Salaf
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A Salaf is an early Muslim
of the first three generations of proponents of the religion
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The Salaf are the first generation of Muslims, which included Muhammad's companions and followers at the time.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
of the first three generations of proponents of the religion
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
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First generation
- See: List of Sahaba
The Salaf are the first generation of Muslims, which included Muhammad's companions and followers at the time.
Second generation
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd-Allah
- Abu Hanifa
- Abu Muslim Al-KhawlaniAbu Muslim al-KhawlaniAbu Muslim Al-Khawlani was a well known tabi'i and a very prominent religious figure in Damascus, Syria. He was one of the 'Eight Ascetics,' who included Amir ibn Abd al-Qays, Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, Uways al-Qarani, Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym, al-Aswad ibn Yazid, Masruq ibn al-Ajda', Sufyan al-Thawrt...
- Abu Suhail an-Nafi' ibn 'Abd ar-RahmanAbu Suhail an-Nafi' ibn 'Abd ar-RahmanAbu Suhail an-Nafi may refer to:* Nafi` Mawla ibn `Umar, d. 117 H in Madina, the great Muhaddith and key person in the Golden chain of Madina....
- Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr
- Al-Rabi Ibn KhuthaymAl-Rabi ibn KhuthaymAl-Rabi ibn Khuthaym al-Thawri was a pupil of Abdullah ibn Abbas and a famous tabi'i ascetic of Kufa. Constantly ill with a form of palsy, in later generations he became a symbol of endurance in the face of suffering. He emphasized the importance of silence, scrupulousness in religious...
- Ali Akbar
- Ali bin Abu TalhaAli bin Abu TalhaAli ibn Abi Talha was a well known Muslim tabi'i and muhaddith , particularly from Abdullah ibn Abbas....
- Ali ibn Husayn (Zain-ul-'Abidin)
- Alqama ibn Qays al-Nakha'iAlqama ibn Qays al-Nakha'iAlqama ibn Qays al-Nakha'i was a well-known scholar from among the taba'een and pupil of Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud, who called him the most erudite of his disciples. He also related traditions from Ali ibn Abi Talib, Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas [Sa`d ibn Malik] and `Uthman.Alqama is the founder of the School...
- Amir Ibn Shurahabil Ash-sha'bi
- Ata Ibn Abi RabahAta ibn Abi RabahAta ibn Abi Rabah was a prominent Tabi'i, a Mufassir, Muhaddith , faqih and Mufti of Mecca. He was born in Yemen of Nubian parents and raised in Mecca as a client of the Abi Khuthaym family...
- Atiyya bin SaadAtiyya bin SaadAtiyya ibn Sad belonged to the Judaila family of the tribe known as Qays and his patronymic appellation was Abdul Hasan according to al-Tabari. Some accounts suggest Atiyya's mother was a Roman slavegirl.-Story surrounding his name:Saad bin Junada i.e...
- Fatimah bint Sirin
- Hassan al-Basri
- Iyas Ibn Muawiyah Al-MuzaniIyas Ibn Muawiyah Al-MuzaniIyas Ibn Muawiyah Al-Muzani was a tabi'i Qadi in the 2nd century AH who lived in Basra...
- Masruq ibn al-Ajda'Masruq ibn al-Ajda'Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a well-known and respected tabi'i , jurist and muĥaddith . Chiefly a resident of Kufa he was among the many students of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud...
- Muhammad ibn al-HanafiyaMuhammad ibn al-HanafiyyahMuhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah surnamed Abu'l-Qasim was an early Muslim leader. He was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shi'ite Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.-Biography:...
- Muhammad Ibn Wasi' Al-AzdiMuhammad Ibn Wasi' Al-AzdiMuhammad Ibn Wasi' Al-Azdi was a tabi'i Islamic scholar of hadith, judge, and soldier who was noted for his asceticism . His statement, 'I never saw anything without seeing Allah therein' was much discussed by later Sufis...
- Muhammad ibn SirinIbn SirinMuhammad Ibn Sirin , was a Muslim interpreter of dreams who lived in the 8th century. He is a contemporary of Anas ibn Malik.-Biography:...
- Muhammad al-Baqir
- Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
- Muhammad ibn MunkadirMuhammad ibn MunkadirMuhammad ibn Munkadir , also known as Ibn al-Munkadir or Muhammad al-Taymi, was a prominent tabi'i and reciter of the Qur'an, who transmitted a number of hadith.-Notes:...
- Musa Ibn Nussayr
- Qatadah
- Rabi'ah Al-Ra'iy
- Raja Ibn HaywahRaja Ibn HaywahRaja Ibn Haywah al-Kindi was a leading Islamic jurist and Arabic calligraphist who is probably best known as the likely artist responsible for the detailed inscriptions on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which was completed in 692....
- Rufay Ibn Mihran
- Sa'id bin Jubayr
- Said Ibn Al-MusayyibSaid Ibn Al-MusayyibSaid Ibn Al-Musayyib lived in Medina was among the foremost authorities in hadith, jurisprudence and Quranic interpretation among the Taba'een ....
- Salamah Ibn Dinar (Abu Hazim Al-A'raj)Salamah Ibn DinarSalamah Ibn Dinar al-Madani , also known as Abu Hazim Al-A'raj, was a Muslim ascetic, jurist and narrator of hadith from the taba'een generation who became an important figure for the early Sufis...
- Salih Ibn Ashyam Al-AdawiSalih Ibn Ashyam Al-AdawiSalih Ibn Ashyam Al-Adawi was a Muslim tabi'i of Basra, in modern-day Iraq. During the reign of Ummayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan he participated in the conquest of Sijistan and Ghazna , where he was killed. It is said that he was known for his gentle sermons and advice .-Notes:...
- Salim Ibn Abdullah Ibn Umar Ibn al-Khattab
- Shuraih Al-QadhiShuraih Al-QadhiShuraih ibn al-Hârith ibn Qays ibn al-Jahm al-Kindî accepted Islam in Yemen during the lifetime of Muhammad though he never met him. During the reign of Abû Bakr al-Siddîq, he relocated to Kufah in Iraq....
- Tawus Ibn KaysanTawus Ibn KaysanTawus Ibn Kaysan was one of the Tabi‘in, one of the narrators of hadith, and a companion of the fourth Shia Imam, Ali Zayn al-Abidin .He is also known as Tawoos ibn Kaysaan, "Tawoos" or "al-Taus,".-Biography:...
- Umar Ibn Abdul-Aziz
- Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr
- Urwah Ibn Al-Zubayr
- Uwais al-QarniUwais al-QarniUwais Qarni, known also as Saint Uwais Qarni was a Muslim mystic, martyr and philosopher of Yemen who lived during the lifetime of Muhammad, but never met Muhammad personally. As reported by the renowned historical scholar Ibn Battuta, Uwais' tomb is found in Ar-Raqqah, Syria, where he was killed...
Third generation
- Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
- Ahmad bin Hanbal
- Ja'far al-SadiqJa'far al-SadiqJaʿfar ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq was a descendant of Muhammad and a prominent Muslim jurist. He is revered as an Imam by the adherents of Shi'a Islam and as a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by Sunni Muslims. The Shi'a Muslims consider him to be the sixth Imam or leader and spiritual...
- Malik ibn AnasMalik ibn AnasMālik ibn Anas ibn Mālik ibn Abī 'Āmir al-Asbahī is known as "Imam Malik," the "Sheikh of Islam", the "Proof of the Community," and "Imam of the Abode of Emigration." He was one of the most highly respected scholars of fiqh in Sunni Islam...
- Muhammad Ibn Idris al-Shafi'i
- Tariq Ibn Ziyad