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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 the demise of the [[Prophet (s)]] did not follow the first three caliphs, they were called so.<ref>Subḥānī, ''Buḥūth fī l-milal wa l-niḥal'', vol. 1, p. 123.</ref> | [[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 the demise of the [[Prophet (s)]] did not follow the first three caliphs, they were called so.<ref>Subḥānī, ''Buḥūth fī l-milal wa l-niḥal'', vol. 1, p. 123.</ref> | ||
==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 the [[Companions]] and also the two first caliphs. This title was later used for anyone who considered it permissible to curse and criticize the Companions.<ref>Fayyūmī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ al-munīr'', p. 232.</ref> This view has some ambiguities such as: | 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 the [[Companions]] and also the two first caliphs. This title was later used for anyone who considered it permissible to curse and criticize the Companions.<ref>Fayyūmī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ al-munīr'', p. 232.</ref> This view has some ambiguities such as: | ||
* The commonness of this term before the uprising of Zayd | * The commonness of this term before the uprising of Zayd | ||