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عمرو بن ثابت (الأصيرم)
'Amr ibn Thabit (Usayrim)
The man admitted to Paradise without having performed a single salah
Ansar
Martyrs
A
عباد بن بشر
Abbad ibn Bishr
A devoted worshipper who prayed on through enemy arrows; martyr of Yamamah
Ansar
Martyrs
العباس بن عبد المطلب
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
The Prophet's ﷺ uncle, through whom Umar sought rain
Ahl al-Bayt
العباس بن مرداس السلمي
Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami
Bedouin poet who carried a flag of Banu Sulaym at the conquest of Makkah
العباس بن عبادة
Abbas ibn Ubada
His famous speech at the Second Pledge of Aqaba; martyred at Uhud
Ansar
Martyrs
عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
Eldest son of Abu Bakr; full brother of Aisha
Narrators of Hadith
Abd al-Rahman ibn Udays
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ada al-Fazari
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
عبد الله بن عباس
Abdullah ibn Abbas
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; the scholar of the Ummah and interpreter of the Qur'an
Narrators of Hadith
Ahl al-Bayt
عبد الله بن عبد الله بن أبي
Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy
Sincere son of the chief hypocrite; offered to bring his own father's head
Ansar
عبد الله بن أبي أوفى
Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa
Pledge-of-the-Tree Sahabi; refused to fight for Yazid in the fitna
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن أبي بكر
Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr
Eldest son of Abu Bakr; intelligence runner of the Hijra
Muhajirun
عبد الله بن الزبعرى
Abdullah ibn al-Zib'ari
Pre-Islam Qurayshi poet who lampooned the Prophet ﷺ, fled to Najran, then returned and embraced Islam
عبد الله بن الزبير
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
The first child born to the Muhajirun in Madinah; a devout worshipper and warrior
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن عامر بن كريز
Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Kurayz
Uthman's cousin and youthful governor of Basra; conqueror of Persia
Muhajirun
عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
Recorded the Prophet's ﷺ hadith in writing (the Sahifa as-Sadiqa); a devoted worshipper
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن عمرو بن حرام
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram
Father of Jabir; a martyr of Uhud shaded by the angels
Ansar
People of Badr
Martyrs
عبد الله بن الأرقم
Abdullah ibn Arqam
Treasurer of the Bayt al-Mal under Abu Bakr and Umar; refused stipends offered to him
عبد الله بن عتيك
Abdullah ibn Atik
Led the night raid that ended Ibn Abi al-Huqayq, the Khaybar Jewish chief
Ansar
عبد الله بن حنظلة
Abdullah ibn Hanzala
Ansari narrator; leader of the Medinan revolt against Yazid at the Harra
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن حذافة
Abdullah ibn Hudhafa
The Prophet's ﷺ envoy who bore his letter to Khosrau of Persia
Muhajirun
عبد الله بن جعفر
Abdullah ibn Ja'far
Son of Ja'far at-Tayyar; famed for boundless generosity
Ahl al-Bayt
عبد الله بن جحش
Abdullah ibn Jahsh
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; an early leader and martyr of Uhud
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
عبد الله بن جبير الأنصاري
Abdullah ibn Jubayr al-Ansari
Commander of the 50 archers at Uhud; martyred holding the pass with his ten faithful
Ansar
Martyrs
عبد الله بن خبيب الجهني
Abdullah ibn Khubayb al-Juhani
Personally taught Surah al-Ikhlas and the Mu'awwidhatayn by the Prophet ﷺ
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن مسعود
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Among the earliest Muslims; a foremost scholar and reciter of the Qur'an
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Narrators
عبد الله بن مغفل المزني
Abdullah ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani
Companion-narrator of the Conquest day; one of the 'weepers' before Tabuk
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن قرط الأزدي
Abdullah ibn Qurt al-Azdi
Companion whose camel was cured by his du'a
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن رواحة
Abdullah ibn Rawaha
Poet of the Prophet ﷺ; third commander and martyr at Mu'ta
Ansar
People of Badr
Martyrs
عبد الله بن سعد بن أبي سرح
Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh
Apostate scribe forgiven through Uthman's intercession; conqueror of Egypt and North Africa
عبد الله بن سلام
Abdullah ibn Salam
A learned rabbi of Madinah who embraced Islam; named of the people of Paradise
Narrators of Hadith
عبد الله بن سهيل
Abdullah ibn Suhayl
Son of Suhayl ibn Amr; intercessor for his father's safety at the conquest of Makkah
Muhajirun
عبد الله بن طارق
Abdullah ibn Tariq
Raji' martyr who slipped his bonds and was stoned to death defying the treacherous captors
Martyrs
عبد الله بن عمر
Abdullah ibn Umar
Son of Umar; foremost in following the Sunnah, and a major narrator
Narrators of Hadith
Muhajirun
عبد الله بن أم مكتوم
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum
The blind Companion of Surah 'Abasa; a mu'adhdhin and deputy over Madinah
Muhajirun
عبد الله بن أنيس
Abdullah ibn Unays
Sent by the Prophet ﷺ to deal with Khalid ibn Sufyan; given a staff as a token of Paradise
عبد الرحمن بن عوف
Abdur Rahman ibn Awf
One of the ten promised Paradise; member of the shura that chose Uthman
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Abid ibn Hamal
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
Abid ibn Hunay
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
أبو عبس بن جبر
Abu Abs ibn Jabr
Badri Companion whose staff lit up to guide him home through the dark
Ansar
People of Badr
أبو أحمد بن جحش
Abu Ahmad ibn Jahsh
The blind Companion who stood for his confiscated house at the Conquest — silent at the Prophet's ﷺ promise of a house in Paradise
Muhajirun
أبو العاص بن الربيع
Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi
Husband of Zaynab, the Prophet's ﷺ eldest daughter; an honour-keeper who returned to Islam
أبو الدحداح
Abu al-Dahdah
Sold his orchard for a single date palm in Jannah; the Prophet's ﷺ saying about his Jannah
Ansar
أبو الدرداء
Abu al-Darda
The sage of the Ummah; ascetic and judge of Damascus
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
أبو الطفيل
Abu al-Tufayl
Saw the Prophet ﷺ as a boy; companion of Ali
Narrators of Hadith
أبو أيوب الأنصاري
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Host of the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah; martyr at the walls of Constantinople
Ansar
People of Badr
أبو بكر الصدّيق
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
First Caliph; the Prophet's closest companion
Khulafa Rashidun
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
أبو بكرة الثقفي
Abu Bakra al-Thaqafi
Freed at the siege of Ta'if; a prolific narrator
Narrators of Hadith
أبو برزة الأسلمي
Abu Barzah al-Aslami
Prolific Companion-narrator
Narrators of Hadith
أبو بصير
Abu Basir
The returned Muslim whose coastal band forced the easing of the Hudaybiyya clause
أبو ذر الغفاري
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
An early convert of fearless faith and famed asceticism
Narrators of Hadith
Early Converts
Muhajirun
أبو دجانة
Abu Dujana
The warrior who took the Prophet's ﷺ sword 'with its right' at Uhud
Ansar
People of Badr
Martyrs
أبو فكيهة
Abu Fukayha
Early slave Muslim tortured for his faith; freed by Abu Bakr
Early Converts
أبو حذيفة بن عتبة
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba
An early Muslim who fought at Badr against his own pagan kin; martyr of Yamamah
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
أبو هريرة
Abu Hurayra
The greatest narrator of hadith; companion of the Suffa
Narrators of Hadith
أبو جندل بن سهيل
Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl
Came in chains to the Prophet ﷺ at Hudaybiyya and was returned under the treaty
Muhajirun
أبو خيثمة الأنصاري
Abu Khaythama al-Ansari
The lone Tabuk laggard who rebuked himself and rode out alone to catch the army
Ansar
أبو لبابة بن عبد المنذر
Abu Lubaba ibn Abd al-Mundhir
Tied himself to a pillar in repentance until Allah accepted it
Ansar
أبو محذورة الجمحي
Abu Mahdhura al-Jumahi
Mu'adhdhin of Makkah, appointed by the Prophet ﷺ at the age of sixteen
أبو مسعود الأنصاري
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari
Major Ansari Companion-narrator
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
أبو محجن الثقفي
Abu Mihjan ath-Thaqafi
The chained warrior who broke loose and turned the tide at Qadisiyya
أبو معلق الأنصاري
Abu Mu'liq al-Ansari
The Companion to whose aid an angel came against a robber
Ansar
أبو موسى الأشعري
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
Of the most beautiful Qur'an recitation; reciter, judge and governor
Narrators of Hadith
Muhajirun
أبو قتادة الأنصاري
Abu Qatada al-Ansari
The knight (horseman) of the Prophet ﷺ
Ansar
أبو قحافة
Abu Quhafa
Father of Abu Bakr; embraced Islam at the conquest of Makkah
أبو رافع القبطي
Abu Rafi al-Qibti
The Prophet's ﷺ freedman; brought back his daughters and Sawda to Madinah
أبو ريحانة الأزدي
Abu Rayhana al-Azdi
The Companion before whom the ocean stilled at his bidding
أبو سعيد الخدري
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
A foremost young scholar and one of the great narrators of hadith
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
أبو سلمة عبد الله بن عبد الأسد
Abu Salama (Abdullah ibn Abd al-Asad)
Among the first to accept Islam; first husband of Umm Salama
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
أبو سنان الأسدي
Abu Sinan al-Asadi
First to take the Pledge of Ridwan under the Tree at Hudaybiyya
Muhajirun
أبو سفيان بن الحارث
Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ who embraced Islam and stood firm at Hunayn
Muhajirun
أبو سفيان بن حرب
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Long chief of the Quraysh; embraced Islam at the conquest, then lost an eye for Allah
أبو طلحة الأنصاري
Abu Talha al-Ansari
Master archer who shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud; gave his dearest garden in charity
Ansar
People of Badr
أبو ثعلبة الخشني
Abu Tha'laba al-Khushani
Sent by the Prophet ﷺ on a mission to his people; narrator of hunting and food rulings
Narrators of Hadith
أبو عبيد بن مسعود الثقفي
Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud al-Thaqafi
First to volunteer after Umar's three-day Iraq-front call; martyred trampled by Bahman's elephant at the Bridge
Martyrs
أبو عبيدة بن الجرّاح
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
The Trustworthy of this Ummah; commander of the conquest of Syria
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
People of Badr
أبو أمامة الباهلي
Abu Umama al-Bahili
Major narrator of the Prophet's ﷺ lectures, du'a and Dajjal sermon
Narrators of Hadith
Abu Zama' al-Balaui
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
عداس
Addas
Christian slave at Ta'if who brought the bruised Prophet ﷺ grapes — and recognised Yunus
Early Converts
عدي بن أبي الزغباء الجهني
Adi ibn Abi Zaghba al-Juhani
Second of the two Badr scouts
Muhajirun
People of Badr
عدي بن حاتم الطائي
Adi ibn Hatim at-Ta'i
Chief of Tayy and son of the famed Hatim; embraced Islam from Christianity
Narrators of Hadith
Ahzâb bin Usaid
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
عائشة بنت أبي بكر
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; the most beloved of his wives and a foremost scholar of the Ummah
Mothers of the Believers
Narrators
Al-Akhnas ibn Shurayq
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
العلاء بن الحضرمي
al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami
The Prophet's ﷺ envoy and governor of Bahrain; the army that walked across the sea
الأقرع بن حابس التميمي
al-Aqra ibn Habis al-Tamimi
Chief of Banu Tamim; embraced Islam after the oratory-and-poetry contest of his delegation
الأرقم بن أبي الأرقم
al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam
His house (Dar al-Arqam) was the first base of Islam in Makkah
Muhajirun
Early Converts
الأشعث بن قيس الكندي
al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindi
Chief of Kinda; apostasy ringleader who repented; later governor of Azerbaijan
البراء بن عازب
al-Bara ibn Azib
An Ansari narrator and witness of the Prophet's ﷺ campaigns
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
البراء بن مالك الأنصاري
al-Bara ibn Malik al-Ansari
A fearless warrior whose oaths Allah fulfilled; brother of Anas
Ansar
Martyrs
الحكم بن أبي العاص
al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As
Uncle of Uthman; the man who bound his nephew in ropes for embracing Islam
الحكم بن كيسان
al-Hakam ibn Kaysan
Captured at Nakhla; converted by the Prophet's ﷺ perseverance; martyred at Bir Ma'una
Muhajirun
Martyrs
الحارث بن عوف، أبو واقد الليثي
al-Harith ibn Awf (Abu Waqid al-Laythi)
Narrator of the hadith of the three men
Narrators of Hadith
الحارث بن هشام
al-Harith ibn Hisham
Brother of Abu Jahl who embraced Islam at the conquest; Yarmuk champion who took the death-pledge
Muhajirun
Martyrs
الحباب بن المنذر
al-Hubab ibn al-Mundhir
The Badri tactician of the well; the 'one amir from us, one from you' speaker at Saqifa; flag-bearer of Khazraj at Tabuk
Ansar
People of Badr
الهرمزان
al-Hurmuzan
Persian general who saved his own life by a water-cup ruse before Umar; embraced Islam
Early Converts
الخنساء
al-Khansa
The greatest Arab poetess; mother of four martyrs of Qadisiyya
المقدام بن معدي كرب
al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib
Witness to Umar's last counsel to Hafsa
Narrators of Hadith
المغيرة بن شعبة
al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba
A shrewd statesman of the conquests; envoy and governor
Narrators of Hadith
المثنى بن حارثة الشيباني
al-Muthanna ibn Haritha al-Shaybani
Iraq-front commander for Abu Bakr and Umar; first Muslim ruler of Hira
النابغة الجعدي
al-Nabigha al-Ja'di
Poet-Companion whose teeth never fell out — by the Prophet's ﷺ du'a, he lived past a hundred
القعقاع بن عمرو التميمي
al-Qa'qa ibn Amr at-Tamimi
A warrior of the conquests of Iraq and Syria
الشفاء بنت عبد الله
al-Shifa bint Abdullah
A learned Quraysh woman of Banu Adi whom Umar held in high regard
الوليد بن الوليد
al-Walid ibn al-Walid
Brother of Khalid ibn al-Walid; one of the oppressed Muslims of Makkah for whom the Prophet ﷺ prayed
Muhajirun
الوليد بن عقبة
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Uthman's half-brother; governor of Kufa whom Uthman later deposed
اليمان (حسيل) بن جابر
al-Yamaan ibn Jabir (Husayl)
Father of Hudhayfa; martyred at Uhud, mistakenly killed by the Muslims
Ansar
Martyrs
الزبرقان بن بدر
al-Zibriqan ibn Badr
Banu Tamim delegate; recited the poem of his tribe at the famous oratory contest
Ali ibn Abi al-As
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
علي بن أبي طالب
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Fourth Caliph; cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ
Khulafa Rashidun
Ashara Mubashara
People of Badr
عامر بن الأكوع
Amir ibn al-Akwa
Poet-warrior of Aslam; martyred at Khaybar when his own sword struck him; 'a twofold reward'
Martyrs
عامر بن فهيرة
Amir ibn Fuhayra
Abu Bakr's freedman who served the Hijra; martyr of Bir Ma'una
Muhajirun
Martyrs
عامر بن ربيعة
Amir ibn Rabi'a
Early Muhajir to Abyssinia; close friend of Mus'ab ibn Umayr; refused a land-grant from the Prophet ﷺ
Muhajirun
Early Converts
عمار بن ياسر
Ammar ibn Yasir
Among the first to suffer for Islam; son of the first martyrs; foretold to be killed by the transgressing party
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
عمرو بن العاص
Amr ibn al-As
Shrewd statesman and commander; conqueror of Egypt
Muhajirun
عمرو بن الجموح
Amr ibn al-Jamuh
The lame Ansari who longed to walk in Paradise; martyr of Uhud
Ansar
Martyrs
عمرو بن حزم الأنصاري
Amr ibn Hazm al-Ansari
Sent to Najran as teacher and zakah collector; recipient of the famous 'Letter of Amr ibn Hazm' on Islamic law
Ansar
عمرو بن معدي كرب
Amr ibn Ma'di Karib
Legendary Yemeni warrior of the conquests; martyred at Nahawand
Martyrs
An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
نعيمان بن عمرو
an-Nu'ayman ibn Amr
The Ansari joker present at Badr; the Prophet ﷺ forbade cursing him
Ansar
People of Badr
النعمان بن مقرن
an-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin
Commander and martyr of Nahawand, 'the Victory of Victories'
Martyrs
أنس بن أبي مرثد الغنوي
Anas ibn Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi
Volunteered to stand guard all night before Hunayn — the Prophet ﷺ named him at Fajr
أنس بن النضر
Anas ibn al-Nadr
Uncle of Anas ibn Malik; cried at Uhud, 'I smell Paradise beyond this mountain'
Ansar
Martyrs
أنس بن مالك
Anas ibn Malik
Servant of the Prophet ﷺ for ten years; a major narrator; the Prophet's ﷺ du'a fulfilled
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
عقيل بن أبي طالب
Aqil ibn Abi Talib
Brother of Ali and Ja'far; captured at Badr and ransomed by Abbas
Ahl al-Bayt
عاقل بن البكير
Aqil ibn al-Bukayr
An early Muslim renamed by the Prophet ﷺ from Ghafil to Aqil; Badr martyr
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
Arbad ibn Humayrah
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
As-Sakran ibn Amr
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
أسعد بن زرارة
As'ad ibn Zurara
A first Ansari Muslim and naqib; host of Mus'ab; first to lead the Friday prayer in Madinah
Ansar
Early Converts
عاصم بن عمرو التميمي
Asim ibn Amr al-Tamimi
Hero of Qadisiyya; conqueror of Sijistan; governor of Kirman
عاصم بن ثابت
Asim ibn Thabit
The martyr of Raji' whose body Allah protected with a swarm of hornets
Ansar
People of Badr
Martyrs
أسماء بنت أبي بكر
Asma bint Abi Bakr
Dhat an-Nitaqayn; provisioned the Hijra; daughter of Abu Bakr
Early Converts
Muhajirun
أسماء بنت عميس
Asma bint Umays
Wife of three great Companions — Ja'far, Abu Bakr, and Ali
Muhajirun
Ahl al-Bayt
أسماء بنت يزيد بن السكن
Asma bint Yazid ibn al-Sakan
Major woman narrator known as Khatibat al-Nisa — 'the Orator of Women'; killed nine Romans at Yarmuk with a tent peg
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
الطفيل بن عمرو الدوسي
at-Tufayl ibn Amr ad-Dawsi
Chief of Daws given a light as a sign; brought his tribe to Islam
Early Converts
Martyrs
عطارد بن حاجب
Atarid ibn Hajib
Famous orator of the Banu Tamim delegation; the speech that occasioned Surah al-Hujurat v.4
عاتكة بنت عبد المطلب
Atika bint Abd al-Muttalib
Aunt of the Prophet ﷺ; her ominous dream foretold the rout of the Quraysh at Badr
Ahl al-Bayt
عاتكة بنت زيد
Atika bint Zayd
Wife in turn of Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, Umar, and az-Zubayr
عتاب بن أسيد
Attab ibn Asid
First Muslim governor of Makkah; appointed by the Prophet ﷺ at about twenty
Ayman ibn Ubayd
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
عياش بن أبي ربيعة
Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'a
Tricked back to Makkah from Madinah; named in the Prophet's ﷺ Fajr du'a for the oppressed
Muhajirun
Martyrs
الزبير بن العوّام
Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
The Disciple (Hawari) of the Prophet ﷺ; one of the ten promised Paradise
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
People of Badr
B
بسبس بن عمرو الجهني
Basbas ibn Amr al-Juhani
One of the two Badr scouts; key intelligence-gatherer at the well
Muhajirun
People of Badr
بشير بن الخصاصية
Bashir ibn al-Khasasiyya
Companion who came to pledge allegiance on the fundamentals of Islam
Narrators of Hadith
بشير بن سعد
Bashir ibn Sa'd
The first of the Ansar to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa
Ansar
People of Badr
بلال بن الحارث المزني
Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani
Flag-bearer of Muzayna at the conquest of Makkah; narrator of the hadith on reviving a Sunnah
Narrators of Hadith
بلال بن رباح
Bilal ibn Rabah
The first mu'adhdhin of Islam; tortured slave who held to 'Ahad, Ahad'
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
بشر بن البراء
Bishr ibn al-Bara
Companion who shared the poisoned goat at Khaybar with the Prophet ﷺ and died from it
Ansar
Martyrs
بريدة بن الحصيب الأسلمي
Buraydah ibn al-Husayb al-Aslami
Met the Prophet ﷺ during the Hijrah; flag-bearer of Aslam at the conquest
Narrators of Hadith
بسر بن أبي أرطاة
Busr ibn Abi Artat
Narrator of the du'a 'Conclude all our affairs in a most beautiful manner'
Narrators of Hadith
D
ذو الشمالين
Dhu al-Shimalayn
Muhajir martyr of Badr known as 'the man of two left hands'
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Martyrs
دحية بن خليفة الكلبي
Dihya ibn Khalifa al-Kalbi
A Companion in whose handsome form the angel Jibril would appear
ضماد الأزدي
Dimad al-Azdi
The healer of Yemen who came to cure the Prophet ﷺ and embraced Islam
Early Converts
ضمام بن ثعلبة
Dimam ibn Tha'labah
The stern emissary of Banu Sa'd whose questioning brought his whole tribe to Islam
ضرار بن الأزور الأسدي
Dirar ibn al-Azwar al-Asadi
Renowned Muslim warrior; charged with the execution of Malik ibn Nuwayrah; pledged death-or-victory at Yarmuk
Martyrs
ضرار بن الخطاب
Dirar ibn al-Khattab
Sent with the small columns after the conquest of Hira
F
الفضل بن العباس
Fadl ibn Abbas
Eldest son of al-Abbas; cousin of the Prophet ﷺ, with him at his end
Ahl al-Bayt
فروة بن عمرو الجذامي
Farwah ibn Amr al-Judhami
Roman-appointed governor in Syria who embraced Islam; martyred by hanging when the Romans discovered
Martyrs
Fatima bint Abi Salama
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
فاطمة بنت الأسود
Fatima bint al-Aswad
The woman of Makhzum at whose case the Prophet ﷺ refused intercession in the limits of Allah
فاطمة بنت الخطاب
Fatima bint al-Khattab
Sister of Umar; her recitation of Surah Ta-Ha moved his heart to Islam
Early Converts
فاطمة بنت أسد
Fatima bint Asad
Wife of Abu Talib and mother of Ali; the first Hashimite woman married to a Hashimite
Ahl al-Bayt
Muhajirun
فاطمة بنت محمد
Fatimah bint Muhammad
Youngest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; chief of the women of Paradise
Ahl al-Bayt
فيروز الديلمي
Fayruz ad-Daylami
The Persian Muslim who killed the false prophet al-Aswad al-Ansi in Yemen
H
حبيب بن مسلمة الفهري
Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri
Co-conqueror of Armenia; envoy of Mu'awiya at Siffin
Habiba bint Jahsh
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
حفصة بنت عمر
Hafsa bint Umar
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; daughter of Umar; keeper of the collected Qur'an
Mothers of the Believers
الحجاج بن علاط السلمي
Hajjaj ibn Ilat al-Sulami
Wealthy Makkan who embraced Islam after Khaybar and used a clever deception to recover his Makkan wealth
حكيم بن حزام
Hakim ibn Hizam
Quraysh nobleman; nephew of Khadija; late convert legendary for his generosity
هالة بن أبي هالة
Hala ibn Abi Hala
Stepson of the Prophet ﷺ; second son of Khadija from her first marriage
Ahl al-Bayt
حليمة السعدية
Halima al-Sa'diyya
Foster mother of the Prophet ﷺ
حمنة بنت جحش
Hamna bint Jahsh
Sister of Zaynab, wife of Mus'ab ibn Umayr; the woman whose three losses at Uhud brought a famous saying of the Prophet ﷺ
Muhajirun
حمزة بن عبد المطلب
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
The Prophet's ﷺ uncle; the Lion of Allah and chief of the martyrs
Ahl al-Bayt
People of Badr
Martyrs
حمزة بن عمرو الأسلمي
Hamza ibn Amr al-Aslami
The Companion whose fingers shone with light, and through whom a vessel of butter was blessed
Narrators of Hadith
حنظلة بن أبي عامر
Hanzala ibn Abi Amir
'The one washed by the angels' — martyr of Uhud
Ansar
Martyrs
حارثة بن النعمان
Haritha ibn al-Nu'man
Badri whom the Prophet ﷺ saw in Jannah; tied a string from his musalla to his door so he could feed beggars personally
Ansar
الحسن بن علي
Hasan ibn Ali
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ; master of the youth of Paradise; the caliph who reconciled the Ummah
Ahl al-Bayt
هاشم بن عتبة المرقال
Hashim ibn Utba al-Mirqal
Standard-bearer of Ali at Siffin; led the Syrian reinforcement column at Qadisiyya; martyred at Siffin
Martyrs
حسان بن ثابت
Hassan ibn Thabit
The poet of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
حاطب بن أبي بلتعة
Hatib ibn Abi Balta'a
Badri envoy to Muqawqis; forgiven by the Prophet ﷺ for his letter to Quraysh on Allah's words 'do as you wish, I have forgiven you'
Muhajirun
People of Badr
هلال بن أمية
Hilal ibn Umayya
One of the three sincere Companions left behind at Tabuk, named in Surah al-Tawbah 9:118
Ansar
هند بنت عتيق
Hind bint Atiq
Stepdaughter of the Prophet ﷺ; daughter of Khadija from her second marriage
Ahl al-Bayt
هند بنت عتبة
Hind bint Utba
Wife of Abu Sufyan; mother of Mu'awiya; her conversion at the women's bay'a
هند بن أبي هالة
Hind ibn Abi Hala
Stepson of the Prophet ﷺ; chief narrator of the hilya — the detailed physical description
Ahl al-Bayt
هبار بن الأسود
Hubar ibn al-Aswad
The man who attacked Zaynab during her emigration — forgiven by the Prophet ﷺ at Ji'irrana
حذيفة بن اليمان
Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman
Keeper of the Prophet's ﷺ secrets; the scout of the Trench
Narrators of Hadith
حذيفة بن محصن الحميري
Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan al-Himyari
One of the eleven banner-commanders under Abu Bakr; sent to Oman against Laqit ibn Malik
حجر بن عدي
Hujr ibn Adi
Pious Kufan who crossed the Tigris at Mada'in; martyred for his loyalty to Ali
الحسين بن علي
Husayn ibn Ali
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ; master of the youth of Paradise; martyr of Karbala
Ahl al-Bayt
حويطب بن عبد العزى
Huwaytib ibn Abd al-Uzza
Quraysh elder; eyewitness to the descent of angels at Badr; Hudaybiyya negotiator
حويصة بن مسعود
Huwayyisa ibn Mas'ud
Elder brother of Muhayyisa; converted by his brother's reply on the spot
Ansar
I
إبراهيم بن محمد ﷺ
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ﷺ
Infant son of the Prophet ﷺ by Maria the Copt
Ahl al-Bayt
عكرمة بن أبي جهل
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
Son of Abu Jahl who became a devout Muslim and a martyr
Muhajirun
Martyrs
عمران بن حصين
Imran ibn Husayn
A narrator of patient endurance whom the angels greeted
Narrators of Hadith
عتبان بن مالك
Itban ibn Malik
The Companion of weak sight for whom the Prophet ﷺ prayed in his house
Ansar
People of Badr
عياض بن غنم
Iyad ibn Ghanm
Conqueror of the Jazira; trusted commander under Abu Bakr, Umar, and Abu Ubayda
J
جعفر بن أبي طالب
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; spokesman before the Negus and martyr of Mu'ta
Ahl al-Bayt
Muhajirun
Martyrs
Jaban al-Kurdi
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
جابر بن عبد الله
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari
A major narrator; son of a martyr of Uhud whom the angels shaded
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
Jabr
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
Jahsh ibn Riyab
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
جميلة بنت ثابت
Jamila bint Thabit (Asim)
Wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab; mother of Asim ibn Umar
Ansar
جرير بن عبد الله البجلي
Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali
Governor of Hamadan under Uthman; Ali's envoy to Mu'awiya at Damascus
Narrators of Hadith
جبير بن مطعم
Jubayr ibn Mut'im
A noted genealogist; his heart was moved by the Prophet's ﷺ recitation of Surah at-Tur
Narrators of Hadith
جليبيب
Julaybib
The unsightly Companion of whom the Prophet ﷺ said, 'This one is of me and I am of him'
Ansar
Martyrs
جمانة بنت أبي طالب
Jumana bint Abi Talib
Sister of Ali; wife of Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith; received thirty wasaqs from the booty of Khaybar
Ahl al-Bayt
جويرية بنت الحارث
Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ whose marriage freed a hundred families of her tribe
Mothers of the Believers
K
كعب بن مالك
Ka'b ibn Malik
One of three whose sincere repentance Allah accepted in the Qur'an
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
كعب بن سور الأزدي
Ka'b ibn Sur al-Azdi
Qadi of Basra under Umar and Uthman; held Aisha's camel-halter at the Camel; raised the Qur'an for peace and was martyred
Martyrs
كعب بن زهير
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
The poet of 'Banat Su'ad', given the Prophet's ﷺ mantle (the Burda)
خباب بن الأرت
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
Among the earliest and most cruelly tortured Muslims; a blacksmith of Makkah
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
خديجة بنت خويلد
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
First wife of the Prophet ﷺ and the first of all people to believe
Mothers of the Believers
Ahl al-Bayt
Early Converts
خالد بن البكير
Khalid ibn al-Bukayr
Companion martyred at Raji' with the other Qurra; brother of the Badr martyr Aqil
Muhajirun
Martyrs
خالد بن الوليد
Khalid ibn al-Walid
The Sword of Allah; undefeated commander of the early conquests
Muhajirun
خالد بن سعيد بن العاص
Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As
Among the very first to accept Islam; emigrant to Abyssinia
Muhajirun
Early Converts
خارجة بن حذافة العدوي
Kharija ibn Hudhafa al-Adwi
Conqueror of Fayyum, Ashmunin, Akhmim under Amr ibn al-As
خولة بنت الأزور
Khawla bint al-Azwar
Sister of the warrior Dhirar; rallied the women at Yarmuk with verse and a tent-pole
خولة بنت حكيم
Khawla bint Hakim
The woman who proposed both Aisha and Sawda to the Prophet ﷺ after Khadija
خولة بنت قيس
Khawla bint Qays
Wife of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib; narrator of the hadith on the just debtor
Ansar
Ahl al-Bayt
Narrators of Hadith
خولة بنت ثعلبة
Khawla bint Tha'laba
The woman whose plea Allah answered in Surah al-Mujadila
Ansar
خيثمة بن الحارث
Khaythama (father of Sa'd ibn Khaythama)
Father of the Badr martyr Sa'd ibn Khaythama; drew lots with his son for the battle
Ansar
خراش بن أمية الخزاعي
Khirash ibn Umayya al-Khuza'i
First Hudaybiyya envoy to the Quraysh; his camel slaughtered before he escaped
خبيب بن عدي
Khubayb ibn Adiy
Martyr who prayed two rak'ahs before his execution — setting that sunnah
Ansar
People of Badr
Martyrs
خنيس بن حذافة
Khunais ibn Hudhafa
First husband of Hafsa bint Umar; Badr veteran
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
خريم بن أوس
Khuraym ibn Aws
Companion of whom the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Khuraym is an excellent man if only he did not let his hair grow long and his garment fall below his ankles'
خزيمة بن ثابت
Khuzayma ibn Thabit
'He of two testimonies' — whose witness the Prophet ﷺ counted as that of two men
Ansar
كرز بن جابر الفهري
Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri
Famous pre-Islamic raider who converted; martyred at the Conquest of Makkah
Martyrs
L
لبيد بن ربيعة
Labid ibn Rabi'a
One of the Seven Golden Odes; author of the line 'Everything other than Allah is vanity'
Layla bint al-Minhal
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
لبابة بنت الحارث (أم الفضل)
Lubaba bint al-Harith (Umm al-Fadl)
Wife of al-Abbas; sister of Maymuna; mother of Abdullah ibn Abbas
Ahl al-Bayt
لبينة
Lubayna
Slave girl tortured by Umar for her Islam before his own conversion
Early Converts
M
محمود بن مسلمة
Mahmud ibn Maslama
Killed by a millstone at the Na'im fort during the Khaybar campaign
Ansar
Martyrs
مالك الأشتر النخعي
Malik al-Ashtar al-Nakha'i
Ali's commander at the Camel and Siffin; appointed governor of Egypt
Malik al-Dar
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
مالك بن الحويرث
Malik ibn al-Huwayrith
Narrator of 'Pray as you have seen me pray'
Narrators of Hadith
Malik ibn an-Nadr
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
مارية القبطية
Maria al-Qibtiyya
The Egyptian gifted to the Prophet ﷺ; mother of his son Ibrahim
Ahl al-Bayt
مرثد بن أبي مرثد الغنوي
Marthad ibn Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi
Among the ten Qurra dispatched to teach Adal and Qara; martyred at Raji'
Martyrs
مروان بن الحكم
Marwan ibn al-Hakam
Cousin and chief scribe of Uthman; later Umayyad caliph
مسلمة بن مخلد الأنصاري
Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari
An Ansari counted among the great commanders of the conquests
Ansar
ميمونة بنت الحارث
Maymuna bint al-Harith
The last wife of the Prophet ﷺ; renowned for piety and keeping family ties
Mothers of the Believers
المقداد بن الأسود
Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
Among the first to make Islam public; his stand and his cavalry at Badr
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
معاذ بن عمرو بن الجموح
Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh
One of the two young Ansaris who struck down Abu Jahl at Badr
Ansar
People of Badr
معاذ بن جبل
Mu'adh ibn Jabal
The most knowledgeable of the Ummah in the lawful and the unlawful
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
معتب بن عبيد
Mu'attib ibn Ubayd
Among the ten Qurra martyred at Raji'
Martyrs
معاوية بن أبي سفيان
Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan
A scribe of the revelation; long governor of Syria
Narrators of Hadith
معاوية بن حرمل
Mu'awiya ibn Harmal
Son-in-law of Musaylama who repented; eyewitness to Tamim al-Dari's fire miracle
Early Converts
معاوية بن حيدة القشيري
Mu'awiya ibn Hayda al-Qushayri
Famous narrator whose fear of Allah is preserved in a full sub-chapter
Narrators of Hadith
معوّذ ابن عفراء
Mu'awwidh ibn Afra
Young Ansari who fell upon Abu Jahl at Badr with his brother; martyred there
Ansar
People of Badr
Martyrs
معتب بن أبي لهب
Mu'tab ibn Abi Lahab
Son of Abu Lahab brought to the Prophet ﷺ by al-Abbas; embraced Islam and pledged allegiance
محمد بن أبي بكر
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
Youngest son of Abu Bakr, born at the Farewell Pilgrimage; governor of Egypt
Muhammad ibn Ja'far
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
محمد بن مسلمة
Muhammad ibn Maslama
Dealt with Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf; withdrew from the civil strife
Ansar
People of Badr
محيصة بن مسعود
Muhayyisa ibn Mas'ud
The Ansari who killed a treacherous Jewish trader on the Prophet's ﷺ order; converted his still-Mushrik brother on the spot
Ansar
محرز بن نضلة (الأخرم)
Muhriz ibn Nadla (al-Akhram)
Sole martyr of the Dhi Qarad expedition; killed by Abdur-Rahman ibn Uyayna
Martyrs
محسن بن علي
Muhsin ibn Ali
Infant son of Ali and Fatima; died in infancy
Ahl al-Bayt
Munabbih ibn Kamil
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
المنذر بن عمرو
Mundhir ibn Amr
Naqib of the Ansar; commander and martyr of Bir Ma'una
Ansar
Martyrs
مرارة بن الربيع
Murara ibn al-Rabi'
Third of the three sincere Companions left behind at Tabuk, named in Surah al-Tawbah 9:118
Ansar
مصعب بن عمير
Mus'ab ibn Umayr
The first teacher of Islam in Madinah; standard-bearer and martyr of Uhud
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
N
نافع بن عبد الحارث
Nafi ibn Abdul-Harith
Umar's appointed governor of Makkah; still in office at Uthman's accession
نائلة بنت الفرافصة
Naila bint al-Farafisa
Wife of Uthman; shielded him with her own hand at his murder
Najiyah bint al-Walid
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
Nasr ibn Hajjaaj
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
نوفل بن الحارث
Nawfal ibn al-Harith
Paternal cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; substantive narrator from his household
Ahl al-Bayt
نوفل بن معاوية الديلمي
Nawfal ibn Mu'awiya al-Daylami
The Prophet ﷺ consulted him at the siege of Ta'if; his 'fox in its den' counsel
نعيم بن مقرن المزني
Nu'aim ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani
Succeeded his brother al-Nu'man at Nahawand by taking his standard so the army wouldn't know of the martyrdom mid-battle
نعيم بن عبد الله
Nu'aym ibn Abdullah
Diverted Umar from his murderous intent to his sister Fatima's house
Early Converts
نعيم بن مسعود
Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud
The new Muslim who broke the confederate alliance at the Trench
النعمان بن بشير
Nu'man ibn Bashir
One of the first children born to the Ansar after the Hijra; a narrator
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
نضير بن الحارث
Nudayr ibn al-Harith
Late Quraysh convert who said 'my heart became a rock of steadfastness' when the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him
Early Converts
Nufay ibn al-Harith
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
نسيبة بنت كعب (أم عمارة)
Nusayba bint Ka'b (Umm Umara)
The woman who defended the Prophet ﷺ with sword and shield at Uhud
Ansar
Q
قبيصة بن المخارق الهلالي
Qabisa ibn Mukhariq al-Hilali
Came to the Prophet ﷺ seeking knowledge — full sub-chapter in Hayatus Sahaba
Narrators of Hadith
قتادة بن النعمان
Qatada ibn al-Nu'man
His eye, struck out at Uhud, was restored by the Prophet ﷺ
Ansar
People of Badr
قيس بن عاصم المنقري
Qays ibn Asim al-Minqari
Banu Tamim chief whom the Prophet ﷺ called 'Sayyid ahl al-wabar' — the master of the people of the tent
قدامة بن مظعون
Qudama ibn Maz'un
Brother of Uthman ibn Maz'un; maternal uncle of Hafsa and Abdullah ibn Umar; governor of Bahrain lashed for drink by Umar
Muhajirun
Early Converts
قتيلة بنت عبد العزى
Qutayla bint Abd al-Uzza
Mother of Asma; her visit to her daughter occasioned a verse of Surah al-Mumtahina
Qutayla ukht al-Nadr
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
R
Rab'ah ibn Umayah
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
ربيعة بن الحارث
Rabi'a ibn al-Harith
His infant son's blood-money was the first the Prophet ﷺ waived in the Farewell Sermon
Ahl al-Bayt
ربيعة بن كعب الأسلمي
Rabi'a ibn Ka'b al-Aslami
The Prophet's ﷺ young servant who asked for his companionship in Paradise
رافع بن خديج
Rafi' ibn Khadij
Companion-narrator on agriculture; cured of stomach pain by the Prophet's ﷺ touch
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
Rayhanah bint Amr
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
ربعي بن عامر التميمي
Rib'i ibn Amir at-Tamimi
Envoy of Sa'd to Rustam before Qadisiyya — 'to bring people from the worship of slaves to the worship of the Lord of slaves'
رفيدة
Rufayda
The Companion in whose care the Prophet ﷺ placed Sa'd ibn Mu'adh after his Khandaq wound
رقية بنت محمد
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad
Daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; wife of Uthman and emigrant to Abyssinia
Ahl al-Bayt
Muhajirun
S
سعد بن أبي وقّاص
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
One of the ten promised Paradise; conqueror of Persia at Qadisiyya
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
People of Badr
سعد بن الربيع
Sa'd ibn ar-Rabi
Naqib at Aqaba; the dying message of the fragrance of Paradise
Ansar
Martyrs
سعد بن معاذ
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
Chief of the Aws; at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shook
Ansar
People of Badr
سعد بن عبادة
Sa'd ibn Ubada
Chief of the Khazraj; famed for boundless generosity
Ansar
سعيد بن عامر الجمحي
Sa'id ibn Amir al-Jumahi
Ascetic governor of Hims whose tears the Caliph Umar accepted as proof of his piety
سعيد بن زيد
Sa'id ibn Zayd
One of the ten promised Paradise; an early convert whose home led to Umar's Islam
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
Early Converts
صعصعة بن صوحان العبدي
Sa'sa'a ibn Suhan al-Abdi
Companion of Ali; envoy to Mu'awiya before Siffin
Sabra ibn Mabad
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
صفية بنت عبد المطلب
Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib
Aunt of the Prophet ﷺ; mother of az-Zubayr; killed an enemy spy at the Trench
Ahl al-Bayt
صفية بنت حيي
Safiyya bint Huyayy
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; a Jewish noblewoman of the line of Harun who chose Islam
Mothers of the Believers
صفوان بن المعطل
Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal
The rear-guard who innocently brought Aisha back, occasioning the slander (al-Ifk)
صفوان بن أمية
Safwan ibn Umayya
A Qurayshi chief won to Islam by the Prophet's ﷺ overwhelming generosity
سهل بن الحنظلية
Sahl ibn al-Hadhaliyya
Companion-narrator of the Anas ibn Abi Marthad guard-watch vignette
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
سهل بن حنيف
Sahl ibn Hunayf
A Badr veteran who stood faithfully with Ali
Ansar
People of Badr
سهل بن سعد الساعدي
Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi
A long-lived narrator and one of the last Companions in Madinah
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
سهلة بنت سهيل
Sahla bint Suhayl
Daughter of Suhayl ibn Amr; emigrant to Abyssinia
Muhajirun
Early Converts
Salama Abu Hashim
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
سلمة بن الأكوع
Salama ibn al-Akwa
The swift-footed hero of the expedition of Dhu Qarad
Narrators of Hadith
سالم مولى أبي حذيفة
Salim mawla Abi Hudhayfa
One of the four from whom the Prophet ﷺ bade the Qur'an be learned; martyr of Yamamah
Muhajirun
Martyrs
سليط بن عمرو
Salit ibn Amr
Envoy of the Prophet ﷺ to Hawdha ibn Ali of Yamamah
Muhajirun
سلمى بنت صخر
Salma bint Sakhr (Umm al-Khayr)
Mother of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
Salma bint Umays
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
سلمان الفارسي
Salman al-Farsi
The Persian who sought the true religion across the world; deviser of the Trench
Muhajirun
سمرة بن جندب
Samura ibn Jundub
Boy-Companion who wrestled to join the army; narrator of the eclipse sermon and the dish that did not run out
Narrators of Hadith
سارية بن زنيم
Sariya ibn Zunaym
The commander whom Umar warned from the minbar of Madinah — 'O Sariya, the mountain!'
سواد بن قارب
Sawad ibn Qarib
The Companion to whom a jinn brought the news of the Prophet's ﷺ prophethood
Early Converts
سودة بنت زمعة
Sawda bint Zam'a
The first wife the Prophet ﷺ married after Khadija
Mothers of the Believers
Muhajirun
شداد بن أوس
Shaddad ibn Aws
Ansari scholar; transmitter of the Sayyid al-Istighfar
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
Shams ibn Uthman
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
شيبة بن عثمان
Shayba ibn Uthman
Son of the Uhud-era flag-bearer of Quraysh; converted at Hunayn after he intended to kill the Prophet ﷺ in revenge
الشيماء بنت الحارث
Shayma bint al-Harith
Foster sister of the Prophet ﷺ; recognised by her shoulder-mark from his childhood and freed at Hunayn
شجاع بن وهب الأسدي
Shuja' ibn Wahb al-Asadi
Envoy of the Prophet ﷺ to Harith ibn Abi Shamr al-Ghassani of Damascus
Muhajirun
شرحبيل بن حسنة
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
One of the four commanders Abu Bakr sent to Syria; died in the plague of Amwas
Martyrs
Sinan Bin Salamah bin Mohbik
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
Sirin bint Sham'un
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
سفيان بن عوف
Sufyan ibn Awf
Syrian commander under Mu'awiya who carried off the spoils of Mada'in and Anbar
صهيب الرومي
Suhayb ar-Rumi
Gave up all his wealth for the Hijra — 'Suhayb has profited'
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Early Converts
سهيل بن عمرو
Suhayl ibn Amr
Orator of the Quraysh; Hudaybiyya negotiator who became a devoted Muslim
Muhajirun
سميّة بنت خيّاط
Sumayya bint Khayyat
The first martyr of Islam
Early Converts
Martyrs
صرد بن عبد الله الأزدي
Surad ibn Abdullah al-Azdi
Leader of the Azd delegation; commander against Jarsh — the Prophet ﷺ announced the victory in Madinah the same day
سراقة بن مالك
Suraqa ibn Malik
Pursued the Prophet ﷺ on the Hijra; promised the bracelets of Kisra
سويد بن مقرن المزني
Suwaid ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani
One of the eleven banner-commanders under Abu Bakr; commanded the left flank at Nahawand
T
طلحة بن البراء
Talha ibn al-Bara
Recipient of the Prophet's ﷺ du'a: 'O Allah! You be smiling when You meet Talha, and let him be smiling as well'
Ansar
طلحة بن عبيد الله
Talha ibn Ubaydullah
One of the ten promised Paradise; shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
Early Converts
طلق بن علي الحنفي
Talq ibn Ali al-Hanafi
Companion who helped build Masjid al-Nabawi
Narrators of Hadith
تميم الداري
Tamim al-Dari
A Christian of al-Dar who embraced Islam; narrator of the Jassasa hadith
Narrators of Hadith
طارق بن عبد الله المحاربي
Tariq ibn Abdullah al-Muharibi
Saw the Prophet ﷺ at Dhul Majaz with Abu Lahab throwing stones at him; later sold dates to him in Madinah on credit
Early Converts
ثابت بن قيس
Thabit ibn Qays
Orator of the Ansar; given glad tidings of Paradise; martyr of Yamamah
Ansar
Martyrs
ثمامة بن أثال
Thumama ibn Uthal
A chief of Yamama who embraced Islam and pressured Makkah by withholding its grain
ثويبة
Thuwayba
First wet-nurse of the Prophet ﷺ; granted relief in the grave for the cost of her manumission
طليب بن عمير
Tulayb ibn Umayr
Brought the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt Arwa to Islam
Muhajirun
Early Converts
طليحة بن خويلد الأسدي
Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi
Apostate prophet who repented; tactician at Qadisiyya and Nahawand
U
عبادة بن الصامت
Ubada ibn as-Samit
A leader (naqib) at the Pledge of Aqaba; teacher and judge in Syria
Ansar
People of Badr
Narrators
عبيدة بن الحارث
Ubayda ibn al-Harith
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; a champion of the Badr duel and among its first martyrs
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Martyrs
أبي بن كعب
Ubayy ibn Ka'b
Chief of the reciters; a scribe of revelation
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
عكاشة بن محصن
Ukkasha ibn al-Mihsan
Promised entry to Paradise without reckoning; the broken sword turned wood-to-steel
Muhajirun
People of Badr
Martyrs
أمامة بنت زينب
Umamah bint Zaynab
Granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ; carried on his shoulders in prayer
Ahl al-Bayt
عمر بن الخطّاب
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Second Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic state
Khulafa Rashidun
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
Umar ibn Harith
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
عمير بن أبي وقّاص
Umayr ibn Abi Waqqas
Young brother of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas; almost turned back at Badr for being too young
Muhajirun
Early Converts
Martyrs
عمير بن سعد الأنصاري
Umayr ibn Sa'd al-Ansari
The ascetic governor of Hims; a model of integrity in office
Ansar
عمير بن وهب
Umayr ibn Wahb
Came to assassinate the Prophet ﷺ and embraced Islam when the Prophet ﷺ revealed his secret
أم أيمن بركة بنت ثعلبة
Umm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba)
The Prophet's ﷺ childhood nursemaid; mother of Usama ibn Zayd
Muhajirun
أم حبيبة رملة بنت أبي سفيان
Umm Habiba (Ramla bint Abi Sufyan)
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ who held to Islam in exile when her husband apostatised
Mothers of the Believers
Muhajirun
أم حكيم بنت الحارث
Umm Hakim bint al-Harith
Brought her husband Ikrima back to Islam, and slew seven of the enemy at Marj al-Suffar
أم هانئ بنت أبي طالب
Umm Hani bint Abi Talib
Sister of Ali; granted protection that the Prophet ﷺ upheld at the conquest
Ahl al-Bayt
أم حرام بنت ملحان
Umm Haram bint Milhan
Foretold by the Prophet ﷺ to be among the first to sail in jihad; martyr of Cyprus
Ansar
أم كلثوم بنت أبي بكر
Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr
Daughter of Abu Bakr born after his death
أم كلثوم بنت علي
Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ; wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab
Ahl al-Bayt
أم كلثوم بنت محمد
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad
Daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; second wife of Uthman, for whom he was named Dhun-Nurayn
Ahl al-Bayt
أم كلثوم بنت عقبة
Umm Kulthum bint Uqba
Among the first Quraysh women to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah
Muhajirun
أم معبد
Umm Ma'bad
The Bedouin hostess of the Hijra whose lean goat gave milk at the Prophet's ﷺ touch
أم رومان بنت عامر
Umm Ruman bint Amir
Wife of Abu Bakr; mother of Aisha and Abd al-Rahman
Muhajirun
أم سلمة
Umm Salama
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; an early emigrant and the last of his wives to die
Mothers of the Believers
Muhajirun
أم شريك
Umm Sharik
Companion blessed with the miracle of the bag that never emptied
أم سليم بنت ملحان
Umm Sulaym (Rumaysa bint Milhan)
Required Abu Talha's Islam as her dowry; mother of Anas ibn Malik
Ansar
Umm Ubays
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
Stub
أم البنين
Umm ul-Banin
Wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib; mother of al-Abbas
عقبة بن عامر الجهني
Uqba ibn Amir al-Juhani
A reciter and narrator; the Prophet ﷺ taught him the Mu'awwidhatayn
Narrators of Hadith
عروة بن مسعود
Urwa ibn Mas'ud
Chief of Thaqif at Hudaybiyya; martyred preaching Islam to his own people
Martyrs
أسامة بن زيد
Usama ibn Zayd
The beloved of the Prophet ﷺ; commander of an army while still a youth
Muhajirun
أسيد بن حضير
Usayd ibn Hudayr
Chief of Banu Abd al-Ashhal whose conversion through Mus'ab opened the way for Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
Ansar
عتبة بن أبي لهب
Utbah ibn Abi Lahab
Son of Abu Lahab brought to the Prophet ﷺ by al-Abbas; embraced Islam and pledged allegiance
عتبة بن غزوان
Utbah ibn Ghazwan
An early Muslim and governor of Basra; preacher on the world's lowliness
Muhajirun
Early Converts
عثمان بن أبي العاص
Uthman ibn Abi al-As
Chief of Thaqif; the Prophet ﷺ appointed him imam and governor of Ta'if
عثمان بن عفّان
Uthman ibn Affan
Third Caliph; Dhun-Nurayn; compiled the Qur'an into one codex
Khulafa Rashidun
Ashara Mubashara
Muhajirun
عثمان بن حنيف
Uthman ibn Hunayf
Surveyor of Iraq under Umar; governor of Basra under Ali
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
عثمان بن مظعون
Uthman ibn Maz'un
An early convert and ascetic, wept over by the Prophet ﷺ at his death
Muhajirun
Early Converts
عثمان بن طلحة
Uthman ibn Talha
Keeper of the keys of the Ka'ba; chivalrous escort of Umm Salama in his pagan days
W
وابصة بن معبد الأسدي
Wabisa ibn Ma'bad al-Asadi
Witness of the Farewell Sermon; faithful transmitter of its message
Narrators of Hadith
وهب بن سعد
Wahb ibn Sa'd
Martyr of the Battle of Mu'tah
Muhajirun
Martyrs
وهب بن عمير
Wahb ibn Umayr
Son of Umayr ibn Wahb; the Badr captive whose freedom occasioned his father's Islam
وحشي بن حرب
Wahshi ibn Harb
Killed Hamza at Uhud, then in Islam killed Musaylama at Yamamah
واقد بن عبد الله التميمي
Waqid ibn Abdullah al-Tamimi
Shot the arrow that killed the first polytheist slain at Muslim hands — Amr ibn al-Hadrami
Muhajirun
Y
ياسر بن عامر
Yasir ibn Amir
Father of Ammar; an early martyr under torture
Early Converts
Martyrs
يزيد بن أبي سفيان
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Brother of Mu'awiya; one of the four commanders Abu Bakr sent to Syria; first Muslim governor of Damascus
يزيد بن الأسود الجرشي
Yazid ibn al-Aswad al-Jurashi
The Companion through whose du'a rain fell
يزيد بن شجرة الرهاوي
Yazid ibn Shajara al-Rahawi
Sahabi-commander whose lectures Hayatus Sahaba preserves in a sub-chapter
Z
زيد الخير
Zayd al-Khayr
Noble chief of Tayy whom the Prophet ﷺ renamed 'Zayd of the good'
زيد بن الدثنة
Zayd ibn al-Dathinna
Raji' martyr whose answer to Abu Sufyan became proverbial — 'I would not have a thorn prick the Prophet ﷺ to be set free'
Ansar
Martyrs
زيد بن الخطاب
Zayd ibn al-Khattab
Elder brother of Umar; standard-bearer and martyr of Yamamah
Muhajirun
Early Converts
Martyrs
زيد بن أرقم
Zayd ibn Arqam
Ansari narrator; the boy whose witness occasioned Surah al-Munafiqun
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
زيد بن حارثة
Zayd ibn Haritha
The freedman the Prophet ﷺ loved; the only Companion named in the Qur'an
Muhajirun
Early Converts
Martyrs
زيد بن سعنة
Zayd ibn Su'na
Jewish rabbi who tested the Prophet's ﷺ forbearance against the Torah signs and embraced Islam
Early Converts
Narrators of Hadith
زيد بن ثابت
Zayd ibn Thabit
Scribe of revelation; compiler of the Qur'an; foremost in inheritance law
Ansar
Narrators of Hadith
زينب بنت علي
Zaynab bint Ali
Daughter of Ali and Fatima; wife of Abdullah ibn Ja'far
Ahl al-Bayt
زينب بنت جحش
Zaynab bint Jahsh
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ given to him by the command of Allah; the most generous of his wives
Mothers of the Believers
زينب بنت خزيمة
Zaynab bint Khuzayma
Wife of the Prophet ﷺ called 'Mother of the Poor' for her charity
Mothers of the Believers
زينب بنت محمد
Zaynab bint Muhammad
Eldest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ
Ahl al-Bayt
زنيرة الرومية
Zunairah al-Rumiya
A slave woman tortured for her faith; freed by Abu Bakr
Early Converts
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