رفض

رَافِضَةٌ ذ A party of رَوَافِض: (K:) whence the rel. n. ↓ رَافِضَىٌّ [signifying of, or belonging to, رَوَافِض]. (TA.) رَوَافِضُ [is pl. of رَافِضَةٌ, and] signifies An army, or a military force, (S, O,) or any army or military force, (K,) which has deserted its leader: (S, O, K:) or armies which have deserted their leader. (L.) ― -b2- Also الرَّافِضَةٌ, A certain sect of the شِيعَة (S, Msb, K) of ElKoofeh; (Msb;) so called because they deserted Zeyd the son of 'Alee, (As, S, Mgh, Msb,) when he forbade them to speak against the Companions of the Prophet; (Mgh, Msb;) for they had promised allegiance to Zeyd the son of 'Alee (As, O, L, K) the son of El-Hoseyn the son of 'Alee the son of Aboo-Tálib, (As, O, L,) and then desired him to renounce the two elders, [Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar, (TK,)] and on his refusing to do so they deserted him: (As, O, L, K:) الأَرْفَاضُ is also applied to this sect, as though it were pl. of رَافِضٌ, like as أَصْحَابٌ is of صَاحبٌ; (TA;) and الرَّوَافِضُ also; but not الرُّفَّاضُ: (TA:) and the rel. n. [which serves as a n. un.] is ↓ رَافِضَىٌّ [as above]. (K.) 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. (Msb.) ― -b3- اـِبِلٌ رَافِضةٌ: see رَفْضٌ.