Miqdad ibn Aswad
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Miqdad ibn al-Aswad al-Kindi (Arabic مقداد) is one of the Sahaba. Miqdad is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of the Four Companions, early Muslims who were followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
He was one of the Muhajirun [1]
He is among the List of Sahaba not giving bay'ah to Abu Bakr.
Miqdad ibn Aswad is among Shias regarded as one of the most respected Sahaba. He is mentioned in one hadith regarding the perfect Shia.
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| List of Ali's companions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dharr al-Ghifari | Khuzayma ibn Thabit | Miqdad ibn Aswad | Salman the Persian |
| Ammar ibn Yasir | Malik al-Ashtar | Habib ibn Mazahir | Kumayl ibn Ziyad |
| Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr | Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan | Zayd ibn Suhan | Hisham ibn 'Utbah |
| Abdullah ibn Budayl | Maytham al-Tammar | Adi ibn Hatim | Hujr ibn Adi |
| Asbagh ibn Nubatah | al-Harith al-A'war al-Hamdani | Amr ibn al-Humq al-Khaza'i | Abdullah ibn Hashim |
| Uways al-Qarni | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas | Uday ibn Hatam | Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali |
| Uthman ibn Hunaif | Mikhnaf ibn Sulaym | Sulayman ibn Surad | Jundab ibn Abdullah |
| Sulaym ibn Qays | |||
