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Sixth wife of the Prophet ﷺ. From Banū Makhzūm of Quraysh. Widow of Abū Salama ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Asad (martyr of Uḥud). Married the Prophet ﷺ in Shawwāl 4 AH / 626 CE. Highly intelligent and respected — at Ḥudaybiyya, when the companions were reluctant to perform their sacrifice and shave their heads, the Prophet ﷺ took her advice and they immediately followed. A major hadith narrator (~378 reports). Last of the Prophet's wives to die.

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Meccan noblewoman, initially opponent of Muhammad, later converted to Islam; married to Abu Sufyan.

Wife of Abū Sufyān, mother of Muʿāwiya, daughter of ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa (killed at Badr). Famously hired the Abyssinian slave Waḥshī ibn Ḥarb to assassinate Ḥamza at Uḥud in revenge for her father. Accepted Islam at the Conquest of Mecca; the Prophet ﷺ told her: "Whoever enters the house of Abū Sufyān is safe."

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad caliph known for persecuting Muhammad al-Baqir and holding theological debates with him.

A prominent leader of the Banu Makhzum in late 6th century Mecca whose death marked a Quraysh dating system. Head of the Banu Hisham, the leading house of the Mughira line.

Hishām ibn Yūsuf al-Kalbī was a trustworthy hadith narrator of the third generation, known for his accurate transmission in many important isnāds.

Hishām ibn Zayd ibn Aslam was a reliable tabiʿi narrator from Kufa, known for transmitting hadith from early authorities including his father Zayd ibn Aslam.

Hishām ibn Ḥassān was a trustworthy third-generation narrator who died in 125 AH (743 CE), known for his accurate hadith transmission.

Humam ibn Munabbih was an early Islamic scholar and Tabi'i known for his role in hadith transmission, particularly from Abu Hurayrah. He lived during the early Islamic era and was active in Yemen and Damascus.

Humayd al-Tawil was a third-generation reliable hadith narrator known for his tall stature, which earned him the laqab al-Tawil. He transmitted hadiths from early tabi'in and was respected for his accuracy.

Humayd ibn Abd al-Rahman was a trustworthy tabi'i narrator from Kufa known for his reliable transmission of hadith.

Humayd ibn Hilal al-Taymi was a reliable hadith transmitter from Kufa, known for his sound memory and accurate narration, belonging to the third generation of Islamic scholars.

Husayn ibn Ali was the third Shia imam and grandfather of Muhammad al-Baqir, martyred at Karbala.

Hásteinn was a Viking leader who co-commanded the 859 Viking expedition that plundered Nekor.

Hāshim ibn al-Qāsim was a reliable third-generation narrator known for his trustworthy transmission of hadith. He died around 180 AH (796 CE).

Great-grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ and eponymous founder of Banū Hāshim. He established the famous Quraysh trade caravans — riḥlat al-shitāʾ wa al-ṣayf ("the journey of winter and summer") — to Yemen in winter and to Sham (Syria) in summer, as praised in Sūrat Quraysh (106). He died in Gaza on a trade mission. His twin brother was ʿAbd Shams (ancestor of the Umayyads). Hāshim married Salmā bint ʿAmr of the Banū Najjār in Yathrib (Medina); their son was Shayba (= ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib), born in Yathrib.

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Ibn Bahdal was a key Kalb leader who supported Marwan ibn al-Hakam during the Umayyad succession crisis and led the tribe at the Battle of Marj Rahit.

Ibn Idrīs al-Ḥanẓalī was a prominent 9th-century hadith scholar and Athari theologian from Ray, known for his vast knowledge and reliability in hadith transmission.

Ibn Muljam was a Kharijite who assassinated Ali in 661 CE.

Ibn Muljim was a Kharijite dissident who assassinated Ali in 661 in retaliation for the defeat at Nahrawan.

Ibn Ziyad was an Umayyad governor and general who suppressed the Kufan revolt but was killed by Mukhtar's forces at Khazir.

Ibn al-Munkadir was a prominent Tabi'i and reliable hadith narrator from Kufa, known for his accuracy and trustworthiness.

Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib was a leading Medinan scholar and one of the foremost authorities of Islamic jurisprudence among the taba'een, renowned for his trustworthy hadith transmissions.

Ibn al-Zubayr opposed Umayyad rule, controlled Mecca and much of the caliphate for a time, and was killed after the siege of Mecca.

Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab was appointed by Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid in 800 as hereditary Emir of Ifriqiya, founding the Aghlabid dynasty which ruled until 909.

Ibrahim II ruled from 875 to 902 and led military campaigns in Sicily and Italy before dying during a siege in Italy.

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Ibrahim ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas was a notable Tabi'i and hadith transmitter from Madinah, known for his reliability and knowledge. He was the son of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad.