The Foremost

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The Foremost refers to the earliest and most exemplary believers in Islam who are distinguished by their precedence in faith and virtue.

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The Foremost canonical 1
the Foremost 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept ⓘ
group of people ⓘ
alsoKnownAs As-Sābiqūn al-Awwalūn ⓘ
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
category Early Muslims ⓘ
Islamic honorific groups ⓘ
describedAs the earliest and most exemplary believers in Islam distinguished by precedence in faith and virtue ⓘ
distinguishedBy excellence in faith ⓘ
precedence in accepting Islam ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
emphasizes priority of early sincere belief over later conversion ⓘ
virtue of supporting Islam in times of hardship ⓘ
hasConceptualOpposite those who delayed in accepting Islam ⓘ
hasQuality closeness to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
piety ⓘ
steadfastness ⓘ
hasTheologicalSignificance often regarded as having special merit and reward ⓘ
used as a standard for evaluating later generations of Muslims ⓘ
includes early Anṣār ⓘ
early Muhājirūn ⓘ
some of the earliest converts to Islam in Mecca ⓘ
some of the earliest supporters of Islam in Medina ⓘ
influences Islamic ethical teachings ⓘ
Muslim views on precedence in faith ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
moralStatus exemplary believers ⓘ
precedent-setters in righteousness ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roleIn model of ideal faith and conduct for later Muslims ⓘ
timePeriod early Islamic period ⓘ
veneratedIn Ibadi Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ

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Ashab al-Shimal → contrastedWith → the Foremost ⓘ
linked to: The Foremost