Miqdād b. ʿAmr’s Belief in the Legitimacy and Immediate Caliphate of Imām ʿAlī ʿAlayhi al-salām

The question of the origin of Shīʿa religion and its history in Islam is also concerned in today's society. It is vital and necessary to analyze this situation and finding its roots and causes broadly, basically and comprehensively. It can be provided a short but sufficient answer by referring to the historical books of the two sects (Shīʿa and Sunnī) and introducing some of the leaders of the early Islam and the companions of the Prophet (PBUH). Ibn Taymiyyah (Arabic: ابن تیمیه), according to the author of this article, is one of the famous people in history who has used various tricks to deny the belief in Imam Ali's immediate caliphate (Arabic: خلافه, caliphate or khilāfah). First, one of his phrases has been reviewed in this article and then we find that there were those who believed in the superiority and legitimacy and immediate successor of Imam Ali ʿAlayhi al-salām (Arabic: علیه السلام, literally: peace be upon him) among the prominent figures of the early Islam is Miqdād b. ʿAmr (Arabic: مقدادبن عمرو) who was named as one of the pioneers of accepting Islam. He endured the persecutions of Quraysh and migrated first to Abyssinia and then to Medina in order to protect his religion. His companionship and obedience to the Messenger of Allah expresses his strong faith. He explicitly expressed his belief in the events of Saqifa (Arabic: سقیفه) and the Six-Member Council after the demise of Seal of the Prophets and defended the truth.