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Salaf ( Arabic: سلف, "ancestors" or "predecessors"), also often referred to with the honorific expression of "al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ" (السلف الصالح, "the pious predecessors") are often taken to be the first three generations of Muslims. [1] This comprises companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (the Sahabah), their followers (the Tabi'un), and the followers of the followers (the Taba al-Tabi'in). [2] Their religious significance lay in the statement attributed to Muhammad: "The best of my community are my generation, the ones who follow them and the ones who follow them", [3] a period believed to exemplify the purest form of Islam. The generations of Muslims after the third are referred to as the Khalaf. [4]
The Tabi‘un, the successors of Sahabah.
The Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘in, the successors of the Tabi‘un.
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Salaf ( Arabic: سلف, "ancestors" or "predecessors"), also often referred to with the honorific expression of "al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ" (السلف الصالح, "the pious predecessors") are often taken to be the first three generations of Muslims. [1] This comprises companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (the Sahabah), their followers (the Tabi'un), and the followers of the followers (the Taba al-Tabi'in). [2] Their religious significance lay in the statement attributed to Muhammad: "The best of my community are my generation, the ones who follow them and the ones who follow them", [3] a period believed to exemplify the purest form of Islam. The generations of Muslims after the third are referred to as the Khalaf. [4]
The Tabi‘un, the successors of Sahabah.
The Tabi‘ al-Tabi‘in, the successors of the Tabi‘un.