Saqifah
Sign in to saveThe Saqifa () of the Banu Sa'ida clan refers to the location of an event in early Islam where some of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr as the first caliph and successor to Muhammad shortly after his death in 11 AH (632 CE). The Saqifa meeting is among the most controversial events in early Islam, due to the exclusion of a large number of Muhammad's companions, including his immediate family and notably Ali, his cousin and son-in-law. The conflicts that arose soon after Muhammad's death are considered to be the main cause of the current divisio
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- Historiography
- Biased reports
- Centrality of Ibn Ishaq
- Other authors
- Ibn Abbas
- Event
- Ansar's meeting
- Abu Bakr at the Saqifa
- Abu Bakr's remarks
- Violence at the Saqifa
- Ali
- Absence from the Saqifa
- The case for Ali
- {{Transliteration|ar|Shura}}
- Merits
- Youth
- In the Quran
- Ali's views
- Tribal politics
- Banu Aws
- Banu Khazraj
- Banu Taym
- Banu Aslam
- Banu Hashim
- Jealousy
- Hereditary succession
- {{Transliteration|ar|Falta}}
- Legitimacy
- Consolidation
- Ali's opposition
- Threats against Ali
- Boycott of Ali
- Attack on Ali's house and his pledge
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
The Saqifa () of the Banu Sa'ida clan refers to the location of an event in early Islam where some of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr as the first caliph and successor to Muhammad shortly after his death in 11 AH (632 CE). The Saqifa meeting is among the most controversial events in early Islam, due to the exclusion of a large number of Muhammad's companions, including his immediate family and notably Ali, his cousin and son-in-law. The conflicts that arose soon after Muhammad's death are considered to be the main cause of the current division among Muslims. Those who accepted Abu Bakr's caliphate were later labeled Sunnis, while the supporters of Ali's right to caliphate were later labeled Shia.
== Historiography == The Arabic word denotes a covered communal place for conversation but the term is synonymous in historical texts with the specific meeting immediately after Muhammad's death in which his succession was debated.