The Four Companions

The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba is a Shia term for the four Sahaba who stayed most loyal to Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad:[1][2]

  1. Salman al-Fārsī
  2. Abū Dharr al-Ghifāri
  3. Miqdad ibn Aswād al-Kindi
  4. Ammār ibn Yāsir
For the 1938 German film, see The Four Companions (film).
The zarih over Salman al-Farsi's grave in Mada'in, Iraq
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Salman is generally considered to be the loftiest amongst these elite four. 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 both Muhammad and Ali were called Shia of Ali (partisans of Ali) during Muhammad's lifetime,[4] and it was for these the following hadith narrated from Jabir al-Ansari takes root:[5]

قَالَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ (صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ): يَا عَلِيُّ أَبْشِرْ فَإِنَّكَ وَأَصْحَابُكَ وَشِيعَتُكَ فِي ٱلْجَنَّةِ

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Glad tidings O Ali! For verily you and your companions and your Shi’ah will be in Heaven."

These companions were later referred to as "The Real Shia."[6] Abdullah ibn Abbas,[5] Ubay ibn Ka'b,[7] Bilal ibn Rabah,[4] Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr,[7] Malik al-Ashtar,[8] and Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman[9][10] were other such partisans, however; it is only The Four Companions that have attained distinction in their devotion to Ali.[2][6]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Ja'fariyan, Rasul (2014). "Umars Caliphate". History of the Caliphs. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 290. ISBN 9781312541085 – via books.google.com. Lay summary – alseraj.net. 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.'"
  3. Rizvi, Saeed Akhtar (2001). "Slaves in the History of Islam". Slavery: Islamic & Western Perspectives. South Africa: Ahlul Bait (a.s.) Foundation of South Africa. p. 24 – via books.google.com. Lay summary – alhassanain.org.
  4. Dabashi, Hamid (2017). "The foundations of Sunnite Authority: The Routinization of Charisma". Authority in Islam: From the Rise of Mohammad to the Establishment of the Umayyads. Routledge. p. 102. ISBN 9781351317108 – via books.google.com.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Shomali, Mohammad A (2003). "Origins of Shi'ism". Shi'i Islam: Origins, Faith and Practices. ICAS Press. p. 25. ISBN 9781904063117 – via books.google.com.
  8. al-Sayyid, Kamal. Malik al-Ashtar. Translated by Alyawy, Jasim – via al-islam.org.
  9. 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.
  10. "Hudhayfah ibn al Yaman, the famous companion of the Prophet". Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.


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