- Banu Sa'ida
The Banu Sa'ida was one of the
Jew ishtribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era .They were included in point 31 of the
Constitution of Medina as allies to the Muslims, being as "one nation", but retaining their Jewish religion [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Medina, http://www.balagh.net/english/ahl_bayt/the_message/27.htm] .It was in their
Saqifah that Abu Bakr was elected as the first SunniCaliph .References
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