PEOPLE GREAT IN THIS RELGION
individuals extraordinary in this religion. The assertions of the Ashâb and the Tâbi'în were passed on to us by researchers. For example, Muhammad container Idris Shâfi'î, the head of the Shâfi'î Madhhab, furthermore, Abul Hasan Alî Esh'arî, one of the heads of the Ahl assunna, express that it is an unmistakable and outright truth that Abû Bakr furthermore 'Umar 'radiy-Allâhu 'anhumâ' are higher than the wide range of various Ashâb. One day during his caliphate Alî 'radiy-Allâhu 'anh' said to a huge crowd: "Abû Bakr and 'Umar are the most noteworthy of this Umma." As is written in the twelve-volumed book of history by Imâmi-Muhammad Zahabî 'rahima-hullâhu ta'âlâ', Muhammad canister Ismâ'îl Bukhârî 'rahima-hullâhu ta'âlâ', the writer of the Bukhârîi-sherîf, which is the most bona fide book of Hadîth and is viewed as the premise of the Islamic religion, states: Alî 'radiyAllâhu 'anh'...