Early Converts

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

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

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

An early convert of fearless faith and famed asceticism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Among the very first to accept Islam; emigrant to Abyssinia

First husband of Hafsa bint Umar; Badr veteran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daughter of Suhayl ibn Amr; emigrant to Abyssinia

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

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

The first martyr of Islam

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

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

Brought the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt Arwa to Islam

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

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

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

Father of Ammar; an early martyr under torture

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

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

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