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The Companions and
The Tabi’un
Excrepted from the book:
The Messenger of God: Muhammad
by Fethullah Gulen
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The first pure and blessed channel through
which the Qur'an and the Sunna were
transmitted
Who is Companion – Sahaba:
 "a believer who saw and heard the Messenger
at least once and died as a believer." [1]
 the Companions are not equal to each other
in rank or greatness
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The four Rightly Guided Caliphs
Those who believed prior to 'Umar's
conversion
Those who migrated to Abyssinia
The Helpers (Ansar) who swore at al-'Aqaba.
The Helpers who swore at al-'Aqaba the
following year.
The Emigrants who joined the Messenger
during the hijra before his arrival in Madina
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The Companions who fought at Badr
Those who emigrated to Madina between
the Battle of Badr and the Treaty of
Hudaybiya
Those who swore allegiance under a tree
during the expedition of Hudaybiya
Those who converted and emigrated to
Madina after the Treaty of Hudaybiya
Those who became Muslims after the
conquest of Makka.
Children who saw the Messenger after the
conquest of Makka
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Relation to Messengership
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The benefits of company
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Truthfulness
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The atmosphere created by Revelation
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The difficulty of the circumstances.
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Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Those
who are with him are
hard toward the unbelievers,
merciful one to another. [They kept so long
vigils that]
you see them bowing, prostrating, seeking
blessing, bounty (of forgiveness and
Paradise) and good pleasure (of God).
Their mark is on their faces, the trace of
prostration. This is their likeness in the
Torah and
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in the Gospel: as a seed that puts forth its shoot,
and strengthens it, and it grows strong and rises
straight upon its stalk, pleasing the sowers, that
through them it may enrage the unbelievers.
(Conclusion of the Verse) God has promised those
of them who believe and do deeds of righteousness
forgiveness and a mighty wage [He will reward
them in Paradise with the things that neither eyes
will ever have seen nor ears heard]. (48:29)
The Prophet praised his Companions and warned
Muslims not to attack or insult them
 The Companions have such a high value because they
accepted, preached, and protected Islam in the
severest circumstances
Prayer of Prophet Muhammed
 “Oh God, Oh God! Refrain from using bad language
about my Companions!... Don't make them the target
of your attacks after me! Whoever loves them loves
them on account of his love of me; whoever hates
them hates them on account of his hatred of me.
Whoever hurts them hurts me; whoever hurts me
"hurts" God.“ Tirmidhi and Ibni Hibban
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Ebu Hurayra
"While my Emigrant brothers were busy in the
bazaar and my Helper brothers with
farming, I tried to keep my soul and body
together to keep company with the
Messenger."
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800 people who received Traditions from him
'Abd Allah Ibn 'Abbas
'Abd Allah Ibn 'Umar
'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud
A’isha (Wife of The Prophet)
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Definition: Muslim generation came after
Sahaba and saw them.
followed in the Companions' footsteps and
showed them due respect.
This generation came at a time when
conspiracies and hypocrisy caused great
internal dissension. At this critical juncture,
they protected, defended, and practiced Islam
in deep consciousness and devotion
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Uways al-Qarani,
Masruq ibn al-Ajda',
Ata' ibn Abi Rabah,
Hasan al-Basri,
Muhammad ibn Sirin,
'Ali Zayn al-'Abidin,
Qasim ibn Muhammad, and
Muhammad ibn Munkadir