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The '''Tābi‘ūn''' (التابعون‎ ''Followers'') are the generation of Muslims who were born after the [[Circumstances Surrounding Muhammad's Death|death of Prophet Muhammad]], but who were contemporaries of the [[Sahabah]] (Companions of [[Muhammad]]). As such, they played an important part in the development of Islamic thought and philosophy, and in the political development of the early [[Caliph|Caliphate]]. According to Muhammad, they 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, along with the [[Tabi' al-Tabi'un]] and the Sahabah.