political leader and the historical founder of Islam.... . This form is plural; the singular is Ṣaḥabi (fem. Ṣaḥabiyyah). A list of the best-known companions can be found in the List of SahabaList of Sahaba . Here is an extensive list of the Sahaba.... . Definitions of companion Most Sunnis regard anyone who, in the state of faith, saw him to be a companion or ?ahabi. Lists of prominent companions usually run to fifty or sixty names, being the people most closely associated with Muhammad. However, there were clearly many others who had some contact with Muhammad, and their names and biographies were recorded in religious reference texts such as Muhammad ibn Sa'd's early Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir. It was important to identify the companions because later scholars accepted their testimony (the hadithHadith Hadith are traditions relating to the words and deeds of the prophet Muhammad.... , or traditions) as to the words and deeds of Muhammad, the occasions on which the Qur'an was revealed, and various important matters of Islamic history and practice. The testimony of the companions, as it was passed down through chains of trusted narrators, was the basis of the developing Islamic tradition. Other links in the chain of isnad Because the hadith were not written down until many years after the death of MuhammadMuhammad Muhammad 570-632 CE, was an Arab religious and political leader and the historical founder of Islam.... , the isnads, or chains of transmission, always have several links. The first link is preferably a companion, who had direct contact with Muhammad. The companion then related the tradition to a taba'een, the companion of the companion. Taba'een had no direct contact with Muhammad, but did have direct contact with the ?ahaba. The tradition then would have been passed from the taba'een to the taba taba'een, the third link. The second and third links in the chain of transmission were also of great interest to Muslim scholars, who treated of them in biographical dictionaries and evaluated them for bias and reliability. Again, Shi'a and Sunni apply different metrics. Numbers of companions Some Muslims assert that there were more than one hundred thousand companions. The last sermon Muhammad delivered after making his last pilgrimage, or HajjHajj The Hajj,, is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam.... , to MeccaMecca Mecca or Makkah is the capital city of Saudi Arabia's Makkah province, in the historic Hijaz region.... . Muslims believe that there were about 124,000 witnesses to this sermon. Views of the companions Soon after Muhammad's death the Muslim community, the ummahUmmah Umma is an Arabic word meaning community or nation.... , was riven by conflicts over leadership. Companions took sides in the conflicts – or were forced to take sides – and later scholars considered their allegiances in weighing their testimony. The two largest Muslim denominations, the Shia and Sunni take very different approaches in weighing the value of the companions' testimony. "God is pleased with him" (Arabic: Radhi-Allah-hu 'anhu ??? ???? ???) is usually mentioned by Sunnis after the names of the Sahaba. Sunni views According to Sunni scholars, Muslims of the past should be considered companions if they had any contact with Prophet Muhammad, and they were not liars or opposed to the Prophet and his teachings. If they saw him, heard him, or were in his presence even briefly, they are companions. Blind people are considered companions even if they could not see Muhammad. Even unlearned Muslims are considered companions. However, anyone who died after rejecting Islam and becoming an apostateApostasy Apostasy is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of one's religion, especially if the motive is de... is not considered a companion. Sunni Muslim scholars classified companions into many categories, based on a number of criteria. SuyutiSuyuti Imam Al-Suyuti was an Egyptian writer and teacher whose works deal with a wide variety of subjects in Islamic theology.... recognized eleven levels of companionship. However, all companions are assumed to be just (udul) unless they are proven otherwise; that is, Sunni scholars do not believe that companions would lie or fabricate hadith unless they were proven to be liars, untrustworthy or opposed to Islam. Shi'a views Shi'a Muslims do not accept all companions as just. The Shi'a believe that after the death of Muhammad, all except three, or some says twelve, Muslims turned aside from true Islam and followed leaders like the first caliphs, Abu BakrAbu Bakr Abu Bakr... and UmarUmar `Umar ibn al-Khattab, sometimes referred by Sunni Muslims as `Umar al-Faruq, also known in English as Omar or ... . Only a few of the early Muslims held fast to Ali ibn Abi Talib, whom Shi'a Muslims regard as the rightful successor to Muhammad. Shi'a scholars therefore deprecate hadith believed to have been transmitted through unjust companions, and place much more reliance on hadith believed to have been related by companions who supported Ali. Qur'an alone views Qur'an aloneQur'an alone Qur'an alone Muslims, Qur'anic Muslims or sometimes, anti-hadith Muslims are those Muslims who reject hadith, or... rs view that the view pertaining that "ALL of them [were] good and righteous people" is the creation of "corrupted scholars and their blind followers disregarded [of] what Allah said in the Quran". See also Non-Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad's eraNon-Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad's era This is a list of the Non-Muslim interactants with Muslims during Muhammad's era.... . Timing of Sahaba becoming MuslimsTiming of Sahaba becoming muslims Among Muslim, timing of Sahaba becoming muslims is of importance.... SalafSalaf *Salaf* or can be variously translated as " predecessors" or " ancestors." In Islamic terminology, it is generally us... Taba'een Taba Tabe'een Related to hadithHadith Hadith are traditions relating to the words and deeds of the prophet Muhammad.... : IsnadIsnad A hadith was originally just an Arabic story.... Narrators of hadithFacts About Narrators of hadith The Sunnah of Muhammad was told by way of an oral tradition before they were written down.... Related to MuhammadMuhammad Muhammad 570-632 CE, was an Arab religious and political leader and the historical founder of Islam.... 's family: Muhammad's wives Ahlul Bayt Munzir ibn Sawa Al TamimiMunzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi was the ruler of Bahrain and Qatar during the age of the prophet Muhammad.... — became Muslim, but not a ?a?abi. External links includes the names of some Sahaba. gives support to the idea that Imam Abu HanifaFacts About Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man An-Numan ibn Thabit, also known as Imam Abu Ḥanifah, was one of the most important Islamic scholars, jurist and ... was a taba'een provides extensive information about the lives of some Sahaba. An online video lecture by Shaykh Sayyed Muhammad bin Yahya Al-Husayni Al-Ninowy