Saqifah meeting

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The Saqifah meeting was a pivotal gathering of early Muslim leaders in Medina to decide Muhammad’s successor, leading to the selection of Abu Bakr as the first caliph.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political meeting ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Meeting at Saqifah ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting

Saqifah of Banu Saʿidah ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting
associatedWithTribe Banu Saʿidah ⓘ
category Early Islamic history ⓘ
Islamic political history ⓘ
chronologyDetail held shortly after Muhammad’s death ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
country Rashidun Caliphate (emerging) ⓘ
linked to: Rashidun Caliphate
date 632 CE ⓘ
discussedIn early Islamic historiography ⓘ
followedBy public bayʿah to Abu Bakr in the mosque of Medina ⓘ
follows death of Muhammad ⓘ
hasEffect selection of Abu Bakr as first caliph ⓘ
immediateOutcome pledge of allegiance (bayʿah) to Abu Bakr by attendees ⓘ
languageContext Arabic ⓘ
location Medina ⓘ
Saqifah of Banu Saʿidah in Medina ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting
mainSubject succession to Muhammad ⓘ
namedAfter Saqifah (roofed courtyard) of the Banu Saʿidah tribe ⓘ
participant Abu Bakr ⓘ
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah ⓘ
Ansar leaders ⓘ
Muhajirun leaders ⓘ
Saʿd ibn ʿUbādah ⓘ
linked to: Sa'd ibn Ubadah

Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
politicalConsequence precedent for caliphal selection by consultation among leading companions ⓘ
politicalNature leadership dispute between Ansar and Muhajirun ⓘ
purpose decide Muhammad’s political successor ⓘ
determine leadership of the Muslim community ⓘ
relatedConcept bayʿah (oath of allegiance) ⓘ
linked to: Pledge of Ridwan

shura (consultation) ⓘ
relatedEvent Ghadir Khumm ⓘ
religionContext Islam ⓘ
result Abu Bakr acclaimed as caliph ⓘ
establishment of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
political marginalization of some supporters of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
significance pivotal event in early Islamic political history ⓘ
starting point of Sunni–Shia political divergence ⓘ
source accounts by historians such as al-Tabari ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ
topic Islamic leadership succession ⓘ
caliphate ⓘ
viewedByShiaTraditionAs usurpation of Ali’s right to leadership ⓘ
viewedBySunniTraditionAs legitimate selection of Abu Bakr ⓘ

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Death of Muhammad → hasAssociatedEvent → Saqifah meeting ⓘ
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq → caliphateStartEvent → Saqifah of Banu Sa‘idah ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting
Sa'd ibn Ubadah → involvedIn → Saqifah meeting after Muhammad's death ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting
Saqifah meeting → alsoKnownAs → Saqifah of Banu Saʿidah ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting
Saqifah meeting → alsoKnownAs → Meeting at Saqifah ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting
Saqifah meeting → location → Saqifah of Banu Saʿidah in Medina ⓘ
linked to: Saqifah meeting