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'''Salaf''' is an [[Arabic]] noun which translates to "predecessor", or "forefather". In [[Islam]] it refers to the first three generations of Muslims, the so-called "Pious Predecessors".  
'''Salaf''' is an [[Arabic]] noun which translates to "predecessor", or "forefather". In [[Islam]] it refers to the first three generations of Muslims, the so-called "Pious Predecessors".  


According to [[Muhammad]], the [[Sahabah]] ("Companions"), [[Tabi'un]] ("Followers"), and [[Tabi' al-Tabi'un]] ("Those after the Followers") are among the [[Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Islamic_Theology#The_First_3_Generations_of_Muslims_are_the_Best_Muslims|best generation of Muslims]] on Earth, and are therefore seen by the vast majority of today's Muslims as a model for how Islam should be practiced.  
According to Prophet [[Muhammad]], the [[Sahabah]] ("Companions"), [[Tabi'un]] ("Followers"), and [[Tabi' al-Tabi'un]] ("Those after the Followers") are among the [[Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Islamic_Theology#The_First_3_Generations_of_Muslims_are_the_Best_Muslims|best generation of Muslims]] on Earth, and are therefore seen by the vast majority of today's Muslims as a model for how Islam should be practiced.  


Salafis (or "Wahhabis") are not a part of a deviant or [[Bid'ah|innovative]] Islamic sect, but strict [[Sunni|orthodox]] followers of the [[Qur'an]] and [[Sunnah]].
Salafis (or "Wahhabis") are not a part of a deviant or [[Bid'ah|innovative]] Islamic sect, but strict [[Sunni|orthodox]] followers of the [[Qur'an]] and [[Sunnah]].
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