Anas ibn Mālik ibn al-Naḍr al-Khazrajī (RA) was born in Madinah ten years before the Hijrah. He belonged to the Banū Najjār clan of the Khazraj tribe. His mother was Umm Sulaym (RA), an early convert to Islam, and his father Mālik ibn al-Naḍr died before Islam. When the Prophet ﷺ migrated to Madinah, Umm Sulaym (RA) who was also…

Nusaybah bint Kaʿb ibn ʿAmr al-Māzinīyah (RA), known as Umm ʿUmārah, was from the Banū Māzin branch of the Khazraj tribe in Madinah. She and her family were among the earliest Anṣār to embrace Islam. Ibn Saʿd mentions her as one of the two women who pledged allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ at ʿAqabah before the Hijrah (al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā 8/442).…

Ikrimah ibn ʿAmr ibn Hishām (known as Abū Jahl) RA was born into the powerful Quraysh clan of Banū Makhzūm. His father, Amr ibn Hishām, known infamously as Abū Jahl, was one of the fiercest opponents of the Prophet ﷺ, called “the Pharaoh of this Ummah” by the Prophet (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3857). Raised amidst tribal pride and staunch devotion to…

Umm Ayman (RA), whose real name was Barakah bint Thaʿlabah al-Ḥabashiyyah, was among the earliest believers in Islam and one of the few who served the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from his birth until his death. Known for her loyalty, faith, and courage, she occupies a special place among the women of Islam and was counted among the Prophet’s family by…

Saʿd ibn Muʿādh ibn an-Nuʿmān (RA) was a prominent leader of the Aws tribe of Madinah and one of the most noble figures among the Ansār — the Helpers who welcomed the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his followers after the Hijrah. Born around 603 CE, Saʿd belonged to the clan of Banū ʿAbd al-Ashhal, part of the Aws tribe. Before…

Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib (RA) was one of the most distinguished women of Quraysh and a member of the Prophet’s noble household. She was the paternal aunt of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the daughter of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim — the chief of Quraysh — and Hālah bint Wuhayb of the Banū Zuhrah clan. This made her the full sister of…