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