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sahabi Bilal ibn Rabah

The first muezzin of Islam, an Abyssinian former slave who endured severe torture for his faith.

sahabi Jafar ibn Abi Talib

Brother of Ali who led the migration to Abyssinia and was martyred at the Battle of Mutah.

sahabi Najashi (Ashama ibn Abjar)

The just Christian king of Abyssinia who gave refuge to the first Muslim emigrants and eventuall...

Pre-Islamic Abraha al-Ashram

The Abyssinian viceroy of Yemen who marched with elephants to destroy the...

sahabi Ruqayyah, daughter of the Prophet

...hadijah. Married Uthman ibn Affan and emigrated with him to Abyssinia, then Madinah. Died 2 AH while the Prophet was at Badr.

sahabi Umm Habibah (wife of the Prophet)

...bu Sufyan. She was among the early Muslims who emigrated to Abyssinia, where her first husband apostatized and died. The Prophet ...

sahabi Wahshi ibn Harb

The Abyssinian slave who killed Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle o...

sahabi Utba ibn Ghazwan al-Mazini

An early companion and one of the first emigrants to Abyssinia. Appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab as commander in Iraq, he ...

sahabi Khalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-As

...rophet ﷺ as secretaries. He participated in both Hijrahs to Abyssinia and later served as governor of Yemen and a commander in th...

sahabi Uthman ibn Mazun

One of the earliest converts to Islam and a prominent companion known for his extreme asceticism. He was the first Muslim to die in Madinah (before the Battle o

sahabi Hisham ibn al-As

...akkah, he and his brother were separated — Amr emigrated to Abyssinia but Hisham was prevented by his tribe. He later emigrated t...

sahabi Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah

...Badr). He was among the first Muslims and emigrated to both Abyssinia and Madinah. He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama fighti...

sahabi Utbah ibn Masud

...ert from Makkah and a skilled Quran reciter who migrated to Abyssinia. He was captured at Badr initially on the Qurayshi side bef...