رَافِضَةٌ
Root: رفض
Full Definition
رَافِضَةٌ
A party of
رَوَافِض: whence the rel. n.
رَافِضَىٌّ [signifying of, or belonging to,
رَوَافِض]. رَوَافِضُ [is pl. of رَافِضَةٌ, and] signifies An army, or a military force, or any army or military force, which has deserted its leader: or armies which have deserted their leader.
2 Also الرَّافِضَةٌ, A certain sect of the شِيعَة of ElKoofeh; so called because they deserted Zeyd the son of 'Alee, when he forbade them to speak against the Companions of the Prophet; for they had promised allegiance to Zeyd the son of 'Alee the son of El-Hoseyn the son of 'Alee the son of Aboo-Tálib, and then desired him to renounce the two elders, [Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar, ] and on his refusing to do so they deserted him: الأَرْفَاضُ is also applied to this sect, as though it were pl. of رَافِضٌ, like as أَصْحَابٌ is of صَاحبٌ; and الرَّوَافِضُ also; but not الرُّفَّاضُ: and the rel. n. [which serves as a n. un.] is رَافِضَىٌّ [as above]. Afterwards, this appellation became applied to All persons transgressing in this way, [i. e. all apostates, or schismatics,] speaking against the Companions of the Prophet.
3 إِبِلٌ رَافِضةٌ: see رَفْضٌ.
2 Also الرَّافِضَةٌ, A certain sect of the شِيعَة of ElKoofeh; so called because they deserted Zeyd the son of 'Alee, when he forbade them to speak against the Companions of the Prophet; for they had promised allegiance to Zeyd the son of 'Alee the son of El-Hoseyn the son of 'Alee the son of Aboo-Tálib, and then desired him to renounce the two elders, [Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar, ] and on his refusing to do so they deserted him: الأَرْفَاضُ is also applied to this sect, as though it were pl. of رَافِضٌ, like as أَصْحَابٌ is of صَاحبٌ; and الرَّوَافِضُ also; but not الرُّفَّاضُ: and the rel. n. [which serves as a n. un.] is رَافِضَىٌّ [as above]. Afterwards, this appellation became applied to All persons transgressing in this way, [i. e. all apostates, or schismatics,] speaking against the Companions of the Prophet.
3 إِبِلٌ رَافِضةٌ: see رَفْضٌ.
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