Hadith and the Sunnah
What does Tabi'un mean?
تَابِعُون
Tabi'un
The generation after the Companions, who learned from them.
Also spelled: Successors
Tabi'un explained
The Tabi'un include Uways al-Qarani, al-Hasan al-Basri and Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib. The generation after them, the Tabi' at-Tabi'in, includes the four imams of fiqh. Together these three generations are the Salaf, the pious predecessors.
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What does Tabi'un mean?
Tabi'un (تَابِعُون, Tabi'un) means: The generation after the Companions, who learned from them.
How is Tabi'un written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written تَابِعُون and pronounced Tabi'un. It is also spelled Successors.
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