List of Sahaba: Difference between revisions

* [[Imam 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a)|Imam 'Ali (a)]]; the first [[Imam]] of all [[Shi'a]], companion, hadiht transmitter, cousin, son-in-law of the Prophet (s), and the fourth caliph of the [[Rightly Guided Caliphs]] in the [[Sunni]] school of thought. He was one of the scribes of the Qur'an.

 

* [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Hamza]];  the Holy Prophet's (s) uncle and martyred in the Battle of Uhud. Hamza was remained among the most important defenders of the Prophet (s). He accompanied Muslims in the [[Shi'b of Abi Talib]]. Hamza participated in a number of battles including the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud in which he was martyred.

 

* [['Ammar b. Yasir]]; among the first people to become Muslim. 'Ammar, along with [[Salman]], [[Miqdad]], and Abu Dhar, is considered to be one of the first Shi'a. He was among those few Muslims who refused to pay allegiance to Abu Bakr. He was over 90 years old when he fought in the Battle of Siffin and was martyred by the army of Mu'awiya.

 

* [[Abu Dhar al-Ghifari]]; one of the greatest companions of Prophet Muhammad (s) and a companion of Imam 'Ali (a); he was also one of those who were known as the four pillars.

 

* Miqdad b. 'Amr

* [[Bilal b. Rabah|Bilal al-Habshi]]; was among the first persons who converted to Islam. He was assigned to perform [[Adhan]] (calling for prayer) in the time of the Prophet (s).  He was in charge of the bayt al-mal in the time of the Prophet (s) and accompanied him in all battles.

 

* [[Arqam b. Abi Arqam]]; According to a narration, he was the seventh person who converted to Islam. He attended the battles of Badr, Uhud, and some other Ghazwas.  He was famous for having a house on hillside of Mount [[Safa]] in Mecca, where new Muslims gathered and the Prophet (s) invited people to Islam.

 

* [[Abu Rafi']]; a servant of the Prophet (s) who later was freed and became the head of the clan of Al Abi Rafi'. During the reign of Imam 'Ali (a), he was the treasurer of [[Kufa]].

 

* [[Al-'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]]; uncle of Prophet Muhammad (s) and the ancestor of the Abbasid caliphs. During his childhood and teenagerhood, he was a playmate of the Prophet (s). Although there is a disagreement about when he converted to Islam, he tried to support the Prophet (s) even before his conversion to Islam.

 

* [[Khabbab b. Aratt]]; a companion to the Prophet (s) and Imam Ali (a) and one of the first Muslims. He participated in all the battles during the Prophet's time.

 

* [[Usama b. Zayd]]; son of [[Zayd b. Haritha]]. He was appointed by the Prophet as the commandor of Muslim army to march towards [[Syria]].

 

* [[Abu l-'As b. Rabi']]; the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet (s) and the nephew (sister's son) of Khadija al-Kubra (a). He was captured by Muslims in the Battle of Badr and converted to Islam around 6/ 627-8.

 

* [[Talha b. 'Ubayd Allah|Talha]]; a member of the [[Six-Member Council]]. After 'Uthman's murder, Talha pledged his allegiance with Imam Ali (a), but he breached his pledge after a while, launching the [[Battle of Jamal]] against Imam Ali (a) with the help of al-Zubayr, Aisha, the Prophet (s)'s widow, and some [[Umayyads]]; they came to be known among Shiites as [[Nakithun]].  

 

* Al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam

 

* [['Abd Allah b. al-'Abbas|Ibn 'Abbas]];  the Prophet (s) and Imam 'Ali's (a) cousin and one of the companions to the Prophet (s), Imam Ali (a), [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]]. He was in Imam 'Ali's army during the Battles of Jamal, Siffin, and [[Battle of Nahrawan|Nahrawan]]. He was appointed as the governor of Basra by Imam 'Ali (a). He warned Imam al-Husayn (a) about traveling to [[Karbala]], and did not accompanied him in that trip.

 

* [[Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas]]; He attended the Battle of Badr as well as the Battle of Uhud. He was appointed by 'Umar b. al-Khattab—the Second Caliph—as the ruler of Kufa, and was the commander of the Islamic army in the [[Battle of Qadisiyya]] against the Sassanid empire.

 

* [['Amr b. Hamiq al-Khuza'i]]; one of the Sahaba and a companion of Imam 'Ali (a) and Imam al-Hasan (a). He attended the battles of Jamal, Nahrawan and Siffin. 'Amr b. Hamiq was martyred by agents of Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan, and his head was the first head that was circulated in cities. He is one of the hadith transmitter of [[hadith al-Ghadir]].  

 

* [[Suhayb b. Sinan]]; among the first Muslims who accepted Islam. He participated in all battles of the Prophet (s). He did not give allegiance to Imam Ali (a).

 

* [[Abu Bakr]]; the first caliph of Rashidin caliphs in the view of Sunni people. During his short rule, controversial events happened, including the event of [[Fadak]], Radda Battles, and beginning of the conquests.

 

* [[Zayd b. Haritha]];  the Prophet's (s) stepson; one of the first people who converted to Islam and the only person from Sahaba whose name is mentioned in the Qur'an. He was the commander in the Battle of Mu'ta and was martyred in this battle.

 

* [['Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf]]

* [['Umar b. al-Khattab]]

* [[Budayl b. Warqa']]  

* 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud

* Abu Hudhayfa

* Mus'ab b. 'Umayr

* Shurahbil b. Hasana

* Khalid b. Sa'id

* 'Uthman b. Maz'un

* 'Uthman b. 'Affan

* Abu 'Ubayda al-Jarrah

* [['Ubayd Allah b. 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]];  

* Mus'ab b. 'Umayr

* [[Lady Fatima (a)]]; the daughter of the Prophet (s) and Lady Khadija (a), and Imam 'Ali's (a) wife, and the mother of Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a). Fatima is one of the [[Ashab al-Kisa']]. She is one of the [[14 Infallibles]] based on [[Twelver Shi'a]] beliefs. She was the only woman who accompanied the Prophet (s) in the [[Event of Mubahala]] with the Christians of [[Najran]]. She did not pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr and opposed him firmly.  

 

* [[Fatima bt. Asad]]; the mother of Imam 'Ali (a) and the wife of Abu Talib. She was the eleventh person, and only the second woman, to become a Muslim.

 

* [[Aisha]]; the daughter of Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafa, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (s) and was amongst the influencing women of the Islamic era. Shi'a strongly criticize her personality and behavior on account of her hostile stance and actions during the period of Imam Ali's caliphate.

 

* [[Zaynab bt. Jahsh]]; the Prophet Muhammad's wife. First, she married Zayd b. Haritha, the Prophet's (s) adopted son, but soon they separated. Then the Prophet (s) married her to break the Ignorance tradition which considered the adopted children as the biological ones.

 

* [[Zaynab bt. Muhammad]]; Her husband [[Abu l-'As b. Rabi']] was in the army of the polytheists in the Battle of Badr and was captured by Muslims. Later, Abu l-'As took refuge to Zaynab and converted to Islam.

 

* [[Umm Kulthum bt. Muhammad]]; She married 'Utayba b. Abu Lahab before [[Bi'tha]] and when the [[Sura al-Masad]] was revealed cursing [[Abu Lahab]] and his wife, 'Utayba divorced her by the order of his father. After the Battle of Badr, Umm Kulthum married to 'Uthman.  

 

* [[Asma' bt. Abi Bakr]]; one of the first people who converted to Islam. She was al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam's wife and [['Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr]]'s mother.

 

* [[Fatima bt. Asad]]; he mother of Imam 'Ali (a) and the wife of [[Abu Talib]]. Her mother was Fatima bt. Heram b. Rawaha. Fatima bt. Asad was the eleventh person, and only the second woman, to become a Muslim.

 

* [[Hafsa bt. 'Umar]]; the he Prophet's (s) wife, who got married to him in [[Sha'ban]], [[3]]/625, after the death of her first husband.Together with Aisha, the other wife of the Prophet (s), they were the two who resented the Prophet (s), and the first and forth verses of the sura Al-Tahrim have observed this incident.

 

* [[Zaynab bt. Khuzayma]]; a descendant of [['Abd Manaf]], known in the [[Age of Ignorance]] as ===Umm al-Masākīn===, was the wife of the Prophet (s). After divorcing Tufayl b. Harith, she married his brother 'Utayda b. Harith. When Utayda was martyred in the Battle of Badr, she married the Prophet (s), but this marriage did not last long and she died at the age of 30.

 

* Umm Ayman

* Umm Salama

* Ruqayya bt. Muhammad

* Safiyya bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib

* Sawda bt. Zam'a b. Qays

* [[Duba'a bt. al-Zubayr b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]]

* [['Atika bt. 'Abd al-Muttalib]]