Muhajirun

Eldest son of Abu Bakr; intelligence runner of the Hijra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Caliph; the Prophet's closest companion

An early convert of fearless faith and famed asceticism

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

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

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

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

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

Second of the two Badr scouts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First husband of Hafsa bint Umar; Badr veteran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first wife the Prophet ﷺ married after Khadija

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

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

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

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

Brought the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt Arwa to Islam

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

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

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

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

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

Among the first Quraysh women to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah

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

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

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

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

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

Martyr of the Battle of Mu'tah

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

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

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