Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a Companion, or sahaabi. Lists of prominent Companions usually run to fifty or sixty names, being the people most closely associated with Muhammad. However, there were clearly many others who had some contact with the prophet. Many of them were identified by later scholars, and their names and biographies were recorded in religious reference texts such as Muhammad ibn Sa'd's early Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir. A list of the best-known companions can be f ...

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Some Muslims assert that there were more than one hundred thousand Companions. They do so in relation to the hadith known as Ghadir Khumm, regarding a sermon Muhammad is said to have delivered after making his last pilgrimage, or Hajj, to Mecca. Shi'a Muslims believe that there were more than 100,000 witnesses to this sermon, which would emphasize the gravity and official nature of this alleged speech appointing Ali ibn Abi Talib as Muhammad's successor. Some Sunni sources accept the hadith, but do not interpret it as do the Shi'a. Some Sunni source ...

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Most Muslims regard anyone who knew or saw Muhammad, believed in his teachings, and died as a Muslim to be a Companion or Ṣahābi. Lists of prominent Companions usually run to fifty or sixty names, being the people most closely associated with Muhammad. However, there were clearly many others who had some contact with the prophet. Many of them were identified by later scholars, and their names and biographies were recorded in religious reference texts such as Muhammad ibn Sa'd's early Kitāb at-Tabāqat al-Kabīr. A list of the best-known companions can be f ...

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Sahaba, Sahaba - Definitions of Companion, Sahaba - Other links in the chain of isnad, Sahaba - Views of the Companions, Sahaba - Sunni views, Sahaba - Shi'a views, Sahaba - Numbers of Companions

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Abu Talib ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: أبو طالب بن عبد المطلب ) known as (Arabic: أبوطالب Abu Talib) (d. 619) married to Fatima bint Asad and was an uncle of Muhammad and raised and supported him while he was a young man. He was a full brother of Muhammad's father Abdullah, who had died before Muhammad's birth. Abu Talib took care of Muhammad after the death of Muhammad's mother. Abu Talib also protected ...

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Aminah bint Wahab (Arabic: آمنة بنت وهب) was Muhammad's mother and was married to Abdallah ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Her father was Wahab ibn Abd al-Manaf. She died in 577. See also. Family tree of Aminah bint Wahab Sahaba ...

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Zainab bint Muhammad is the daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, however, it is disputed if she is the daughter of Muhammad or Khadijah's assumed previous husband. Married to Abul Aas-ibnur-Rabi, she became the mother of Ali ibn Zainab and Umamah bint Zainab. Her other sisters where Ruqayah bint Muhammad, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad and Fatima bint Muhammad. See also. Family tree of Zainab bint Muhammad Sahaba ...

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Miqdad( Arabic مقداد) is one of the Sahaba. Miqdad is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of the Four Companions, early Muslims who were followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib. It is a fact well-known by those who research the events that prevented the members of the Prophet's household (as), the custodians of the Message, from attending the allegiance [inauguration] ceremony. They were detained at `Ali's house together with Salman al-Farsi, Abu Tharr al-Ghefari, al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad al-Kindi, `Ammar ibn Yasir, al-Zubayr ...

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf is one of the sahaba, or followers of Muhammad. His name has also be tranlisterated as Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf. Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf, or Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf. Sahi Bukhari states: Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf: I got an agreement written between me and Umayah ibn Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my property (or family) in Mecca and I would look after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word 'Ar-Rahman' in the documents, Umaiya said, "I do not ...

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His name was Shaiba ibn Hashim, but he became known as Abd-al-Muttalib ibn Hashim. His father was Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf and his mother was Salma bint Amr of the tribe of an-Najjar. When his father died, his uncle Muttalib ibn Abd al-Manaf succeeded his father. When Muttalib died, Shaiba succeeded him as the chief of the Banu Hashim clan. He was married to Fatimah bint Amr, and fathered many sons: Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abdallah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Aqeel Ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: عقيل بن أبي طالب) was born in the year 590. He was second of four sons of Abu Talib, who was the real uncle and protector of prophet Muhammad. His Kuniyath was Abu Yazd. He fought in the Battle of Mu'tah. He became blind late in life and died at the age of 96. He had four sons, Muslim ibn Aqeel, Muhammad ibn Aqil, Yazid ibn Aqil, Issa ibn Aqil and a daughter: Ramlah bint Aqil. His son Muslim Ibn Aqeel, Hussains envoy to Kufa, was The first Martyr of Kerbala. Muslim Ibn Aqeel two sons Moham ...

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'Abu Abdullah Zubayr ibn al-Awwam was a sahabi, or companion, of Muhammad. He was included in the the election of Uthman. Sunnis regard him as one of the Ten Promised Paradise. He was the son of Awwam ibn Khuwaylid and the father of Abd Allah ibn Zubayr. His wife was Asma bint Abu Bakr, sister of Aisha. Their son was Abd-Allah ibn Zubayr. When Zubayr accepted Islam, his uncle wrapped him in a mat and passed smoke through his nose (ref). He had his sword broken when he defended Ali and Fatimah against Umar and was then sent ...

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al-Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib, (566–652) was an uncle of Muhammad. married Umm al-Fadl Lubaba and is the father of Abdullah ibn Abbas and Fadl ibn Abbas. He was only born a few years before his nephew, and was one of Muhammad's father's youngest brothers. He initially did not accept Islam, but did so later and got along well with his nephew. Through his son Abdullah ibn Abbas, the later Abbasid dynasty would claim the title of caliph (literally "successor to the prophet. ...

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Amr ibn Hashim known as Abu Jahl (meaning father of folly/ignorance, see also Jahiliyyah) was named by Muhammad himself. He was one of the leaders in Mecca prior to the city's surrender to Muhammad's army. His son was Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl. Abu Jahl became the head of of the Banu Hashim after the death of Abu Talib, becoming one among the leaders of Quraish, and among the chieftains that in varying degrees kept a relentless hostility towards the Muslims. When a Muslim convert was discovered among the hierarchy of a tribe, Abu Jahl would reprimand the convert and then ridicule him in front o ...

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Jundub ibn Junadah ibn Sakan (Arabic جُندب بن جَنادة), better known as Abu Dharr, Abu Dharr al-Ghafari, or Abu Tharr Al-Ghefari (Arabic أبو ذر الغفاري) was an early convert to Islam. He belonged to the Banu Ghifari, the Ghifar tribe. No date of birth is known. He died in 652 CE, at al-Rabadha, in the desert near Medina. Abu Dharr is remembered for his strict piety and also his opposition to the caliph Uthman ibn Affan. He is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of the Four Companions, early Muslims who wer ...

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The Umayyad Dynasty (Arabic بنو أمية banū umayya / الأمويون al-umawiyyūn); Persian امویان (Omaviyân), Turkish, Emevi, ) was the first dynasty of caliphs of the Prophet Muhammad who were not closely related to Muhammad himself, though they were of the same Meccan tribe, the Quraish. The first dynasty reigned from CE 661 to CE 750. Ironically, the clan from which the Umayyads originated had originally been bitter enemies. Umayyad - Umayyad rulers. Muawiyah had been ...

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In Islam, one can pray for God to curse someone. This is done with the arabic word "La'nat". "La'nat" means deprivation, and can be used in expresions such as "La'anatullah", "May (he/she/it) be deprived of Gods (blessings)". So, the curse is not to be understood as gaining evil, rather of losing the blessings of God. Curses in Islam - Quran & Sunnah. There are in the Qur'an several verses where God deprived human populations from Gods blessings (cursed) because of their sins:

This person is among the Sahaba of Muhammad . Ammar bin Yasir( Arabic عمار بن ياسر) is one of the most famous Sahaba and was among the slaves freed by Abu Bakr. He is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of the Four Companions, early Muslims who were followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Ammar ibn Yasir - Before Islam. Ammar was born in the Year of the Elephant. Therefore he is as old as Muhammad. Ammar was a friend of the Muhammad even before Islam. He was one of t ...

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Ali - Birth Ali - Early life Ali - Ali in Medina Ali - The death of Muhammad 632 CE Ali - Inheritance Ali - Succession to the caliphate Ali - Caliphate Ali - Death Ali - Descendants Ali - Legacy
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