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Hawwa (Eve)
The wife of Adam and ancestral mother of humanity; the Quran identifies her through her relationship to Adam rather than by name.
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Sarah
Wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ishaq, associated with the Quranic announcement of a child in old age.
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Hajar (Hagar)
Mother of Ismail, closely associated with early settlement at Makkah, Zamzam and Safa and Marwah.
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Asiyah, wife of Pharaoh
Pharaoh’s wife, presented in the Quran as an example for believers and named Asiyah in hadith.
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Maryam bint Imran
Daughter of Imran and mother of Isa; a woman named in the Quran, with a surah bearing her name.
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Mother of Musa
The biological mother of Musa, whose protection of her infant and reunion with him are described in the Quran.
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Wife of Nuh
Wife of Nuh is mentioned in the Quran as an example of disbelief despite a family relationship with a prophet.
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Wife of Lut
Wife of Lut is mentioned in the Quran as an example of disbelief despite a family relationship with a prophet.
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The son of Nuh who drowned
The son of Nuh who declined the invitation to board the ark and drowned; the Quran does not name him.
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Wife of Musa
One of the two sisters at Madyan, one of whom Musa married; the Quran does not name her.
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Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (May Allah be pleased with her)
Muhammad’s first wife, the first believer in his message and his principal family support at the beginning of revelation.
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Sawdah bint Zamah (May Allah be pleased with her)
A wife of Muhammad after Khadijah’s death, among early Muslim women associated with migration.
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Aishah bint Abi Bakr (May Allah be pleased with her)
Mother of the Believers, daughter of Abu Bakr and a leading teacher of hadith, jurisprudence and the Prophet’s life.
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Hafsah bint Umar (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Umar and Mother of the Believers, custodian of the Quranic sheets collected under Abu Bakr.
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Zaynab bint Khuzaymah (May Allah be pleased with her)
Mother of the Believers, known as Umm al-Masakin for caring for and feeding poor people.
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Umm Salamah (Hind bint Abi Umayyah) (May Allah be pleased with her)
Emigrant companion, Mother of the Believers and hadith transmitter, particularly remembered for her counsel at Hudaybiyyah.
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Zaynab bint Jahsh (May Allah be pleased with her)
Wife and paternal-aunt’s daughter of the Prophet, known for charity and the Quranic marriage passage.
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Juwayriyah bint al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of al-Harith of Banu al-Mustaliq and Mother of the Believers, associated with emancipation, marriage and a hadith on remembrance.
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Umm Habibah (Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan) (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Abu Sufyan, an emigrant to Abyssinia and Mother of the Believers.
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Safiyyah bint Huyayy (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Huyayy of Banu al-Nadir, who became the Prophet’s wife after Khaybar.
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Maymunah bint al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with her)
Mother of the Believers and maternal aunt of Ibn Abbas, a transmitter of reports on worship and purification.
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Qasim ibn Muhammad
Son of Muhammad and Khadijah, associated with the Prophet’s kunyah Abu al-Qasim.
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Abdullah ibn Muhammad
Son of Muhammad and Khadijah, who died in childhood in Makkah.
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Zaynab bint Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Muhammad and Khadijah and wife of Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi, belonging to the Makkan and Medinan household history.
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Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Muhammad and Khadijah, wife of Uthman and an emigrant to Abyssinia.
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Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Muhammad and Khadijah, who married Uthman after Ruqayyah’s death.
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Fatimah bint Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Muhammad and Khadijah, wife of Ali and mother of Hasan and Husayn, a central member of the Ahl al-Bayt.
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Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
Son of Muhammad and Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah, born in Madinah and deceased in infancy.
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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him)
Close companion of the Prophet, companion on the Hijrah journey and the first caliph after him.
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Umar ibn al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him)
Second caliph, father of Hafsah and a major figure in the early Muslim state’s administrative development.
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Uthman ibn Affan (May Allah be pleased with him)
Third caliph, husband successively of Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum and commissioner of standard Quran copies.
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Ali ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, husband of Fatimah and fourth caliph, a central figure of the Ahl al-Bayt.
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Talhah ibn Ubaydullah (May Allah be pleased with him)
An early Muslim known for protecting the Prophet at Uhud and for the promise of Paradise.
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Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet’s paternal aunt’s son, husband of Asma bint Abi Bakr and described as his hawari in hadith.
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early Muslim, emigrant, merchant and one of ten companions promised Paradise.
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Sad ibn Abi Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early Muslim, archer in the Prophet’s time and later military leader, among those promised Paradise.
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Said ibn Zayd (May Allah be pleased with him)
An early Muslim and one of ten promised Paradise, related by marriage to Umar’s family.
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Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Companion named Amir ibn Abdullah, described as the community’s trustworthy man and a major commander in Syria.
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Bilal ibn Rabah (May Allah be pleased with him)
An early Muslim, freed companion and the Prophet’s muezzin, persecuted for his faith in Makkah.
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Salman al-Farisi (May Allah be pleased with him)
Companion of Persian origin, known for his search for faith and counsel on balanced devotion.
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Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Companion from Daws and one of the principal transmitters of the Prophet’s hadith.
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Anas ibn Malik (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion, son of Umm Sulaym and a long-serving attendant and transmitter of the Prophet.
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Asma bint Abi Bakr (May Allah be pleased with her)
Daughter of Abu Bakr, sister of Aishah and the companion known as Dhat al-Nitaqayn for preparing migration provisions.
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Umm Ayman (Barakah) (May Allah be pleased with her)
Companion associated with caring for the Prophet in childhood and mother of Usamah ibn Zayd.
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Umm Sulaym bint Milhan (May Allah be pleased with her)
Ansari companion, mother of Anas and participant in caring for the wounded.
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Umm Haram bint Milhan (May Allah be pleased with her)
Ansari companion, sister of Umm Sulaym and wife of Ubadah ibn al-Samit, associated with the naval expedition hadith.
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Nusaybah bint Kab (Umm Umarah) (May Allah be pleased with her)
Ansari companion remembered in biography for taking part in protecting the Prophet at Uhud.
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Sumayyah bint Khayyat (May Allah be pleased with her)
Mother of Ammar ibn Yasir, an early Muslim woman remembered as Islam’s first female martyr.
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Asma bint Umays (May Allah be pleased with her)
Companion who migrated to Abyssinia and Madinah, associated with the family of Jafar ibn Abi Talib.
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Khawlah bint Thalabah (May Allah be pleased with her)
Wife of Aws ibn al-Samit, whose complaint concerning zihar is identified in hadith with the opening of Al-Mujadilah.
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Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet’s uncle and foster brother, a defender of the early community and martyr at Uhud.
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Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet’s uncle and father of Ibn Abbas, a senior figure linking the Makkan family and Medinan community.
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Jafar ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet’s cousin, spokesman of the emigrants in Abyssinia and martyr at Mutah.
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Zayd ibn Harithah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Freed and beloved companion of the Prophet, father of Usamah and a companion named in the Quran.
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Usamah ibn Zayd (May Allah be pleased with him)
Son of Zayd and Umm Ayman, a beloved young companion appointed to command an army.
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Hasan ibn Ali (May Allah be pleased with him)
Son of Ali and Fatimah, grandson of the Prophet and leader associated with reconciliation between two Muslim groups.
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Husayn ibn Ali (May Allah be pleased with him)
Grandson of the Prophet, son of Ali and Fatimah and a central member of the Ahl al-Bayt killed at Karbala.
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Abdullah ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet’s cousin and a leading companion teacher of Quranic interpretation and law, who knew him as a youth.
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Abdullah ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with him)
Son of Umar, brother of Hafsah and companion noted for hadith and close attention to the Prophet’s practice.
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Abdullah ibn Masud (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early Muslim, leading Quran teacher and a foundational figure for learning in Kufah.
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Ubayy ibn Kab (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion, a scribe of revelation and leading Quran teacher.
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Zayd ibn Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion and revelation scribe central to collecting Quranic sheets and preparing standard copies.
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Muadh ibn Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion, Quran teacher and the Prophet’s representative to Yemen.
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Abu Musa al-Ashari (May Allah be pleased with him)
Yemeni companion named Abdullah ibn Qays, Quran reciter and later administrator.
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Abu al-Darda (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion and Quran teacher influential in learning in Syria.
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Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early companion known as Jundub, remembered for seeking truth and an austere life.
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Al-Miqdad ibn Amr (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early Muslim and companion at Badr, also known as al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad.
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Ammar ibn Yasir (May Allah be pleased with him)
Son of Yasir and Sumayyah, a persecuted early Muslim and active Medinan companion.
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Khalid ibn al-Walid (May Allah be pleased with him)
Qurashi commander who after conversion served the Prophet and the first caliphs in major military roles.
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Amr ibn al-As (May Allah be pleased with him)
Qurashi companion, commander and a leading figure of the first Muslim administration in Egypt.
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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion named Khalid ibn Zayd, an early host of the Prophet after the Hijrah.
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Jabir ibn Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion, prolific transmitter and a principal source for the Prophet’s pilgrimage.
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Abu Said al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion named Sad ibn Malik and a leading hadith teacher in Madinah.
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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (May Allah be pleased with him)
Trusted companion associated with confidential information and reports concerning trials.
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Musab ibn Umayr (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early Muslim from Makkah, an early teacher in Madinah and standard-bearer killed at Uhud.
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Sad ibn Muadh (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari leader of Aws and a major supporter of the early Medinan Muslim community.
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Sad ibn Ubadah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Khazraji Ansari leader and Aqabah representative known for hospitality and communal support.
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Usayd ibn Hudayr (May Allah be pleased with him)
Awsi Ansari leader, Quran reciter and close companion of the Prophet.
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Abbad ibn Bishr (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion devoted to the Quran and killed at Yamamah.
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Khabbab ibn al-Aratt (May Allah be pleased with him)
Persecuted early Muslim and emigrant preserving accounts of the first community’s sacrifices.
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Suhayb al-Rumi (May Allah be pleased with him)
Early Muslim and emigrant known as al-Rumi through a childhood spent in a Roman environment.
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Khubayb ibn Adi (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion executed in Makkah after capture, remembered for prayer before death.
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Abdullah ibn Rawahah (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari poet, participant in the Aqabah pledge and designated commander at Mutah.
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Abu Talhah al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion named Zayd ibn Sahl, husband of Umm Sulaym and a generous archer.
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Ubadah ibn al-Samit (May Allah be pleased with him)
Aqabah representative, companion at Badr and teacher in Syria, husband of Umm Haram.
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Kab ibn Malik (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari poet and companion known for truthfully admitting absence from Tabuk and the account of repentance.
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Tamim al-Dari (May Allah be pleased with him)
Companion of Palestinian origin, formerly Christian and narrator of the hadith on sincere counsel.
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Al-Bara ibn Azib (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion and transmitter preserving a firsthand account of the change of qiblah.
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Sahl ibn Sad (May Allah be pleased with him)
Ansari companion, long-lived Medinan transmitter and eyewitness to the Prophet’s pulpit.
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Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (May Allah be pleased with him)
Son of al-Zubayr and Asma, the first child born to the emigrants after the Hijrah in Madinah and a later leader.
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Mariyah al-Qibtiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her)
Muslim woman of Egyptian origin and mother of the Prophet’s son Ibrahim.
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Halimah al-Sadiyyah
Foster mother of Banu Sad associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s early childhood.
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Fatimah bint Asad (May Allah be pleased with her)
Wife of Abu Talib, mother of Ali and a member of the Hashimite household caring for the Prophet in childhood.
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Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (May Allah be pleased with her)
The Prophet’s paternal aunt and mother of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, a notable Muslim Hashimite woman.
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Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah (May Allah be pleased with her)
Ansari companion active in care work and transmitter on women’s worship and funerals.
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Al-Rubayyi bint Muawwidh (May Allah be pleased with her)
Ansari companion known for reports on children learning to fast, household life and purification.
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Umm Hani bint Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with her)
The Prophet’s cousin, sister of Ali and Jafar and a companion witnessing the conquest of Makkah.
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Umm al-Fadl (Lubabah bint al-Harith) (May Allah be pleased with her)
Wife of Abbas, mother of Ibn Abbas and sister of Maymunah, among early Muslim women.
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Al-Shifa bint Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with her)
Literate emigrant companion who taught Hafsah writing.
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Fatimah bint Qays (May Allah be pleased with her)
Qurashi companion and important transmitter concerning divorce, waiting period and marriage advice.