Ahl al-Suffa
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Ahl al-Suffa were a group of early, devout companions of the Prophet Muhammad who lived in poverty on a shaded platform of the Medina mosque, dedicating themselves to learning and worship.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
companions of Muhammad
ⓘ
group of early Muslims ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Medinan Muslim community
ⓘ
Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ early Islamic education ⓘ |
| characteristic |
devout
ⓘ
full-time worshippers ⓘ homeless ⓘ students of religion ⓘ |
| country | Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
learning
ⓘ
memorization of the Qur’an ⓘ study of hadith ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
formed after the Hijra to Medina
ⓘ
part of the early Muslim ummah in Medina ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sufi ideals of zuhd (asceticism)
ⓘ
later Islamic educational institutions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close companionship with Muhammad
ⓘ
knowledge-seeking ⓘ piety ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abu Hurayra NERFINISHED ⓘ Bilal ibn Rabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ka‘b ibn Malik NERFINISHED ⓘ Salman al-Farisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received |
alms
ⓘ
food donations ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
constant presence in the mosque
ⓘ
frequent fasting ⓘ night prayers (qiyam al-layl) ⓘ |
| residence |
platform in the Prophet’s Mosque
ⓘ
shaded platform (al-Suffa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
center of religious learning in Medina
ⓘ
early Islamic seminary ⓘ training ground for preachers ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
ascetic
ⓘ
poor ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
charity from other Muslims ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
early Islamic period ⓘ |
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