Battle of the Trench
Companions who participated in the Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq, 5 AH / 627 CE).
10 companions
Abbad ibn Bishr ibn Waqsh ibn Zughbah
The friend of the Quran who prayed through three arrows and charged into the Garden of Death.
Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul
The devoted Muslim son of Islam's greatest hypocrite — who offered to execute his own father to protect the Prophet ﷺ.
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
The first man to believe, the last one to be outpaced in any good — the ultimate companion of the Prophet ﷺ.
Al-Arqam ibn Abi Al-Arqam
The teenager who opened his home and gave Islam its first school.
Ali ibn Abi Talib
The lion of Allah — first youth to embrace Islam, raised in the Prophet's household, and the embodiment of courage, knowledge, and undying love.
Bilal ibn Rabah
The man whose voice announced every prayer, and whose footsteps the Prophet ﷺ heard in Paradise.
Hind bint Abi Umayyah ibn al-Mughirah
The noblewoman who endured three migrations, a forced separation from her family, and devastating grief — and became the wisest counsellor of the Prophet ﷺ
Safiyyah bint Abdul Muttalib
The lion-hearted aunt of the Prophet ﷺ — a poet, a warrior, and an ummah unto herself.
Zayd ibn al-Haritha
The beloved of the beloved — the only companion named by name in the Quran.
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
The Prophet's own disciple — the first sword drawn in defence of Islam.