Salaf

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:More footnotes needed Template:Islam Salaf (Template:Langx, "ancestors" or "predecessors"), also often referred to with the honorific expression of al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, "the pious predecessors"), are often taken to be the first three generations of Muslims.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> This comprises companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (the Template:Transliteration), their followers (the Template:Transliteration), and the followers of the followers (the Template:Transliteration).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their religious significance lay in the statement attributed to Muhammad: "The best of my community are my generation, the ones who follow them and the ones who follow them",<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> a period believed to exemplify the purest form of Islam. The generations of Muslims after the third are referred to as the Khalaf.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Second generationEdit

The Tabi‘un, the successors of Sahabah. {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}{{#ifeq:||}} Template:Div col

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Third generationEdit

The Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘in, the successors of the Tabi‘un. {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}{{#ifeq:||}} Template:Div col

Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abu Hanifa
Al Qutaybah
Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
Muhammad bin Qasim<ref>Al bidaya wan Nahaya, Ibn Kathir</ref>Template:Page needed
Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya
Al-Shafi‘i
Zayd ibn Ali
Ishaq ibn Rahwayh
Al-Layth ibn Sa'd
Sufyan ibn Uyaynah

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Salaf

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Second generationEdit

Third generationEdit

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