Companions of the Hijra

Companions who made the migration (Hijra) from Makkah to Madinah — the journey that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the founding of the first Muslim community.

22 companions

Abdullah ibn Abbas The Ocean of the Ummah — its greatest interpreter of the Quran and scholar of the Prophetic generation.
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As The first companion to write down the words of the Prophet ﷺ — and the greatest hadith collector of his generation.
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud The shepherd boy who became the Quran's first public voice and the Prophet's closest companion in conduct and character.
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.
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.
Asma bint Abi Bakr The woman who tore her belt in two and received two in Paradise.
Bilal ibn Rabah The man whose voice announced every prayer, and whose footsteps the Prophet ﷺ heard in Paradise.
Fatima bint Muhammad The beloved daughter of the Prophet ﷺ — his mirror in character, his comfort in sorrow, and the first of his companions to follow him in death.
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
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt The enslaved boy who was the first to bleed for Islam — and lived to show Umar his scarred back in the court of the Caliphate.
Lubaba bint al-Harith The first woman after Khadija to embrace Islam — and the woman whose tent pole brought down Abu Lahab.
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqas The archer of Islam, whose prayers were never turned away, and whose arrows were the first shed in defence of the faith.
Safiyyah bint Abdul Muttalib The lion-hearted aunt of the Prophet ﷺ — a poet, a warrior, and an ummah unto herself.
Suhaib ibn Sinan ibn Malik al-Rumi The Arab who became Roman, then became one of the first Muslims — and gave up everything he owned for the sake of one journey.
Umm Ayman (Baraka bint Tha'laba) The only person who was present at both the birth and the death of the Prophet ﷺ.
Umm Habiba (Ramla bint Abi Sufyan) The daughter of Islam's greatest enemy who became the Prophet's wife — and never wavered once.
Uthman ibn Affan The man so modest that the angels themselves were shy in his presence.
Zayd ibn al-Haritha The beloved of the beloved — the only companion named by name in the Quran.
Zaynab bint Muhammad The eldest daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, who waited six years in faith and loyalty for her husband to find Islam.
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam The Prophet's own disciple — the first sword drawn in defence of Islam.