Companions of the Prophet
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The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Companions of the Prophet canonical | 10 |
| Barber of the Prophet | 1 |
| Companions of Muhammad | 1 |
| Female Companions of Muhammad | 1 |
| companions of Muhammad | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic concept
ⓘ
early Muslim community ⓘ religious group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sahaba
ⓘ
Sahaba ⓘ
surface form:
Ṣaḥābah
|
| associatedWith |
Mecca
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ Quraysh ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Badr
ⓘ
Battle of Uhud ⓘ Conquest of Mecca ⓘ Hijra ⓘ Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Islamic historiography
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| criteriaForInclusion | met Muhammad as a believer and died as a Muslim ⓘ |
| definition | men and women who met the Prophet Muhammad as believers and died as Muslims ⓘ |
| estimatedNumber | thousands ⓘ |
| followed | Muhammad ⓘ |
| genderComposition | men and women ⓘ |
| includes |
Abd Allah ibn Masʿud
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdullah ibn Masud
Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf ⓘ Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr
Abu Hurayrah ⓘ Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Anas ibn Malik ⓘ Bilal ibn Rabah ⓘ Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Hafsa bint Umar ⓘ Abd Allah ibn Abbas ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Abbas
Jabir ibn Abd Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Jabir ibn Abdullah
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ⓘ
surface form:
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Muadh ibn Jabal ⓘ Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas ⓘ
surface form:
Saad ibn Abi Waqqas
Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh ⓘ
surface form:
Saad ibn Muadh
Salman al-Farisi ⓘ Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Talhah ibn Ubaydullah
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ Umm Salama ⓘ Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form:
Uthman ibn Affan
Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ |
| includesClass |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
Ansar ⓘ Hijra ⓘ
surface form:
Muhajirun
|
| languageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
first generation of Muslims
ⓘ
participants in early Islamic expansion ⓘ teachers of later Muslim generations ⓘ transmitters of hadith ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
hadith collections
ⓘ
sira literature ⓘ |
| theologicalStatusInSunniIslam | all are considered upright (ʿudūl) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Ibadi Islam
ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Female Companions of Muhammad
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Companions of Muhammad
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Barber of the Prophet
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companions of Muhammad