Brotherhood among the Sahaba refers to the time after the Hijra [Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina] when the Islamic prophet Muhammad instituted brotherhood between the emigrants (Muhajirun) and the natives of Medina, the Ansar (literally "helpers"), and he chose Ali as his own brother.[1]

Brothers

References

  1. "Ali ibn Abitalib". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari, 3:31:189
  3. Hadrat 'Umar Farooq by Prof. Masudul Hasan Islamic Publications Lahore
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