Showing the respect, counting virtues, and making definite recommendations of the Prophet (s.a.w.) about Ali ibn Abi Talib –that its important part has been mentioned in interpretative and traditional books– caused a group to accept the guardianship (Wilayah) of Ali (a.s.) in the age of prophetic mission, and to be famed as Shia of Ali (a.s.). This group formed the primary part of Shi’ism in the early Islamic period.

We name famous Shias’ of Ali (a.s.) in two parts all of whom were from the Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.).

These people are from Hashemites:

1- Abdullah ibn Abbas, 2- Fazl ibn Abbas, 3- Ubaydullah ibn Abbas, 4- Qathm ibn Abbas, 5- Abdul- Rahman ibn Abbas, 6- Tamam ibn Abbas, 7- Aqil ibn Abi Talib, 8- Abu Sufyan ibn Harath ibn Abdul- Mutalib, 9- Nufayl ibn Harath, 10- Abdullah ibn Ja’far ibn Abi Talib, 11- Awn ibn Ja’far, 12- Muhammad ibn Ja’far, 13- Rabiyah ibn Harath ibn Abdul- Mutalib, 14- Tufayl ibn Harath, 15- Mughayrah ibn Nufil Harith, 16- Abdullah ibn Harath ibn Nufil, 17- Abdullah ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harath, 18- Abbas ibn Rabiyah ibn Harath, 19- Abbas ibn Atabah ibn Abi Lahab, 20- Abdul- Mutalib ibn Rabiyah ibn Harith, 21- Ja’far ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harath, and …[1]

These people are from other than Hashimites:

22- Salman Farsi, 23- Miqdad ibn Aswad Kindi, 24- Abuzar Ghafari, 25- Ammar ibn Yasir, 26- Hazifah ibn Yaman, 27- Khazimah ibn Thabit, 28- Abu Ayub Ansari, the Prophet’s (s.a.w.) host in Medina, 29- Abu Haytham Malik ibn Tihan, 30- Abi ibn Ka’ab, 31- Sa’d ibn Ibadah, 32- Qays ibn Sa’d ibn Ibadah, 33- Addi ibn Hatam, 34- Ibadah ibn Samit, 35- Bilal ibn Rabah Habashi, 36- Abu Rafi’ the freed slave by the Prophet (s.a.w.), 37- Hashim ibn Utbah, 38- Uthman ibn Hunayf, 39- Sahl ibn Hunayf, 40- Hakim ibn Jibilah Abdi, 41- Khalid ibn Sa’id ibn A’s, 42- ibn Hasib Aslami, 43- Hind ibn Abi Halah Tamimi, 44- Ja’dah ibn Habirah, 45- Hajar ibn Addi Kindi, 46- Amr ibn Hamq Khaza’i, 47- Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari, 48- Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, 49- Aban ibn Sa’id ibn A’s, 50- Zayd ibn Suhan Abdi 51-Abu Saeed al-Khudri 52-Hujr Ibn Adi and …[2]

For being informed of the full biography of these people, you can refer[3] to some books which have been written in this case.[4]

[1] - Al- Fusul al- Muhimah fi Ta’lif al- Ummah, p. 79 – 190; Asl al- Shia wa Usuluha, p. 53 – 54.

[2] - Al- Fusul al- Muhimah fi Ta’lif al- Ummah, p. 79 – 190; Asl al- Shia wa Usuluha, p. 53 – 54.

[3] - Sayyid Ali Khan Madani, Al- Darajat al- Rafi’ah fi Tabaqat al- Shia al- Imamiyah; Sharaf al- Din Amuli (1290 – 1377 A.H.), Al- Fusul al- Muhimah fi Ta’lif al- Ummah; Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kashif al- Ghata’ (1294 – 1373 A.H.), Asl al- Shia wa Usuluha; Doctor Shaykh Ahmad Wa’ili, Huviyah al- Tashayu’; Shaykh Ja’far Subhani, Islamic Shi’ites Characters.

[4] - Selected from: The Guide of the Truth, Shaykh Ja’far Subhani, p. 41 – 45.