The Four Companions

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Shī‘a Islam

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Twelver · Ismaili · Zaidi
People of the House

Muhammad
Ali ibn Abu Talib
Fatima Zahra
Hasan • Husayn

Beliefs & Practices

Succession of Ali
Imamate of the Family
Sahaba • The Four Companions
View of the Qur'an
Ghadir Khumm • Karbala
Mourning of Muharram
Light of Aql

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History of Shia Islam
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The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba is a Shi'a term that refers to the four Sahaba Shi'a believe stayed most loyal to Ali ibn Abi Talib after the death of Muhammad:

Shi'a also believe they are among the group of the Muhammad's companions who were closest to Ali and were called Shiat Ali during Muhammad's lifetime.

These companions are later referred to as Real Shi'a. Sunnis tend to misunderstand this as referring to all other sahaba as non-Muslims. Such is not the case; non-extremist Shi'a do not deny the Islam of the other Sahaba, in fact many moderate shia believe many of them to be Shi'a, for example Ibn Abbas, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr and Malik ibn Ashter, however, it is only "The Four Sahaba" that are believed to have attained the rank of Real Shi'a and remained so.

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