A tradition most prevalent in this country believes in a trinity of Meaning, Name, and Gate. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country home to a plurality of Alawites, a Shia tradition whose adherents include the al-Assad family.
ANSWER: Syria [or Sūriyah; or Syrian Arab Republic; or al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah]
[10h] In Alawite theology, the trinity of the most recent era consists of Ali, Muhammad, and this man, the first person to translate the Quran into another language. Muhammad considered this man part of the Ahl-al Bayt despite him not being an Arab.
ANSWER: Salman the Persian [or Salman Farsi; or Salman al-Farisi; or Ruzbeh Khoshnudan]
[10m] Because Salman Farsi stayed loyal to Ali after Muhammad’s death, Shias consider him one of the “Four Pillars” of this group. This is the earliest group of people that make up the salaf.
ANSWER: Companions of the Prophet [or Companions of Muhammad; or sahaba; or sahabiyyah]
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