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Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a companion, or sahaabi. 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 the Muslim prophet. Many of them were identified by later scholars, and their names and biographies were recorded in religious reference texts such as Muhammad ibn Sa'd's early ''Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' |
Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a companion, or sahaabi. 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 the Muslim prophet. Many of them were identified by later scholars, and their names and biographies were recorded in religious reference texts such as Muhammad ibn Sa'd's early ''Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir''. |
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It was important to identify the companions because later scholars accepted their testimony (the [[hadith]], 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 {[[sunnah]]). The testimony of the companions, as it was passed down through chains of trusted narrators ([[isnad]]s), was the basis of the developing Islamic tradition. |
It was important to identify the companions because later scholars accepted their testimony (the [[hadith]], 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 {[[sunnah]]). The testimony of the companions, as it was passed down through chains of trusted narrators ([[isnad]]s), was the basis of the developing Islamic tradition. |
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For a list of sahaba, see [[List of companions of the prophet Muhammad]]. |
For a list of sahaba, see [[List of companions of the prophet Muhammad]]. |
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See also [[Shia ranking of the Sahaba]] |
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In Islam, the Sahaba (or Asahaaba,الصحابه;) were the companions of the prophet Muhammad.
Both forms are plural; the singular is sahaabi, which is Arabic for "friend", or "companion."
Overview
Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a companion, or sahaabi. 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 the Muslim prophet. Many of them were identified by later scholars, 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 hadith, 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 {sunnah). The testimony of the companions, as it was passed down through chains of trusted narrators (isnads), was the basis of the developing Islamic tradition.
Soon after Muhammad's death the Muslim community, the ummah, 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.
For a list of sahaba, see List of companions of the prophet Muhammad.
See also Shia ranking of the Sahaba
Taba'een
The generation that came after the Sahaba is known as the taba'een, or "followers".
Taba Tabe'een
The generation after the Taba'een is known as the taba Tabe'een
Others
See also this list of non-Muslims who interacted with Muslims during Muhammad's era.