Battle of Tabuk

Companions who participated in the Expedition of Tabuk (9 AH / 630 CE).

6 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.

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.

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (Jundub ibn Janada) The most truthful tongue beneath the sky — a desert ascetic who walked alone and feared no one but Allah.

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.

Talha ibn Ubaydillah The walking martyr whose hands caught arrows so the Prophet ﷺ would not fall.

Uthman ibn Affan The man so modest that the angels themselves were shy in his presence.