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[[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. | ||
===History=== | |||
According to some lexicologists, the word "Raifidi" is in fact a title given to a group of Shi'a. First, they were followers of [[Zayd b. 'Ali]], but they later left him when they saw that he prohibited them from cursing and criticizing companions and also the Two first Caliphs. This title was later used for anyone who considered it permissible to curse and criticize companions. This view has some ambiguities such as: | |||
* the commonness of this term before the uprising of Zayd | |||
* its existence in Shi’a hadiths | |||
==Commonality of the term before Zayd== | ==Commonality of the term before Zayd== | ||