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Arabic verb "Rafada" (َ{{iarabic|رَفَض}}) means: to refuse, and Rafidi means the one who refuses his or her leader. | Arabic verb "Rafada" (َ{{iarabic|رَفَض}}) means: to refuse, and Rafidi means the one who refuses his or her leader. | ||
[[Abu l-Hasan al-Ash'ari]] believes | [[Abu l-Hasan al-Ash'ari]] (d. 330/942) believes Rafidi and [[Imamiyya|Imami]] are different titles for the same group that along other groups, constitutes [[Shi'a]]. he says: these people are called Rafidi, because they refused the leadership of [[Abu bakr]] and [['Umar]]. | ||
[[Ja'far Subhani]] believes that Rafidi is a political term and is used for those who oppose the government of the time. Since Shi'a , after demise of the [[Prophet (s)]] did not follow the first three caliphs called so. | [[Ja'far Subhani]] believes that Rafidi is a political term and is used for those who oppose the government of the time. Since Shi'a , after demise of the [[Prophet (s)]] did not follow the first three caliphs called so. | ||