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OF
PROPHET
MUHAMMAD
(pbuh)
Prophet Muhammad (s) was born in 570 CE in
Makkah
(Bakka,
Baca,
Mecca).
His
father,
Abdullah,
died
several
weeks
before
his
birth
in
Yathrib
(Medin...
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| » Abbad ibn Bishr
It
was
the
fourth
year
after
the
Hijrah.
The
city
of
the
Prophet
was
still
under
threat
from
within
and
without.
From
within,
the
influential
Jewis...
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| » Abdullah ibn Hudhafah
as-Sahmi
History would have by-passed this man as it
had
bypassed
thousands
of
Arabs
before
him...
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| » Abdullah ibn Jahsh
Abdullah ibn Jahsh was a cousin of the Prophet
and
his
sister,
Zaynab
bint
Jahsh,
was
a
wife
of
the
Prophet.
He
was
the
first
to
head
a
group
of
Mu...
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| » Abdullah ibn Masud
When
he
was
still
a
youth,
not
yet
past
the
age
of
puberty,
he
used
to
roam
the
mountain
trails
of
Makkah
far
away
from
people,
tending
the
flocks
...
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| » Abdullah Ibn
Sailam
Al-Husayn ibn Sailam was a Jewish rabbi in
Yathrib
who
was
widely
respected
and
honoured
by
the
people
of
the
city
even
by
those
who
were
not
Jewis...
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| » Abdullah ibn Umar
At
Shaykhan,
halfway
between
Madinah
and
Uhud,
the
thousand
strong
Muslim
army
led
by
the
Prophet
stopped.
The
sun
had
begun
to
sink
beneath
the
ho...
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| » Abdullah ibn
Umm
Maktum
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a cousin of Khadijah
bint
Khuwaylid,
Mother
of
the
Believers,
may
God
be
pleased
with
her.
His
father
was
Qays
ibn
Said...
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| » Abdur-Rahman ibn
Awf
He
was
one
of
the
first
eight
persons
to
accept
Islam.
He
was
one
of
the
ten
persons
(al-asharatu-l
mubashshirin)
who
were
assured
of
entering
Para...
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| » Abu-d Dardaa
Early
in
the
morning,
Abu-d
Dardaa
awoke
and
went
straight
to
his
idol
which
he
kept
in
the
best
part
of
his
house.
He
greeted
it
and
made
obeisanc...
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| » Abu-l Aas ibn
ar-Rabiah
Abu-l Aas belonged to the Abd ash-Shams clan
of
the
Quraysh.
He
was
in
the
prime
of
his
youth,
handsome
and
very
impressive
looking...
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| » Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Khalid
ibn
Zayd
ibn
Kulayb
from
the
Banu
Najjar
was
a
great
and
close
companion
of
the
Prophet.
He
was
known
as
Abu
Ayyub
(the
father
of
Ayyub)
and...
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| » Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
In
the
Waddan
valley
which
connects
Makkah
with
the
outside
world,
lived
the
tribe
of
Ghifar.
The
Ghifar
existed
on
the
meagre
offerings
of
the
tra...
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| » Abu Hurayrah
"An
Abi
Hurayrata,
radiyallahu
anhu,
qal.'
qala
rasul
Allahi,
sallallahu
alayhi
wa
sailam..."
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| » Abu Musa al-Ashari
When
he
went
to
Basrah
as
governor
of
the
city,
he
called
the
inhabitants
to
a
meeting
and
addressed
them:
"The
Amir
al-Muminin,
Umar,
has
sent
me
...
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| » Abu Sufyan ibn
al-Harith
Rarely can one find a closer bond between
two
persons
such
as
existed
between
Muhammad
the
son
of
Abdullah
and
Abu
Sufyan
the
son
of
al-Harith.
(Th...
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| » Abu Ubaydah ibn
al-Jarrah
His
appearance
was
striking.
He
was
slim
and
tall.
His
face
was
bright
and
he
had
a
sparse
beard.
It
was
pleasing
to
look
at
him
and
refreshing
to
...
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| » Adiyy ibn Hatim
In
the
ninth
year
of
the
Hijrah,
an
Arab
king
made
the
first
positive
moves
to
Islam
after
years
of
feeling
hatred
for
it.
He
drew
closer
to
faith
...
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| » Aishah bint Abi
Bakr
The
life
of
Aishah
is
proof
that
a
woman
can
be
far
more
learned
than
men
and
that
she
can
be
the
teacher
of
scholars
and
experts...
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| » Al-Baraa ibn
Malik
al-Ansari
His hair looked dishevelled and his whole
appearance
was
unkempt.
He
was
thin
and
wiry
with
so
little
flesh
on
his
bones
that
it
was
painful
to
loo...
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| » Amr ibn al-Jamuh
Amr
ibn
al-Jamuh
was
one
of
the
leading
men
in
Yathrib
in
the
days
of
Jahiliyyah.
He
was
the
chief
of
the
Banu
Salamah
and
was
known
to
be
one
of
t...
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| » An-Nuayman ibn Amr
In
spite
of
the
fact
that
he
fought
in
the
battles
of
Badr,
Uhud,
Khandaq
and
other
major
encounters,
an-Nuayman
remained
a
light-hearted
person
wh...
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| » An-Numan ibn
Muqarrin
The
tribe
of
Muzaynah
had
their
habitations
some
distance
from
Yathrib
on
the
caravan
route
which
linked
the
city
to
Makkah.
News
of
the
Prophet's
...
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| » Asmaa bint Abu
Bakr
Asmaa
bint
Abu
Bakr
belonged
to
a
distinguished
Muslim
family.
Her
father,
Abu
Bakr,
was
a
close
friend
of
the
Prophet
and
the
first
Khalifah
after...
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| » At-Tufayl ibn
Amr
ad-Dawsi
At-Tufayl ibn Amr was the chief of the Daws
tribe
in
preQuranic
times
and
a
distinguished
Arab
notable
known
for
his
manly
virtues
and
good
works...
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| » Barakah
We
do
not
know
precisely
how
the
young
Abyssinian
girl
ended
up
for
sale
in
Makkah.
We
do
not
know
her
'roots',
who
her
mother
was,
or
her
father
o...
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| » Fatimah bint
Muhammad
Fatimah was the fifth child of Muhammad and
Khadijah.
She
was
born
at
a
time
when
her
noble
father
had
begun
to
spend
long
periods
in
the
solitude
...
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| » Fayruz ad-Daylami
When
the
Prophet,
peace
be
on
him,
returned
to
Madinah
from
the
Farewell
Pilgrimage
in
the
tenth
year
after
the
Hijrah,
he
fell
ill,
News
of
his
il...
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| » Habib ibn Zayd
al-Ansari
He grew up in a home filled with the fragrance
of
iman,
and
in
a
family
where
everyone
was
imbued
with
the
spirit
of
sacrifice...
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| » Hakim ibn Hazm
History
has
recorded
that
he
is
the
only
person
who
was
born
inside
the
Kabah
itself...
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| » Hudhayfah ibn
al-Yaman
"If you wish you may consider yourself among
the
Muhajirin
or,
if
you
wish,
you
may
consider
yourself
one
of
the
Ansar.
Choose
whichever
is
dearer
...
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| » Ikrimah ibn Abi
Jahl
He
was
at
the
end
of
the
third
decade
of
his
life
on
the
day
the
Prophet
made
public
his
call
to
guidance
and
truth...
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| » Jafar ibn Abi
Talib
In
spite
of
his
noble
standing
among
the
Quraysh,
Abu
Talib,
an
uncle
of
the
Prophet,
was
quite
poor.
He
had
a
large
family
and
did
not
have
enough...
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| » Julaybib
His
name
was
unusual
and
incomplete.
Julaybib
means
"small
grown"
being
the
diminutive
form
of
the
word
"Jalbab
".
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| » Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
A
woman
named
Umm
Anmaar
who
belonged
to
the
Khuza-a
tribe
in
Makkah
went
to
the
slave
market
in
the
city...
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| » Muadh ibn Jabal
Muadh
ibn
Jabal
was
a
young
man
growing
up
in
Yathrib
as
the
light
of
guidance
and
truth
began
to
spread
over
the
Arabian
peninsula...
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| » Muhammad ibn
Maslamah
Black, tall and sturdy, Muhammad ibn Maslamah
towered
above
his
contemporaries.
He
was
a
giant
among
the
companions
of
the
Prophet,
a
giant
in
body...
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| » Musab ibn Umayr
Musab
ibn
Umayr
was
born
and
grew
up
in
the
lap
of
affluence
and
luxury.
His
rich
parents
lavished
a
great
deal
of
care
and
attention
on
him.
He
wo...
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| » Nuaym ibn Masud
Nuaym
ibn
Masud
was
from
Najd
in
the
northern
highlands
of
Arabia.
He
belonged
to
the
powerful
Ghatafan
tribe...
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| » Rabiah ibn Kab
Here
is
the
story
of
Rabiah
told
in
his
own
words:
"I
was
still
quite
young
when
the
light
of
iman
shone
through
me
and
my
heart
was
opened
to
the
...
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| » Ramlah bint Abi
Sufyan
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb could not conceive of
anyone
among
the
Quraysh
who
would
dare
challenge
his
authority
or
go
against
his
orders.
He
was
after
al...
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| » Rumaysa bint
Milhan
Even
before
Islam
was
introduced
to
Yathrib,
Rumaysa
was
known
for
her
excellent
character,
the
power
of
her
intellect
and
her
independent
attitude...
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| » Said ibn Aamir
al-Jumahi
Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi was one of thousands
who
left
for
the
region
of
Tanim
on
the
outskirts
of
Makkah
at
the
invitation
of
the
Quraysh
leaders
...
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| » Said ibn Zayd
Zayd
the
son
of
Amr
stood
away
from
the
Quraysh
crowd
as
they
celebrated
one
of
their
festivals.
Men
were
dressed
in
rich
turbans
of
brocade
and
ex...
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| » Salim Mawla
Abi
Hudhayfah
In giving advice to his companions, the noble
Prophet,
peace
be
on
him,
once
said:
"Learn
the
Quran
from
four
persons:
Abdullah
ibn
Masud,
Salim
Ma...
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| » Salman al-Farsi
This
is
a
story
of
a
seeker
of
Truth,
the
story
of
Salman
the
Persian,
gleaned,
to
begin
with,
from
his
own
words...
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| » Suhayb ar-Rumi
About
twenty
years
before
the
start
of
the
Prophet's
mission,
that
is
about
the
middle
of
the
sixth
century
CE,
an
Arab
named
Sinan
ibn
Malik
gover...
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| » Suhayl ibn Amr
At
the
Battle
of
Badr,
when
Suhayl
fell
into
the
hands
of
the
Muslims
as
a
prisoner,
Umar
ibn
al-Khattab
came
up
to
the
Prophet
and
said...
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| » Talhah ibn
Ubaydullah
Returning to Makkah in haste after a trading
trip
to
Syria,
Talhah
asked
his
family:
"Did
anything
happen
in
Makkah
since
we
left?"
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