University of Isfahan Historical Researches 2008-6253 9 2 2017 08 23 The Impact of Abdullah Ibn Masoud and his Followers’ Thoughts On the 1st century AD Events in Kufa The Impact of Abdullah Ibn Masoud and his Followers’ Thoughts On the 1st century AD Events in Kufa 117 140 21700 10.22108/jhr.2017.21700 FA Ahmad Nezaratizadee MA in Islamic History, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad branch, Iran Naser Jadidi Associate Professor, Department of History, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad branch, Iran Journal Article 2016 02 06 After the demise of the holy prophet (PBUH) and the emergence of conflicts among Muslims, a group cooperated with the authorities of Saghifah and a group was formed against them and considered the caliphate and pontificated the right of Imam Ali (AS). Among them, a group of prophet’s companions such as Abdullah Ibn Masoud remained impartial and silent and gradually inclined towards the policies of caliphs. This paved the way for the growth of Ghaedin group. Abdullah Ibn Masoud was sent to Kufa by the command of the 2nd caliph as a Quran teacher in the 21 AD. This study aimed at investigating the impact of Abdullah Ibn Masoud and his followers’ thoughts on the 1st century AD events in Kufa. The research method was descriptive-analytic using library and historical sources. The results indicated that their beliefs caused the emergence of a group called Ghaedin in Kufa. Since they tried to be away from the conflicts of the time, they became indifferent and neutral to the important issues and were absent from the social and political affairs. They did not get themselves involved in the triple wars happening to Imam Ali (AS) and played a crucial role in weakening his government. After the demise of the holy prophet (PBUH) and the emergence of conflicts among Muslims, a group cooperated with the authorities of Saghifah and a group was formed against them and considered the caliphate and pontificated the right of Imam Ali (AS). Among them, a group of prophet’s companions such as Abdullah Ibn Masoud remained impartial and silent and gradually inclined towards the policies of caliphs. This paved the way for the growth of Ghaedin group. Abdullah Ibn Masoud was sent to Kufa by the command of the 2nd caliph as a Quran teacher in the 21 AD. This study aimed at investigating the impact of Abdullah Ibn Masoud and his followers’ thoughts on the 1st century AD events in Kufa. The research method was descriptive-analytic using library and historical sources. The results indicated that their beliefs caused the emergence of a group called Ghaedin in Kufa. Since they tried to be away from the conflicts of the time, they became indifferent and neutral to the important issues and were absent from the social and political affairs. They did not get themselves involved in the triple wars happening to Imam Ali (AS) and played a crucial role in weakening his government. https://jhr.ui.ac.ir/article_21700_f09aa579d25403e54518569eda44bbcd.pdf