- The Four Companions
The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba is a
Shi'a term that refers to the fourSahaba Shi'a believe stayed most loyal to Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death ofMuhammad :
*Miqdad
*Abu Dharr
*Salman the Persian
*Ammar ibn Yasir Those among
Muhammad's companions who were closest toAli were calledShiat Ali during Muhammad's lifetime, and it was for these primarily that the following hadith was said:"Glad tidings O Ali! Verily you and your Shia (followers) will be in Paradise."
These companions are later referred to as
Real Shi'a . Also,Ibn Abbas ,Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr andMalik ibn Ashter were among Ali's Shi'a. However, it is only "The Four Sahaba" that are believed to have attained the rank of Real Shi'a and remained so.ee also
*
Four Friends , theSunni Urdu term, not to be confused with this term.
*Ghadir Khum
*Shia
*Sulaym ibn Qays External links
*http://www.raza.co.za/Books/Ahle%20Baith.htm#_ftn4
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