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Sahaba (Companions), Tabi'in (Successors), Hadith narrators, scholars and other historical figures from the early Islamic period and beyond.
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Euric was a Visigothic king who expanded the kingdom's territory in Gaul and Hispania, defeating Roman forces and establishing independence.
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Fatima was the daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali, revered in Islam especially by Shia Muslims.
Paternal grandmother of the Prophet Muhammad, from Banu Makhzum.
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Faḍīl ibn Sulaymān was a trustworthy tabiʿi narrator known for his accurate transmission of hadith, cited in several chains in Sahih al-Bukhari.
11th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ and, according to most genealogists, the eponymous ancestor of Quraysh — his nickname was "Quraysh" (variously interpreted as "to gather" or "a small shark"). His descendants — through Ghālib then Luʾayy — became the Quraysh of Mecca.
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Furrās ibn Saʿīd was a reliable tabi‘i narrator known for his accurate hadith transmission.
Wife of Abū Ṭālib and mother of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib, and ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib. From Banū Hāshim (her father Asad was a son of Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf — making her the Prophet's ﷺ first cousin once removed, and ʿAlī both his cousin paternally AND maternally through this line). Treated the orphaned Muhammad ﷺ as her own son when he came under Abū Ṭālib's care. Among the early Muslims; migrated to Medina. The Prophet ﷺ wept at her funeral and gave his own shirt to be her shroud, and lay in her grave saying: "O God, forgive my mother Fāṭima bint Asad..."
Youngest and most beloved daughter of the Prophet ﷺ. The only one of his children whose progeny survived (through her sons al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn — the entire Sayyid/Sharīf lineage of the Muslim world descends from her). Married her cousin ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib in 2 AH / 624 CE in Medina. Mother of al-Ḥasan, al-Ḥusayn, Zaynab, and Umm Kulthūm. The Prophet ﷺ said of her: "Fāṭima is part of me; whoever angers her angers me." Survived her father by only six months — she died in 11 AH, having grieved him intensely. Buried in al-Baqīʿ.
Wife of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib and paternal grandmother of the Prophet ﷺ. From Banū Makhzūm of Quraysh. Mother of Abdullāh (the Prophet's father), Abū Ṭālib (father of ʿAlī), al-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, and ʿĀtika, Barra, and Umayma — three of the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunts.
Ghalib ibn Abd al-Rahman was a prominent general and chamberlain who initially allied with Almanzor but later became his rival until his death in 981.
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10th paternal grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ.
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Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri was a military commander serving Mu'awiya, notable for his role in the conquest of Armenia.
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Hafs ibn Ghiyath al-Kufi was a reliable hadith transmitter from Kufa, known for his accuracy and trustworthiness in early Islamic tradition.
Hafs ibn ʿUmar al-Kufi was a notable hadith narrator from Kufa known for his reliable memory and accuracy, transmitting from prominent tabi'in and cited by many later hadith scholars.
Hafsa bint Umar was the fourth wife of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. She is noted for preserving a manuscript of the Qur'an and narrating many hadiths.
Hajjaj was a powerful Umayyad governor of Iraq who crushed Kharijite revolts and exiled or imprisoned their leaders.
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