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'''Event of Saqīfa Banī Sāʿida''' (Arabic: {{ia|وَقعَة سَقیفَة بَني ساعِدَة}}) refers to the [[allegiance]] | '''Event of Saqīfa Banī Sāʿida''' (Arabic: {{ia|وَقعَة سَقیفَة بَني ساعِدَة}}) refers to the [[allegiance]] of some Muslims to [[Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafa|Abu Bakr]] as the [[caliph]] after [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet Muhammad's (s)]] demise. No one from [[Banu Hashim]] and [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] was present in the event, as [[Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] who was already announced by the Prophet (s) as his successor, was by the Prophet's (s) corpse, handling the funeral, when the event of Saqifa was taking place. Some [[Muhajirun]] (Muslims who had migrated from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]]) went to [[Saqifa Banu Sa'ida]] in which some of [[Ansar]] had already gathered to announce [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]] their leader. | ||
The event took place in [[11]]/632 in [[Saqifa Bani Sa'ida]]. The allegiance to Abu Bakr remained subject to controversies and disputes in Medina for a while; it was refused by some [[Sahaba]]. The Shiites (followers) of [[Imam Ali (a)]] considered Abu Bakr's [[caliphate]] to be against the Prophet's (s) commands and will, in [[Ghadir | The event took place in [[11]]/632 in [[Saqifa Bani Sa'ida]]. The allegiance to Abu Bakr remained subject to controversies and disputes in Medina for a while; it was refused by some [[Sahaba]]. The Shiites (followers) of [[Imam Ali (a)]] considered Abu Bakr's [[caliphate]] to be against the Prophet's (s) commands and will, in [[Ghadir Khumm]]; thus they took it to be a usurpation of Imam Ali's (a) right to the position of caliphate. According to Shiites, the allegiance to Abu Bakr was a deviation from the right path of [[Islam]]. | ||
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Saqifa Bani Sa'ida was a place owned by the Banu Sa'ida b. Ka'b b. Khazraj clan, and it was located near [[al-Masjid al-Nabawi]]. The place had a historical prominence among Arabs. Saqifa was located on the west side of the Prophet's (s) Mosque near the Bida'a well. Sa'd b. 'Ubada who was Ansar's candidate for caliphate lived near Saqifa. | Saqifa Bani Sa'ida was a place owned by the Banu Sa'ida b. Ka'b b. Khazraj clan, and it was located near [[al-Masjid al-Nabawi]]. The place had a historical prominence among Arabs. Saqifa was located on the west side of the Prophet's (s) Mosque near the Bida'a well. Sa'd b. 'Ubada who was Ansar's candidate for caliphate lived near Saqifa. | ||
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According to Sunni sources, the [[Prophet (s)]] passed away on Monday [[Rabi' I 12]]/[[June 10]], 632, and according to Shiite sources, he (s) passed away on Monday, [[Safar 28]], [[11 ]]([[May 28]], 632). The news about the Prophet's (s) demise was soon circulated around the then small city of [[Medina]], and some people immediately started campaigns to introduce a successor or caliph for the Prophet (s), while [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]], [[Fadl b. 'Abbas]] and some others were engaged in the ritual washing of the Prophet's (s) corpse. | According to Sunni sources, the [[Prophet (s)]] passed away on Monday [[Rabi' I 12]]/[[June 10]], 632, and according to Shiite sources, he (s) passed away on Monday, [[Safar 28]], [[11 ]]([[May 28]], 632). The news about the Prophet's (s) demise was soon circulated around the then small city of [[Medina]], and some people immediately started campaigns to introduce a successor or caliph for the Prophet (s), while [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]], [[Fadl b. 'Abbas]] and some others were engaged in the ritual washing of the Prophet's (s) corpse. | ||