From another point of view...

From another point of view, due to the self-sacrifice which some of them offered in the protection and spreading of the religion of Islam, they are worthy of having our respect, and it is for this reason that the Muslims pay special attention to them. From a different perspective, those people who truly tried to prevent the advancement and were the reason for misguidedness within the Islamic society enacted the greatest damage to Islam and the Muslims.

It is for this reason that we must differentiate between the good and bad role models which exist amongst the midst of the companions of (S) - and the measuring stick for judging them is the primary role model which we all have – the Messenger of God (S) - just as Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’an: لَقَدْ كَانَ لَکُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ... “Indeed in the Messenger of God [Muhammad] is the best role model for you…” [^3] [^1]: Bihar al-anwar, vol. 66, pg.