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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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Abu Quhafa
أبو قحافة
Quraysh

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Abu Ruhm
Ash'ari

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
أبو سعيد سعد بن مالك بن سنان الخزرجي الخدري
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Abu Sa'id · al-Khudri
631 CE – 683 CE · Khudrah

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri was a young companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a prolific narrator of hadith, known for his participation in early Islamic battles and his residence in Medina.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
أبو سعيد سعد بن مالك بن سنان الخزرجي الخدري
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Abu Sa'id · al-Khudri
631 CE – 683 CE · Khudra (Ansar)

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri was a young companion of the Prophet Muhammad from the Ansar tribe, renowned for narrating over 1170 hadiths and participating in key early Islamic battles.

Abu Salamah Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Ja'd
أبي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن
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Abu Salamah
641 CE – 728 CE · Quraysh

Abu Salamah Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Ja'd was a prominent tabi'i and reliable hadith transmitter from Madinah, known for his piety and close companionship with the Prophet's companions.

Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
أبو سلمة
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Abu Salamah
641 CE – 675 CE · Quraysh

Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf was a prominent tabi'i and reliable hadith narrator from Madinah, known for his piety and close companionship with the Prophet's family.

Abu Shabibah
أبي شبيبة

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Abu Shahab
أبو شهاب
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Abu Shahab
d. 767 CE

Abu Shahab was a trustworthy hadith narrator of the third generation, respected for his precision and reliability.

Abu Shaybah
أبي شيبة

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Abu Talib
أبو طالب (عبد مناف)
Quraysh

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Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
أبو طالب بن عبد المطلب
d. 619 CE · Quraysh

Uncle and protector of Muhammad who cared for him after his grandfather's death until his own death in 619.

Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
أبو عبيدة بن الجراح
Abu Ubayda
583 CE – 639 CE

Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah was a prominent companion of Prophet Muhammad, a trusted military commander during the early Muslim conquests, and a governor of Syria under Caliph Umar. He was known for his bravery, modesty, and leadership, and was one of the ten companions promised Paradise. He died in 639 during the Plague of Amwas.

Abu Uffa
أبي أوفى

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Abu Umamah al-Bahili
أَبُو أُمَامَةَ ٱلۡبَاهِلِي
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Abu Umamah · al-Bahili
631 CE – 675 CE · Bahila

Abu Umamah al-Bahili was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his piety and narrations of hadith, who participated in early Islamic battles and settled in Syria.

Abu al-'As
Quraysh

Abu al-'As was one of the children of Umayya ibn Abd-Shams.

Abu al-'Is
Quraysh

Abu al-'Is was one of the children of Umayya ibn Abd-Shams.

Abu al-Aas ibn al-Rabee
Abu al-Aas
Quraysh

Companion of Muhammad and husband of Zainab bint Muhammad.

Abu al-Ghaith
سليمان جاسم سليمان علي أبو غيث
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Abu al-Ghaith
b. 1965 CE

Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abu Ghaith is a Kuwaiti former al-Qaeda spokesman known for his role in promoting the organisation's ideology and his conviction in the United States for terrorism-related charges.

Abu al-Mughira al-Hazimi
محمد بن علي الباقر
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Abu Ja'far · al-Baqir
676 CE – 732 CE · Banu Hazim

Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir was a prominent early Islamic scholar and the fifth Shia imam, known for his foundational contributions to Shia jurisprudence and theology during the Umayyad period.

Abu al-ʿĀliyah
أبي العالية
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Abu al-ʿĀliyah
d. 776 CE

Abu al-ʿĀliyah was a notable hadith narrator of the third generation, recognised for his reliability and piety within early Islamic tradition.

Abu l-Aish Ahmad

Abu l-Aish Ahmad was the Idrisid ruler preceding Al-Hasan ibn al-Qasim Jannun, ruling until 954.

Abu ʿAmer Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿAmer al-Maʿafiri
أبو عامر محمد بن عبد الله بن أبي عامر المعافري
Abu ʿAmer · al-Manṣūr
938 CE – 1002 CE · al-Ma'afir

Abu ʿAmer Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿAmer al-Maʿafiri, nicknamed al-Manṣūr or Almanzor, was a powerful Andalusi military leader and statesman who served as the hajib and chancellor of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba. He rose from modest beginnings to become the de facto ruler of Islamic Iberia, leading numerous military campaigns against Christian kingdoms and consolidating political power during the reign of Caliph Hisham II. His rule marked a period of military success and internal reforms, though his legacy is mixed due to his authoritarian control and court intrigues.

Abān ibn ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān
أبان بن عثمان بن عفان
Narrator
639 CE – 699 CE · Quraysh

Abān ibn ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān was a tabi'i and son of the third caliph ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, known for his reliable narration of hadith and piety.

Abū Bakr
عبد الله بن أبي قحافة
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Abū Bakr · al-Ṣiddīq
573 CE – 634 CE · Quraysh

Abū Bakr as-Ṣiddīq was the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate and the closest companion of the Prophet Muḥammad, playing a pivotal role in early Islamic history.

Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq
أبو بكر الصديق
Abū Bakr · al-Ṣiddīq (the Truthful), ʿAtīq, Khalīfat Rasūl Allāh (Successor to the Messenger of God)
573 CE – 634 CE · Banū Taym

First Rashidun caliph (11-13 AH / 632-634 CE). Closest companion of the Prophet ﷺ — "the Companion in the Cave" (Q 9:40 — the Prophet's sole human companion during the Hijra). The first free male to embrace Islam. Father of ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr (Mother of the Believers). Title "al-Ṣiddīq" ("the Truthful") given by the Prophet ﷺ for his unhesitating belief in the Isrāʾ wal-Miʿrāj. As caliph, fought the Ridda Wars (apostasy wars) which preserved the unity of the Muslim community after the Prophet's ﷺ death; commissioned the first compilation of the Qurʾān after the deaths of so many ḥuffāẓ at Yamāma. Buried beside the Prophet ﷺ in ʿĀʾisha's chamber in Medina. Genealogy meets the Prophet at Murra ibn Kaʿb (8 generations back).

Abū Bakrah
أبو بكرة الثقفي
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Abū Bakrah
d. 652 CE · Banū Salamah

Abū Bakrah, also known as Nufayʿ ibn al-Ḥārith, was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of the Banū Salamah tribe, noted for narrating many hadiths.

Abū Bishr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Khuzāʿī
أبي بشر عبد الرحمن بن عبد الرحمن الخزاعي
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Abū Bishr · al-Khuzāʿī
d. 776 CE · Khuzāʿah

Abū Bishr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Khuzāʿī was a trustworthy hadith narrator from the third generation, known for his reliability and precision in transmitting hadith.

Abū Burdaʿ al-ʿAnsārī
أبو القاسم الأنصاري
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Abu al-Qasim · Sayf al-Nazr
d. 1118 CE · Ansar

Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari was a Persian Sunni scholar and Ash'arite theologian of the Islamic Golden Age, known for his contributions to Shafi'i jurisprudence, hadith studies, and Sufism.

Abū Mūsā
أبي موسى
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Abū Mūsā
d. 664 CE · Ashʿarī

Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and an early Muslim leader known for his knowledge and piety.

Abū Qatādah al-Fihri
أبو قتادة الفهري
Quraysh

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