أهل بدر
People of Badr
The Companions who fought in the Battle of Badr, the first major battle of Islam.
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عبد الله بن عمرو بن حرام
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram
Father of Jabir; a martyr of Uhud shaded by the angels
عبد الله بن جحش Abdullah ibn Jahsh
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; an early leader and martyr of Uhud
عبد الله بن مسعود Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Among the earliest Muslims; a foremost scholar and reciter of the Qur'an
عبد الله بن رواحة Abdullah ibn Rawaha
Poet of the Prophet ﷺ; third commander and martyr at Mu'ta
عبد الرحمن بن عوف Abdur Rahman ibn Awf
One of the ten promised Paradise; member of the shura that chose Uthman
أبو عبس بن جبر Abu Abs ibn Jabr
Badri Companion whose staff lit up to guide him home through the dark
أبو أيوب الأنصاري Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Host of the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah; martyr at the walls of Constantinople
أبو بكر الصدّيق Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
First Caliph; the Prophet's closest companion
أبو دجانة Abu Dujana
The warrior who took the Prophet's ﷺ sword 'with its right' at Uhud
أبو حذيفة بن عتبة Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba
An early Muslim who fought at Badr against his own pagan kin; martyr of Yamamah
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
أبو طلحة الأنصاري Abu Talha al-Ansari
Master archer who shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud; gave his dearest garden in charity
أبو عبيدة بن الجرّاح Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
The Trustworthy of this Ummah; commander of the conquest of Syria
عدي بن أبي الزغباء الجهني Adi ibn Abi Zaghba al-Juhani
Second of the two Badr scouts
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
علي بن أبي طالب Ali ibn Abi Talib
Fourth Caliph; cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ
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
نعيمان بن عمرو an-Nu'ayman ibn Amr
The Ansari joker present at Badr; the Prophet ﷺ forbade cursing him
عاقل بن البكير Aqil ibn al-Bukayr
An early Muslim renamed by the Prophet ﷺ from Ghafil to Aqil; Badr martyr
عاصم بن ثابت Asim ibn Thabit
The martyr of Raji' whose body Allah protected with a swarm of hornets
الزبير بن العوّام Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
The Disciple (Hawari) of the Prophet ﷺ; one of the ten promised Paradise
بسبس بن عمرو الجهني Basbas ibn Amr al-Juhani
One of the two Badr scouts; key intelligence-gatherer at the well
بشير بن سعد Bashir ibn Sa'd
The first of the Ansar to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa
بلال بن رباح Bilal ibn Rabah
The first mu'adhdhin of Islam; tortured slave who held to 'Ahad, Ahad'
ذو الشمالين Dhu al-Shimalayn
Muhajir martyr of Badr known as 'the man of two left hands'
حمزة بن عبد المطلب Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
The Prophet's ﷺ uncle; the Lion of Allah and chief of the martyrs
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'
عتبان بن مالك Itban ibn Malik
The Companion of weak sight for whom the Prophet ﷺ prayed in his house
خباب بن الأرت Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
Among the earliest and most cruelly tortured Muslims; a blacksmith of Makkah
خبيب بن عدي Khubayb ibn Adiy
Martyr who prayed two rak'ahs before his execution — setting that sunnah
خنيس بن حذافة Khunais ibn Hudhafa
First husband of Hafsa bint Umar; Badr veteran
المقداد بن الأسود Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
Among the first to make Islam public; his stand and his cavalry at Badr
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
معوّذ ابن عفراء Mu'awwidh ibn Afra
Young Ansari who fell upon Abu Jahl at Badr with his brother; martyred there
محمد بن مسلمة Muhammad ibn Maslama
Dealt with Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf; withdrew from the civil strife
مصعب بن عمير Mus'ab ibn Umayr
The first teacher of Islam in Madinah; standard-bearer and martyr of Uhud
قتادة بن النعمان Qatada ibn al-Nu'man
His eye, struck out at Uhud, was restored by the Prophet ﷺ
سعد بن أبي وقّاص Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
One of the ten promised Paradise; conqueror of Persia at Qadisiyya
سعد بن معاذ Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
Chief of the Aws; at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shook
سهل بن حنيف Sahl ibn Hunayf
A Badr veteran who stood faithfully with Ali
صهيب الرومي Suhayb ar-Rumi
Gave up all his wealth for the Hijra — 'Suhayb has profited'
عبادة بن الصامت Ubada ibn as-Samit
A leader (naqib) at the Pledge of Aqaba; teacher and judge in Syria
عبيدة بن الحارث Ubayda ibn al-Harith
Cousin of the Prophet ﷺ; a champion of the Badr duel and among its first martyrs
عكاشة بن محصن Ukkasha ibn al-Mihsan
Promised entry to Paradise without reckoning; the broken sword turned wood-to-steel
عمر بن الخطّاب Umar ibn al-Khattab
Second Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic state