Companions A–Z

The man admitted to Paradise without having performed a single salah

A devoted worshipper who prayed on through enemy arrows; martyr of Yamamah

The Prophet's ﷺ uncle, through whom Umar sought rain

Bedouin poet who carried a flag of Banu Sulaym at the conquest of Makkah

His famous speech at the Second Pledge of Aqaba; martyred at Uhud

Eldest son of Abu Bakr; full brother of Aisha

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; the scholar of the Ummah and interpreter of the Qur'an

Sincere son of the chief hypocrite; offered to bring his own father's head

Pledge-of-the-Tree Sahabi; refused to fight for Yazid in the fitna

Eldest son of Abu Bakr; intelligence runner of the Hijra

Pre-Islam Qurayshi poet who lampooned the Prophet ﷺ, fled to Najran, then returned and embraced Islam

The first child born to the Muhajirun in Madinah; a devout worshipper and warrior

Uthman's cousin and youthful governor of Basra; conqueror of Persia

Recorded the Prophet's ﷺ hadith in writing (the Sahifa as-Sadiqa); a devoted worshipper

Father of Jabir; a martyr of Uhud shaded by the angels

Treasurer of the Bayt al-Mal under Abu Bakr and Umar; refused stipends offered to him

Led the night raid that ended Ibn Abi al-Huqayq, the Khaybar Jewish chief

Ansari narrator; leader of the Medinan revolt against Yazid at the Harra

The Prophet's ﷺ envoy who bore his letter to Khosrau of Persia

Son of Ja'far at-Tayyar; famed for boundless generosity

Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; an early leader and martyr of Uhud

Commander of the 50 archers at Uhud; martyred holding the pass with his ten faithful

Personally taught Surah al-Ikhlas and the Mu'awwidhatayn by the Prophet ﷺ

Among the earliest Muslims; a foremost scholar and reciter of the Qur'an

Companion-narrator of the Conquest day; one of the 'weepers' before Tabuk

Companion whose camel was cured by his du'a

Poet of the Prophet ﷺ; third commander and martyr at Mu'ta

Apostate scribe forgiven through Uthman's intercession; conqueror of Egypt and North Africa

A learned rabbi of Madinah who embraced Islam; named of the people of Paradise

Son of Suhayl ibn Amr; intercessor for his father's safety at the conquest of Makkah

Raji' martyr who slipped his bonds and was stoned to death defying the treacherous captors

Son of Umar; foremost in following the Sunnah, and a major narrator

The blind Companion of Surah 'Abasa; a mu'adhdhin and deputy over Madinah

Sent by the Prophet ﷺ to deal with Khalid ibn Sufyan; given a staff as a token of Paradise

One of the ten promised Paradise; member of the shura that chose Uthman

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Badri Companion whose staff lit up to guide him home through the dark

The blind Companion who stood for his confiscated house at the Conquest — silent at the Prophet's ﷺ promise of a house in Paradise

Husband of Zaynab, the Prophet's ﷺ eldest daughter; an honour-keeper who returned to Islam

Sold his orchard for a single date palm in Jannah; the Prophet's ﷺ saying about his Jannah

The sage of the Ummah; ascetic and judge of Damascus

Saw the Prophet ﷺ as a boy; companion of Ali

Host of the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah; martyr at the walls of Constantinople

First Caliph; the Prophet's closest companion

Freed at the siege of Ta'if; a prolific narrator

Prolific Companion-narrator

The returned Muslim whose coastal band forced the easing of the Hudaybiyya clause

An early convert of fearless faith and famed asceticism

The warrior who took the Prophet's ﷺ sword 'with its right' at Uhud

Early slave Muslim tortured for his faith; freed by Abu Bakr

An early Muslim who fought at Badr against his own pagan kin; martyr of Yamamah

The greatest narrator of hadith; companion of the Suffa

Came in chains to the Prophet ﷺ at Hudaybiyya and was returned under the treaty

The lone Tabuk laggard who rebuked himself and rode out alone to catch the army

Tied himself to a pillar in repentance until Allah accepted it

Mu'adhdhin of Makkah, appointed by the Prophet ﷺ at the age of sixteen

Major Ansari Companion-narrator

The chained warrior who broke loose and turned the tide at Qadisiyya

The Companion to whose aid an angel came against a robber

Of the most beautiful Qur'an recitation; reciter, judge and governor

The knight (horseman) of the Prophet ﷺ

Father of Abu Bakr; embraced Islam at the conquest of Makkah

The Prophet's ﷺ freedman; brought back his daughters and Sawda to Madinah

The Companion before whom the ocean stilled at his bidding

A foremost young scholar and one of the great narrators of hadith

Among the first to accept Islam; first husband of Umm Salama

First to take the Pledge of Ridwan under the Tree at Hudaybiyya

Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ who embraced Islam and stood firm at Hunayn

Long chief of the Quraysh; embraced Islam at the conquest, then lost an eye for Allah

Master archer who shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud; gave his dearest garden in charity

Sent by the Prophet ﷺ on a mission to his people; narrator of hunting and food rulings

First to volunteer after Umar's three-day Iraq-front call; martyred trampled by Bahman's elephant at the Bridge

The Trustworthy of this Ummah; commander of the conquest of Syria

Major narrator of the Prophet's ﷺ lectures, du'a and Dajjal sermon

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Christian slave at Ta'if who brought the bruised Prophet ﷺ grapes — and recognised Yunus

Second of the two Badr scouts

Chief of Tayy and son of the famed Hatim; embraced Islam from Christianity

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; the most beloved of his wives and a foremost scholar of the Ummah

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The Prophet's ﷺ envoy and governor of Bahrain; the army that walked across the sea

Chief of Banu Tamim; embraced Islam after the oratory-and-poetry contest of his delegation

His house (Dar al-Arqam) was the first base of Islam in Makkah

Chief of Kinda; apostasy ringleader who repented; later governor of Azerbaijan

An Ansari narrator and witness of the Prophet's ﷺ campaigns

A fearless warrior whose oaths Allah fulfilled; brother of Anas

Uncle of Uthman; the man who bound his nephew in ropes for embracing Islam

Captured at Nakhla; converted by the Prophet's ﷺ perseverance; martyred at Bir Ma'una

Narrator of the hadith of the three men

Brother of Abu Jahl who embraced Islam at the conquest; Yarmuk champion who took the death-pledge

The Badri tactician of the well; the 'one amir from us, one from you' speaker at Saqifa; flag-bearer of Khazraj at Tabuk

Persian general who saved his own life by a water-cup ruse before Umar; embraced Islam

The greatest Arab poetess; mother of four martyrs of Qadisiyya

Witness to Umar's last counsel to Hafsa

A shrewd statesman of the conquests; envoy and governor

Iraq-front commander for Abu Bakr and Umar; first Muslim ruler of Hira

Poet-Companion whose teeth never fell out — by the Prophet's ﷺ du'a, he lived past a hundred

A warrior of the conquests of Iraq and Syria

A learned Quraysh woman of Banu Adi whom Umar held in high regard

Brother of Khalid ibn al-Walid; one of the oppressed Muslims of Makkah for whom the Prophet ﷺ prayed

Uthman's half-brother; governor of Kufa whom Uthman later deposed

Father of Hudhayfa; martyred at Uhud, mistakenly killed by the Muslims

Banu Tamim delegate; recited the poem of his tribe at the famous oratory contest

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Fourth Caliph; cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ

Poet-warrior of Aslam; martyred at Khaybar when his own sword struck him; 'a twofold reward'

Abu Bakr's freedman who served the Hijra; martyr of Bir Ma'una

Early Muhajir to Abyssinia; close friend of Mus'ab ibn Umayr; refused a land-grant from the Prophet ﷺ

Among the first to suffer for Islam; son of the first martyrs; foretold to be killed by the transgressing party

Shrewd statesman and commander; conqueror of Egypt

The lame Ansari who longed to walk in Paradise; martyr of Uhud

Sent to Najran as teacher and zakah collector; recipient of the famous 'Letter of Amr ibn Hazm' on Islamic law

Legendary Yemeni warrior of the conquests; martyred at Nahawand

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The Ansari joker present at Badr; the Prophet ﷺ forbade cursing him

Commander and martyr of Nahawand, 'the Victory of Victories'

Volunteered to stand guard all night before Hunayn — the Prophet ﷺ named him at Fajr

Uncle of Anas ibn Malik; cried at Uhud, 'I smell Paradise beyond this mountain'

Servant of the Prophet ﷺ for ten years; a major narrator; the Prophet's ﷺ du'a fulfilled

Brother of Ali and Ja'far; captured at Badr and ransomed by Abbas

An early Muslim renamed by the Prophet ﷺ from Ghafil to Aqil; Badr martyr

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

A first Ansari Muslim and naqib; host of Mus'ab; first to lead the Friday prayer in Madinah

Hero of Qadisiyya; conqueror of Sijistan; governor of Kirman

The martyr of Raji' whose body Allah protected with a swarm of hornets

Dhat an-Nitaqayn; provisioned the Hijra; daughter of Abu Bakr

Wife of three great Companions — Ja'far, Abu Bakr, and Ali

Major woman narrator known as Khatibat al-Nisa — 'the Orator of Women'; killed nine Romans at Yarmuk with a tent peg

Chief of Daws given a light as a sign; brought his tribe to Islam

Famous orator of the Banu Tamim delegation; the speech that occasioned Surah al-Hujurat v.4

Aunt of the Prophet ﷺ; her ominous dream foretold the rout of the Quraysh at Badr

Wife in turn of Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, Umar, and az-Zubayr

First Muslim governor of Makkah; appointed by the Prophet ﷺ at about twenty

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Tricked back to Makkah from Madinah; named in the Prophet's ﷺ Fajr du'a for the oppressed

The Disciple (Hawari) of the Prophet ﷺ; one of the ten promised Paradise

One of the two Badr scouts; key intelligence-gatherer at the well

Companion who came to pledge allegiance on the fundamentals of Islam

The first of the Ansar to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa

Flag-bearer of Muzayna at the conquest of Makkah; narrator of the hadith on reviving a Sunnah

The first mu'adhdhin of Islam; tortured slave who held to 'Ahad, Ahad'

Companion who shared the poisoned goat at Khaybar with the Prophet ﷺ and died from it

Met the Prophet ﷺ during the Hijrah; flag-bearer of Aslam at the conquest

Narrator of the du'a 'Conclude all our affairs in a most beautiful manner'

Muhajir martyr of Badr known as 'the man of two left hands'

A Companion in whose handsome form the angel Jibril would appear

The healer of Yemen who came to cure the Prophet ﷺ and embraced Islam

The stern emissary of Banu Sa'd whose questioning brought his whole tribe to Islam

Renowned Muslim warrior; charged with the execution of Malik ibn Nuwayrah; pledged death-or-victory at Yarmuk

Sent with the small columns after the conquest of Hira

Eldest son of al-Abbas; cousin of the Prophet ﷺ, with him at his end

Roman-appointed governor in Syria who embraced Islam; martyred by hanging when the Romans discovered

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The woman of Makhzum at whose case the Prophet ﷺ refused intercession in the limits of Allah

Sister of Umar; her recitation of Surah Ta-Ha moved his heart to Islam

Wife of Abu Talib and mother of Ali; the first Hashimite woman married to a Hashimite

Youngest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; chief of the women of Paradise

The Persian Muslim who killed the false prophet al-Aswad al-Ansi in Yemen

Co-conqueror of Armenia; envoy of Mu'awiya at Siffin

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; daughter of Umar; keeper of the collected Qur'an

Wealthy Makkan who embraced Islam after Khaybar and used a clever deception to recover his Makkan wealth

Quraysh nobleman; nephew of Khadija; late convert legendary for his generosity

Stepson of the Prophet ﷺ; second son of Khadija from her first marriage

Foster mother of the Prophet ﷺ

Sister of Zaynab, wife of Mus'ab ibn Umayr; the woman whose three losses at Uhud brought a famous saying of the Prophet ﷺ

The Prophet's ﷺ uncle; the Lion of Allah and chief of the martyrs

The Companion whose fingers shone with light, and through whom a vessel of butter was blessed

'The one washed by the angels' — martyr of Uhud

Badri whom the Prophet ﷺ saw in Jannah; tied a string from his musalla to his door so he could feed beggars personally

Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ; master of the youth of Paradise; the caliph who reconciled the Ummah

Standard-bearer of Ali at Siffin; led the Syrian reinforcement column at Qadisiyya; martyred at Siffin

The poet of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

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'

One of the three sincere Companions left behind at Tabuk, named in Surah al-Tawbah 9:118

Stepdaughter of the Prophet ﷺ; daughter of Khadija from her second marriage

Wife of Abu Sufyan; mother of Mu'awiya; her conversion at the women's bay'a

Stepson of the Prophet ﷺ; chief narrator of the hilya — the detailed physical description

The man who attacked Zaynab during her emigration — forgiven by the Prophet ﷺ at Ji'irrana

Keeper of the Prophet's ﷺ secrets; the scout of the Trench

One of the eleven banner-commanders under Abu Bakr; sent to Oman against Laqit ibn Malik

Pious Kufan who crossed the Tigris at Mada'in; martyred for his loyalty to Ali

Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ; master of the youth of Paradise; martyr of Karbala

Quraysh elder; eyewitness to the descent of angels at Badr; Hudaybiyya negotiator

Elder brother of Muhayyisa; converted by his brother's reply on the spot

Infant son of the Prophet ﷺ by Maria the Copt

Son of Abu Jahl who became a devout Muslim and a martyr

A narrator of patient endurance whom the angels greeted

The Companion of weak sight for whom the Prophet ﷺ prayed in his house

Conqueror of the Jazira; trusted commander under Abu Bakr, Umar, and Abu Ubayda

Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; spokesman before the Negus and martyr of Mu'ta

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

A major narrator; son of a martyr of Uhud whom the angels shaded

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab; mother of Asim ibn Umar

Governor of Hamadan under Uthman; Ali's envoy to Mu'awiya at Damascus

A noted genealogist; his heart was moved by the Prophet's ﷺ recitation of Surah at-Tur

The unsightly Companion of whom the Prophet ﷺ said, 'This one is of me and I am of him'

Sister of Ali; wife of Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith; received thirty wasaqs from the booty of Khaybar

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ whose marriage freed a hundred families of her tribe

One of three whose sincere repentance Allah accepted in the Qur'an

Qadi of Basra under Umar and Uthman; held Aisha's camel-halter at the Camel; raised the Qur'an for peace and was martyred

The poet of 'Banat Su'ad', given the Prophet's ﷺ mantle (the Burda)

Among the earliest and most cruelly tortured Muslims; a blacksmith of Makkah

First wife of the Prophet ﷺ and the first of all people to believe

Companion martyred at Raji' with the other Qurra; brother of the Badr martyr Aqil

The Sword of Allah; undefeated commander of the early conquests

Among the very first to accept Islam; emigrant to Abyssinia

Conqueror of Fayyum, Ashmunin, Akhmim under Amr ibn al-As

Sister of the warrior Dhirar; rallied the women at Yarmuk with verse and a tent-pole

The woman who proposed both Aisha and Sawda to the Prophet ﷺ after Khadija

Wife of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib; narrator of the hadith on the just debtor

The woman whose plea Allah answered in Surah al-Mujadila

Father of the Badr martyr Sa'd ibn Khaythama; drew lots with his son for the battle

First Hudaybiyya envoy to the Quraysh; his camel slaughtered before he escaped

Martyr who prayed two rak'ahs before his execution — setting that sunnah

First husband of Hafsa bint Umar; Badr veteran

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'

'He of two testimonies' — whose witness the Prophet ﷺ counted as that of two men

Famous pre-Islamic raider who converted; martyred at the Conquest of Makkah

One of the Seven Golden Odes; author of the line 'Everything other than Allah is vanity'

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Wife of al-Abbas; sister of Maymuna; mother of Abdullah ibn Abbas

Slave girl tortured by Umar for her Islam before his own conversion

Killed by a millstone at the Na'im fort during the Khaybar campaign

Ali's commander at the Camel and Siffin; appointed governor of Egypt

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Narrator of 'Pray as you have seen me pray'

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The Egyptian gifted to the Prophet ﷺ; mother of his son Ibrahim

Among the ten Qurra dispatched to teach Adal and Qara; martyred at Raji'

Cousin and chief scribe of Uthman; later Umayyad caliph

An Ansari counted among the great commanders of the conquests

The last wife of the Prophet ﷺ; renowned for piety and keeping family ties

Among the first to make Islam public; his stand and his cavalry at Badr

One of the two young Ansaris who struck down Abu Jahl at Badr

The most knowledgeable of the Ummah in the lawful and the unlawful

Among the ten Qurra martyred at Raji'

A scribe of the revelation; long governor of Syria

Son-in-law of Musaylama who repented; eyewitness to Tamim al-Dari's fire miracle

Famous narrator whose fear of Allah is preserved in a full sub-chapter

Young Ansari who fell upon Abu Jahl at Badr with his brother; martyred there

Son of Abu Lahab brought to the Prophet ﷺ by al-Abbas; embraced Islam and pledged allegiance

Youngest son of Abu Bakr, born at the Farewell Pilgrimage; governor of Egypt

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Dealt with Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf; withdrew from the civil strife

The Ansari who killed a treacherous Jewish trader on the Prophet's ﷺ order; converted his still-Mushrik brother on the spot

Sole martyr of the Dhi Qarad expedition; killed by Abdur-Rahman ibn Uyayna

Infant son of Ali and Fatima; died in infancy

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Naqib of the Ansar; commander and martyr of Bir Ma'una

Third of the three sincere Companions left behind at Tabuk, named in Surah al-Tawbah 9:118

The first teacher of Islam in Madinah; standard-bearer and martyr of Uhud

Umar's appointed governor of Makkah; still in office at Uthman's accession

Wife of Uthman; shielded him with her own hand at his murder

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Paternal cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; substantive narrator from his household

The Prophet ﷺ consulted him at the siege of Ta'if; his 'fox in its den' counsel

Succeeded his brother al-Nu'man at Nahawand by taking his standard so the army wouldn't know of the martyrdom mid-battle

Diverted Umar from his murderous intent to his sister Fatima's house

The new Muslim who broke the confederate alliance at the Trench

One of the first children born to the Ansar after the Hijra; a narrator

Late Quraysh convert who said 'my heart became a rock of steadfastness' when the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The woman who defended the Prophet ﷺ with sword and shield at Uhud

Came to the Prophet ﷺ seeking knowledge — full sub-chapter in Hayatus Sahaba

His eye, struck out at Uhud, was restored by the Prophet ﷺ

Banu Tamim chief whom the Prophet ﷺ called 'Sayyid ahl al-wabar' — the master of the people of the tent

Brother of Uthman ibn Maz'un; maternal uncle of Hafsa and Abdullah ibn Umar; governor of Bahrain lashed for drink by Umar

Mother of Asma; her visit to her daughter occasioned a verse of Surah al-Mumtahina

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

His infant son's blood-money was the first the Prophet ﷺ waived in the Farewell Sermon

The Prophet's ﷺ young servant who asked for his companionship in Paradise

Companion-narrator on agriculture; cured of stomach pain by the Prophet's ﷺ touch

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Envoy of Sa'd to Rustam before Qadisiyya — 'to bring people from the worship of slaves to the worship of the Lord of slaves'

The Companion in whose care the Prophet ﷺ placed Sa'd ibn Mu'adh after his Khandaq wound

Daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; wife of Uthman and emigrant to Abyssinia

One of the ten promised Paradise; conqueror of Persia at Qadisiyya

Naqib at Aqaba; the dying message of the fragrance of Paradise

Chief of the Aws; at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shook

Chief of the Khazraj; famed for boundless generosity

Ascetic governor of Hims whose tears the Caliph Umar accepted as proof of his piety

One of the ten promised Paradise; an early convert whose home led to Umar's Islam

Companion of Ali; envoy to Mu'awiya before Siffin

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Aunt of the Prophet ﷺ; mother of az-Zubayr; killed an enemy spy at the Trench

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; a Jewish noblewoman of the line of Harun who chose Islam

The rear-guard who innocently brought Aisha back, occasioning the slander (al-Ifk)

A Qurayshi chief won to Islam by the Prophet's ﷺ overwhelming generosity

Companion-narrator of the Anas ibn Abi Marthad guard-watch vignette

A Badr veteran who stood faithfully with Ali

A long-lived narrator and one of the last Companions in Madinah

Daughter of Suhayl ibn Amr; emigrant to Abyssinia

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The swift-footed hero of the expedition of Dhu Qarad

One of the four from whom the Prophet ﷺ bade the Qur'an be learned; martyr of Yamamah

Envoy of the Prophet ﷺ to Hawdha ibn Ali of Yamamah

Mother of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

The Persian who sought the true religion across the world; deviser of the Trench

Boy-Companion who wrestled to join the army; narrator of the eclipse sermon and the dish that did not run out

The commander whom Umar warned from the minbar of Madinah — 'O Sariya, the mountain!'

The Companion to whom a jinn brought the news of the Prophet's ﷺ prophethood

The first wife the Prophet ﷺ married after Khadija

Ansari scholar; transmitter of the Sayyid al-Istighfar

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Son of the Uhud-era flag-bearer of Quraysh; converted at Hunayn after he intended to kill the Prophet ﷺ in revenge

Foster sister of the Prophet ﷺ; recognised by her shoulder-mark from his childhood and freed at Hunayn

Envoy of the Prophet ﷺ to Harith ibn Abi Shamr al-Ghassani of Damascus

One of the four commanders Abu Bakr sent to Syria; died in the plague of Amwas

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Syrian commander under Mu'awiya who carried off the spoils of Mada'in and Anbar

Gave up all his wealth for the Hijra — 'Suhayb has profited'

Orator of the Quraysh; Hudaybiyya negotiator who became a devoted Muslim

The first martyr of Islam

Leader of the Azd delegation; commander against Jarsh — the Prophet ﷺ announced the victory in Madinah the same day

Pursued the Prophet ﷺ on the Hijra; promised the bracelets of Kisra

One of the eleven banner-commanders under Abu Bakr; commanded the left flank at Nahawand

Recipient of the Prophet's ﷺ du'a: 'O Allah! You be smiling when You meet Talha, and let him be smiling as well'

One of the ten promised Paradise; shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud

Companion who helped build Masjid al-Nabawi

A Christian of al-Dar who embraced Islam; narrator of the Jassasa hadith

Saw the Prophet ﷺ at Dhul Majaz with Abu Lahab throwing stones at him; later sold dates to him in Madinah on credit

Orator of the Ansar; given glad tidings of Paradise; martyr of Yamamah

A chief of Yamama who embraced Islam and pressured Makkah by withholding its grain

First wet-nurse of the Prophet ﷺ; granted relief in the grave for the cost of her manumission

Brought the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt Arwa to Islam

Apostate prophet who repented; tactician at Qadisiyya and Nahawand

A leader (naqib) at the Pledge of Aqaba; teacher and judge in Syria

Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; a champion of the Badr duel and among its first martyrs

Chief of the reciters; a scribe of revelation

Promised entry to Paradise without reckoning; the broken sword turned wood-to-steel

Granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ; carried on his shoulders in prayer

Second Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic state

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Young brother of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas; almost turned back at Badr for being too young

The ascetic governor of Hims; a model of integrity in office

Came to assassinate the Prophet ﷺ and embraced Islam when the Prophet ﷺ revealed his secret

The Prophet's ﷺ childhood nursemaid; mother of Usama ibn Zayd

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ who held to Islam in exile when her husband apostatised

Brought her husband Ikrima back to Islam, and slew seven of the enemy at Marj al-Suffar

Sister of Ali; granted protection that the Prophet ﷺ upheld at the conquest

Foretold by the Prophet ﷺ to be among the first to sail in jihad; martyr of Cyprus

Daughter of Abu Bakr born after his death

Granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ; wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab

Daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; second wife of Uthman, for whom he was named Dhun-Nurayn

Among the first Quraysh women to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah

The Bedouin hostess of the Hijra whose lean goat gave milk at the Prophet's ﷺ touch

Wife of Abu Bakr; mother of Aisha and Abd al-Rahman

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ; an early emigrant and the last of his wives to die

Companion blessed with the miracle of the bag that never emptied

Required Abu Talha's Islam as her dowry; mother of Anas ibn Malik

Companion of the Prophet ﷺ

Wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib; mother of al-Abbas

A reciter and narrator; the Prophet ﷺ taught him the Mu'awwidhatayn

Chief of Thaqif at Hudaybiyya; martyred preaching Islam to his own people

The beloved of the Prophet ﷺ; commander of an army while still a youth

Chief of Banu Abd al-Ashhal whose conversion through Mus'ab opened the way for Sa'd ibn Mu'adh

Son of Abu Lahab brought to the Prophet ﷺ by al-Abbas; embraced Islam and pledged allegiance

An early Muslim and governor of Basra; preacher on the world's lowliness

Chief of Thaqif; the Prophet ﷺ appointed him imam and governor of Ta'if

Third Caliph; Dhun-Nurayn; compiled the Qur'an into one codex

Surveyor of Iraq under Umar; governor of Basra under Ali

An early convert and ascetic, wept over by the Prophet ﷺ at his death

Keeper of the keys of the Ka'ba; chivalrous escort of Umm Salama in his pagan days

Witness of the Farewell Sermon; faithful transmitter of its message

Martyr of the Battle of Mu'tah

Son of Umayr ibn Wahb; the Badr captive whose freedom occasioned his father's Islam

Killed Hamza at Uhud, then in Islam killed Musaylama at Yamamah

Shot the arrow that killed the first polytheist slain at Muslim hands — Amr ibn al-Hadrami

Father of Ammar; an early martyr under torture

Brother of Mu'awiya; one of the four commanders Abu Bakr sent to Syria; first Muslim governor of Damascus

The Companion through whose du'a rain fell

Sahabi-commander whose lectures Hayatus Sahaba preserves in a sub-chapter

Noble chief of Tayy whom the Prophet ﷺ renamed 'Zayd of the good'

Raji' martyr whose answer to Abu Sufyan became proverbial — 'I would not have a thorn prick the Prophet ﷺ to be set free'

Elder brother of Umar; standard-bearer and martyr of Yamamah

Ansari narrator; the boy whose witness occasioned Surah al-Munafiqun

The freedman the Prophet ﷺ loved; the only Companion named in the Qur'an

Jewish rabbi who tested the Prophet's ﷺ forbearance against the Torah signs and embraced Islam

Scribe of revelation; compiler of the Qur'an; foremost in inheritance law

Daughter of Ali and Fatima; wife of Abdullah ibn Ja'far

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ given to him by the command of Allah; the most generous of his wives

Wife of the Prophet ﷺ called 'Mother of the Poor' for her charity

Eldest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ

A slave woman tortured for her faith; freed by Abu Bakr