Companions of the Prophet (s): Difference between revisions

The study regarding the companions began in the [[first Islamic century]] (post-Prophetic migration) in the form of cataloguing the works of companions (Fihrist) or listing their names (Tasmīya or Ismā'). The root of this practice (listing names) originates from the science of genealogy, or is at least an extension of it, as it existed in pre-Islamic Arabia during the era of [[ignorance]] (Jahiliyya). As a result of this continuing tradition, the recording of the companions' names, and their individual or tribal specifications, was seen as an important endeavor. The investigation about the companions began to develop into an encyclopaedia for Sahaba. When the writing of biographies was introduced, lists of those who had participated in wars or tribes which had martyrs, and information of this kind started to be recorded. Events like the first and second allegiance of [[al-Aqaba]], or who was martyred during the [[Battle of Badr]], were documented. We see this type of documentation in the [[Sira of Ibn Ishaq]] and ''al-Maghazi'' of Musa b. 'Uqba.<ref>Hidāyatpanāh, "Dānish-i ṣaḥābanigārī", p. 5.</ref>