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==Commonality of the term before Zayd== | ==Commonality of the term before Zayd== | ||
===At the Time of Mu'awiya=== | |||
In a letter to [['Amr 'As]], [[Mu'awiya]] called the companions of [[Marwan]] in opposing [[Imam Ali (a)]], "Rafida of Basra". From this report, it can be understood that whoever opposes the government, whether it be the government of truth or falsehood, he is called Rafida. Also, since Mu'awiya called his own followers Rafida, it can be concluded that it was a negative title that time. | |||
Ibn A'tham reported a letter from Mu'awiya to 'Amr 'As, in which Mu'awiya called the companions of Imam Ali (a) "Rafida of Basra". | |||
===At the Time of Imam al-Baqir (a)=== | |||
In ''[[al-Mahasin]]'', [[Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi|al-Barqi]] mentioned two [[hadiths]], according to both, this term was common at the time of Imam al-Baqir (a), before the [[Uprising of Zayd]]. | |||
* [[Abu l-Jarud]] says: a man told [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]]: O the son of the [[the Prophet (s)|apostle of Allah]], people call us Rafidi. The Imam pointed to himself and said: | * [[Abu l-Jarud]] says: a man told [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]]: O the son of the [[the Prophet (s)|apostle of Allah]], people call us Rafidi. The Imam pointed to himself and said: | ||
:::"I am Rafidi too;" and he repeated it three times. | :::"I am Rafidi too;" and he repeated it three times. | ||