239 results for “messenger”
Clear filterThe final Prophet and Messenger of Allah, sent as a mercy to all of mankind.
The first human being and first prophet, created by Allah from clay.
An early prophet known for his piety and wisdom, raised to a high station by...
Prophet who preached for 950 years and was saved with the believers...
Prophet sent to the people of Ad, who were destroyed for rejecting ...
Prophet sent to the people of Thamud with the miraculous she-camel ...
The friend of Allah (Khalilullah) who built the Kabah and is the patriarch of monotheism.
Nephew of Ibrahim, sent to the people of Sodom who were destroyed for their transgressions.
...f Ibrahim who helped build the Kabah and is the ancestor of Prophet Muhammad.
...m and Sarah, father of Yaqub, and ancestor of the Israelite prophets.
Son of Ishaq, also called Israel, father of the twelve tribes including Yusuf.
Son of Yaqub whose story of patience through betrayal, imprisonment, and rise to power fills an entire surah.
Prophet renowned for his extraordinary patience through severe illn...
Prophet sent to the people of Madyan, calling them to honest trade ...
The most frequently mentioned prophet in the Quran, who received the Torah and led the Israelites...
Brother and helper of Musa, known for his eloquence.
A prophet mentioned twice in the Quran among the patient and righteou...
Prophet and king who received the Zabur (Psalms) and was known for ...
Son of Dawud, prophet and king given dominion over jinn, animals, and the wind.
Prophet who called the Israelites away from the worship of Baal.
A prophet mentioned in the Quran among the favored and righteous.
Prophet swallowed by a whale who repented; his people were the only...
Guardian of Maryam who was granted a son, Yahya, in his old age.
Son of Zakariya, a noble and chaste prophet who confirmed the coming of Isa.
Born miraculously to Maryam, given the Injil, performed miracles by Allah permission, and was raised to heaven.
First wife of the Prophet and the first person to accept Islam.
The first wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the first person to accept Islam. A successf...
The Prophet uncle and progenitor of the Abbasid dynasty.
The uncle of the Prophet, called the Lion of Allah, martyred at Uhud.
The Prophet's paternal uncle, titled 'The Lion of Allah' and 'The Maste...
...extreme asceticism and outspoken advocacy for the poor. The Prophet described him as the most truthful in speech, likening his ...
Adopted son of the Prophet and the only companion mentioned by name in the Quran.
... promised Paradise, called the trustee of this ummah by the Prophet.
One of the ten promised Paradise, called by the Prophet 'the Trustworthy One of this Ummah.' Abu Ubaydah served as ...
Called Sayf Allah (Sword of Allah) by the Prophet, one of the greatest military commanders in history.
Wife of the Prophet whose marriage to him was commanded by Allah in the Quran.
...e of the earliest converts and foremost Quran reciters, the Prophet told people to learn Quran from him.
...or his bravery at the Battle of Uhud, where he shielded the Prophet with his own body, sustaining severe wounds.
One of the ten promised Paradise and the son of the Prophet's aunt Safiyyah. Az-Zubayr was the first to draw his sword ...
Daughter of Abu Bakr who helped the Prophet during the Hijrah, called Dhat an-Nitaqayn (She of the Two ...
One of the ten promised Paradise who shielded the Prophet with his body at Uhud.
... of the ten promised Paradise, the disciple (hawari) of the Prophet.
Wife of the Prophet known for her wisdom, intelligence, and counsel.
... fourth Rightly-Guided Caliph, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet, known for his bravery and knowledge.
...wledgeable of the ummah in halal and haram according to the Prophet.
Wife of the Prophet, daughter of Umar, and guardian of the first written copy o...
Youngest daughter of the Prophet and wife of Ali, leader of the women of Paradise.
Chief scribe of the Prophet who led the compilation of the Quran under Abu Bakr and Uth...
The chief scribe of the Prophet's revelation and a master of multiple languages. Zayd was t...
Servant of the Prophet for ten years and one of the last Companions to die, narrat...
Wife of the Prophet and one of the greatest scholars of Islam, narrating over 2...
... from the Ansar who participated in twelve battles with the Prophet.
Son of Zayd ibn Harithah, the beloved of the Prophet, appointed commander of an army at age seventeen.
A devout companion who had permission from the Prophet to write down hadith, narrating approximately 700.
...wn as the interpreter of the Quran (Tarjuman al-Quran), the Prophet prayed for his understanding.
Grandson of the Prophet who abdicated the caliphate to unite the Muslims, fulfillin...
The eldest grandson of the Prophet through Fatimah and Ali, called by the Prophet 'the leader ...
Younger grandson of the Prophet, son of Ali and Fatimah. Martyred at Karbala (61 AH / 680 C...
The younger grandson of the Prophet through Fatimah and Ali, called by the Prophet 'the leader ...
The Prophet nursemaid from childhood, he called her his mother after hi...
Called the master of the Quran reciters by the Prophet.
The keeper of the Prophet secret regarding the hypocrites.
Hosted the Prophet in his home when he first arrived in Medina during the Hijr...
The second wife of the Prophet after Khadijah, known for her generosity.
...panion who had memorized the Quran and was permitted by the Prophet to lead her household in prayer.
The woman who argued with the Prophet about her husband, prompting the revelation of Surah al-Muj...
A female companion who fought to protect the Prophet at the Battle of Uhud.
One of the seven fuqaha of Medina and a freed slave of the Prophet wife Maymunah.
Author of the earliest biography of Prophet Muhammad, preserved through Ibn Hisham editing.
...at al-Kubra, the first major biographical dictionary of the Prophet companions and successors.
...ucing as-Sirah an-Nabawiyyah, the standard biography of the Prophet.
...onumental Tafsir at-Tabari and Tarikh at-Tabari (History of Prophets and Kings). His tafsir is the most comprehensive classical...
...ns to the early Sufis. Also compiled Dala'il an-Nubuwwah on prophetic miracles.
...tinople in 857 AH (1453 CE), fulfilling the prophecy of the Prophet. A patron of Islamic scholarship and architecture who spoke...
...er commentaries. Also wrote al-Mawahib al-Laduniyyah on the Prophet's biography.
...uda war-Rashad,' one of the most comprehensive books on the Prophetic biography (sirah).
...e Shafi'i school in Mecca and historian, author of works on Prophetic biography and the history of Mecca.
...a,' the most celebrated work on the rights and honor of the Prophet Muhammad.
... who authored 'Simthut Thahabin,' a devotional poem for the Prophet Muhammad widely chanted in Southeast Asia.
...ks defending traditional Islamic scholarship and collecting prophetic praises.
...ak), the most famous and widely recited praise poem for the Prophet Muhammad.
...holar from Aleppo, author of works on the attributes of the Prophet Muhammad and hadith sciences.
Paternal uncle of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and one of the most vehement opponents of Islam,...
The chief leader of Qurayshi opposition to the Prophet ﷺ, known as the 'Pharaoh of this Ummah', killed at the Batt...
...carrier of firewood' for her active role in persecuting the Prophet ﷺ.
...or who placed the intestines of a slaughtered animal on the Prophet ﷺ during prayer, and was executed after the Battle of Badr.
...shi enemy who mocked the resurrection and was killed by the Prophet ﷺ personally at Uhud — one of only three individuals the Pr...
...ences, author of major English-language works on hadith and prophetic tradition.
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, ma...
The daughter of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, one of the four g...
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali and Fatimah, martyred at Karbala in 61 AH.
A wife of the Prophet ﷺ whose marriage brought freedom to a hundred families of h...
A wife of the Prophet ﷺ of Jewish descent, who converted to Islam and is honored ...
The last wife married by the Prophet ﷺ, known for her deep piety and narration of hadith.
The first woman, wife of Prophet Adam AS, created from him and the mother of all humanity.
Son of Adam AS, the first person to die and the first martyr in human history.
Son of Adam AS who committed the first murder in human history by killing his brother Habil.
The tyrannical king who threw Prophet Ibrahim into the fire and claimed to be god.
First wife of Prophet Ibrahim AS and mother of Prophet Ishaq AS.
Father (or paternal uncle) of Prophet Ibrahim AS, an idol-maker who refused to accept the truth.
The successor of Prophet Musa AS who led the Israelites into the Holy Land. Consider...
...e wife of the Egyptian minister al-Aziz who tried to seduce Prophet Yusuf AS and later acknowledged his innocence.
Mother of Prophet Isa AS, one of the four greatest women in Islamic history, ...
The wife of Prophet Nuh AS who disbelieved and was destroyed in the flood, a Qu...
The mother of Prophet Musa AS who received divine revelation to place him in the ...
Daughter of Prophet Shuayb and wife of Prophet Musa AS, whose family sheltered ...
The full brother of Prophet Yusuf AS, son of Yaqub and Rachel, who was kept by Yusuf in...
The Israelite prophet who appointed Talut (Saul) as king at the request of the Is...
...velation who brought the Quran to the Prophet ﷺ and was the messenger between Allah and all the prophets.
The mother of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died when he was six years old.
The grandfather of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and chief of the Quraysh, who raised him after h...
The father of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who died before his son's birth on a trading jo...
The Prophet's uncle who raised and fiercely protected him for his entir...
The Bedouin woman who nursed the infant Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, in whose care he experienced the opening of his...
The Coptic woman gifted to the Prophet ﷺ from Egypt, mother of his son Ibrahim, and one of his con...
A wife of the Prophet ﷺ who died only eight months after their marriage, renowned...
The learned Christian cousin of Khadijah who recognized the Prophet's first revelation as the same Namus (Jibril) who came to M...
The first ambassador of Islam, sent by the Prophet to Medina before the Hijra, whose preaching brought hundred...
...ading Jewish rabbi of Medina who immediately recognized the Prophet ﷺ as a true prophet upon his arrival and converted to Islam...
...d father of Hind bint Utbah who tried to negotiate with the Prophet and was killed at Badr.
...nd was destroyed by Allah's army of birds — in the year the Prophet ﷺ was born.
The Byzantine Emperor who received the Prophet's letter inviting him to Islam and privately acknowledged t...
The Persian emperor who tore up the Prophet's letter — and was himself torn apart, his empire dismember...
The ruler of Egypt who received the Prophet's letter, responded respectfully, and sent gifts including ...
...r of Medina who incited war against the Muslims, mocked the Prophet in poetry, and was killed after the Battle of Badr.
The wise man honored in the Quran (Surah Luqman) for his counsel to his son — a model of tawحid, gratitude, prayer, and character.
The beloved wife of Prophet Yaqub AS and mother of Yusuf and Binyamin — the wife for wh...
The dedicated companions of Prophet Isa AS who declared 'We are the helpers of Allah' — mention...
Eldest daughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah. Married Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi before...
Second daughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah. Married Uthman ibn Affan and emigrat...
Third daughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah. After sister Ruqayyah died, she marr...
The first son of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah, who died in infancy. The Prophet was...
The last child of Prophet Muhammad, born to Maria al-Qibtiyyah in 8 AH. Died as an in...
The first wet nurse of Prophet Muhammad, a slave of Abu Lahab who nursed him for several d...
The elder daughter of Laban and first wife of Prophet Yaqub AS (Jacob), mother of Lawi (Levi) and Yahudha (Judah)...
The second son of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah, known by the kunyahs al-Tayyib (the ...
... gave one of the most courageous speeches of loyalty to the Prophet.
The adopted son of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and commander of the Muslim forces at the Battle...
...er Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, where he was martyred in 8 AH. The Prophet praised his poetry as filled with divine truth.
...he wealthiest man among the Ansar. Famous for shielding the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud with his own body. His wife was Umm Sulaym, and h...
A wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and daughter of Abu Sufyan. She was among the ea...
... Sa'idah, he was the Ansar's candidate for caliph after the Prophet's death but Abu Bakr was chosen. He emigrated to Syria wher...
...ah, and a man known for his beautiful Quran recitation. The Prophet said the angels would descend to listen when he recited.
Daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, born after the Prophet's death (hence a Tabi'iyyah, not a Sahabiyah). She married ...
The last companion of the Prophet ﷺ to be born during the Prophet's lifetime who had a known ...
...e few companions permitted to write down hadiths during the Prophet's lifetime — the Sahifa al-Sadiqa.
... delegate who negotiated the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah with the Prophet ﷺ. He converted to Islam at the Conquest of Makkah and late...
The most famous of the false prophets who arose during and after the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ missio...
One of the false prophets of the Riddah period, from the Banu Taghlib tribe. She led...
A false prophet from the Banu Asad tribe who arose during the Prophet's lif...
The Prophet's ﷺ poet, an Ansari companion known as 'Poet of the Prophet...
...m, he accepted Islam after the Conquest of Makkah after the Prophet ﷺ gave him time to consider and loaned him armour for the B...
...orse, becoming the first woman to die in a naval jihad. The Prophet ﷺ had foretold her martyrdom.
An Ansari companion known as the 'orator of the Prophet ﷺ' (khatib al-nabi). He was famous for his eloquent speech ...
...gside Bilal. He is referenced in Surah Abasa (80:1-10). The Prophet ﷺ appointed him as stand-in governor of Madinah during mili...
...al-Shahadatayn ('the one with two testimonies') because the Prophet ﷺ declared his single testimony to be equivalent to that of...
...ught at Badr, and was present at all major battles with the Prophet ﷺ.
...race the faith. He and his brother Amr ibn Sa'id served the Prophet ﷺ as secretaries. He participated in both Hijrahs to Abyssi...
A companion of the Prophet ﷺ and a major hadith narrator, known for his piety and asce...
...ity and was the first non-Arab to narrate directly from the Prophet ﷺ. He was a Palestinian from the Banu Lakhm tribe and was k...
...r Muslims, known as 'Dar al-Arqam' (House of al-Arqam). The Prophet ﷺ and the early companions would gather there secretly duri...
A companion who served as a scribe for the Prophet ﷺ, then apostatized and fled to Makkah. He was one of those...
...wn for his eloquence, generosity, and noble character — the Prophet ﷺ said he resembled him most in physical appearance. He par...
... martyred in battle at the Battle of Badr in 2 AH. When the Prophet ﷺ described Paradise awaiting the martyrs, Umayr threw away...
...secretly defected from the Confederate forces and, with the Prophet's ﷺ permission, used deception to sow discord among the Qur...
...erse was revealed. He participated in most battles with the Prophet ﷺ.
...Madinah (before the Hijrah). He was a foster brother of the Prophet ﷺ and the first husband of Umm Salamah (who later married t...
...Badr) and the first Muslim buried in al-Baqi' cemetery. The Prophet ﷺ wept over him and kissed his forehead after his death.
A companion and cousin of the Prophet ﷺ who led the first military expedition in Islam — the raid...
... is one of the companions who is reported to have asked the Prophet ﷺ about muzara'ah (crop-sharing contracts) and related agri...
...sari companion who participated in the expeditions with the Prophet ﷺ. Notable for narrating the famous hadith about the Prophe...
...lical stories). He was a major transmitter of stories about prophets and ancient history, though scholars are cautious about hi...
A cousin and former adversary of the Prophet ﷺ who was one of the last to accept Islam before the Conque...
...ur companions who compiled the Quran during the time of the Prophet ﷺ. His narrations and aphorisms on wisdom and zuhd are wide...
An Ansari companion whom the Prophet ﷺ permitted to lead the prayer in her own household — a fac...
...er they die, narrated when his mother died and he asked the Prophet ﷺ if he could still honor her.
...me to Madinah after Badr with the intent to assassinate the Prophet ﷺ. When he confessed his plan to the Prophet, he was so ast...
...ed the banner of the Muhajirun at the Battle of Yamama. The Prophet ﷺ ordered that the Quran be learned from four people, and S...
A freed slave and servant of the Prophet ﷺ originally from the Coptic people. He was gifted to the P...
...rage at the Battle of Uhud, where she fought to protect the Prophet ﷺ with a sword and bow after the archers abandoned their po...
...Ali ibn Abi Talib and a very early companion who raised the Prophet ﷺ as if her own son after the death of his mother Aminah. S...
The Ethiopian servant of the Prophet's ﷺ father Abdullah and one of the first people to care for...
...bn Abi Talib and Fatimah al-Zahra, and granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ. She survived the Battle of Karbala (61 AH) and delivered...
...lamic poet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma. He initially lampooned the Prophet ﷺ with poetry but later came to Madinah, accepted Islam, an...
A companion who was one of the youngest to accompany the Prophet ﷺ and the only young companion whose narration the Prophet ...
...t Mosque of Damascus (the Umayyad Mosque), expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, the conquest of al-Andalus (Spain) by ...
...aybiyyah Treaty. He escaped his Meccan captors to reach the Prophet but was handed back under the treaty terms, causing grief a...
...ces differ on whether she became a wife or concubine of the Prophet. She accepted Islam and died before him. Her story is part ...
...is particularly known for narrating the hadith in which the Prophet listed seven types of martyrdom besides being killed in bat...
...in the Battle of Badr and all subsequent campaigns with the Prophet. He was a hafidh of hadith and settled in Madinah, narratin...
... Malik and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam. The Prophet is reported to have said there are disheveled, dusty men wh...
...n who was lame but insisted on fighting at Uhud despite the Prophet's offer to excuse him, declaring he wished to walk with his...
...famously replied he would not want even a thorn to harm the Prophet. His answer became a celebrated expression of the companion...
...ations represent the earliest systematic effort to preserve prophetic traditions in literary form. He died in 150 AH.
Companion entrusted by the Prophet with knowledge of hypocrites and signs of the Last Hour; kn...
Wife of the Prophet; one of the most learned of his wives; her patience in wido...
Wife of the Prophet; her marriage to the Prophet led to the freeing of 100 Musl...
...Maghazi is the earliest extant comprehensive account of the Prophet's military expeditions.
...ubra, the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of the Prophet's Companions and early Muslim generations.
A physically deformed Companion who died as a martyr. The Prophet ﷺ personally arranged his marriage and wept over his body, ...
One of the four Companions the Prophet ﷺ commanded Muslims to learn the Quran from. A freed slave ...
...n Given Glad Tidings of Paradise). He famously shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud with his body, suffering a paralyzed hand in doin...
...lam. Famous for his bold speech at the Battle of Badr — the Prophet ﷺ praised him highly for it.
One of the greatest Companions and jurists. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever wants to recite the Quran fresh as when it...
One of the most prolific narrators of hadith. The Prophet ﷺ gave him special permission to write down hadiths. Known ...
...narrations. He devoted himself entirely to accompanying the Prophet ﷺ and memorizing his sayings.
The son of Husayn ibn Ali and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Survived Karbala. Known as 'Zayn al-Abidin' (the Ornament of the Worshippers) for his extraordinary
...dge and 'Tarjuman al-Quran' (Interpreter of the Quran). The Prophet ﷺ prayed for him to be given understanding of religion.
Granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ and daughter of Ali and Fatimah. She was also present at ...
Mother of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. She died when he was approximately six years ol...
... refuge to two men during the Conquest of Makkah, which the Prophet ﷺ honored.
Son of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib and cousin of the Prophet ﷺ. Narrated hadith from the Prophet and performed key roles...
...st seven Muslims. The only horseman at Badr, praised by the Prophet ﷺ for his loyalty.
...am and wrote the famous qasida Banat Su'ad in praise of the Prophet ﷺ.
Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ and son of Ali and Fatimah. Briefly led the caliphate bef...
Tabi'i companion of the Prophet's companions, tribal leader of Basra, and exemplar of forbe...
Companion who narrated from the Prophet ﷺ in many important hadith, including the description of Is...
Companion born in Madinah during the Prophet's lifetime. Known for narrating the hadith 'The halal is cl...
Female warrior companion who protected the Prophet ﷺ at the Battle of Uhud with her sword and bow.
One of the Ten Promised Paradise. Shielded the Prophet ﷺ with his own body at Uhud, earning the title 'Talha the G...
...rab News, known for his English biography Muhammad: Man and Prophet.
...raphical accounts of the wives and female companions of the Prophet.
...emporary Egyptian Islamic author known for Women Around the Messenger, presenting biographical accounts of the female companions ...
... the Companions of the Prophet, particularly Men Around the Messenger (Rijal Hawla al-Rasul).
...bd al-Aziz and among the foremost authorities in hadith and prophetic biography.
...d grandson of Abu Talha al-Ansari, a major companion of the Prophet.
...l-As al-Thaqafi, who transmitted from his family's chain of prophetic tradition.
...Sulayman ibn Yasar, known for his piety and transmission of prophetic traditions.
...asceticism, who transmitted from numerous companions of the Prophet.
...olar and governor of Medina, known for his knowledge of the Prophet's biography and hadith.
...the earliest figures involved in the formal codification of prophetic traditions.
The last surviving companion of the Prophet Muhammad to die, who lived to approximately 110 AH and was ...
Medinan tabi'i scholar and nephew of the Prophet's wife Maymuna bint al-Harith, a reliable narrator of proph...
Syrian tabi'i scholar who met many companions of the Prophet and was a major transmitter of the prophetic tradition in t...
Senior Kufan tabi'i who traveled to meet the Prophet but arrived after his death, and subsequently became one of...
...an female scholar and hadith narrator, step-daughter of the Prophet Muhammad through her mother Umm Salama.
Great-granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of al-Husayn ibn Ali, known for her i...
...aughter of al-Husayn ibn Ali and great-granddaughter of the Prophet, a respected hadith narrator and prominent figure of the Ha...
...ar who lived over 120 years and was among those who saw the Prophet Muhammad.