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Names of the Sahaba

The companions of the Prophet ﷺ — the generation he called the best of people — attested in the sahih collections, from the first believers to the young heirs of their legacy.

Every name here is cited to the Qur'an or hadith graded hasan or higher

52 names6 groups44 masculine · 8 feminine

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The Ten Promised Paradise

The ten companions given glad tidings of Paradise in a single narration.

Abu Bakrأبو بكر

A kunya — the name history knows him by

From the root of life and flourishing

Uthmanعثمان

An old Arabic name — carried far beyond its lexical meaning of 'baby bustard'

From a root of firm strength

Abd al-Rahmanعبد الرحمن

Servant of the Most Merciful

Felicity; good fortune

Happy; fortunate

One who builds and gives life to a place; flourishing

The First Believers

The earliest to answer the call in Makkah, who carried the faith through its hardest years.

Moistening water — that which revives

Sumayyahسمية

From the root of height and elevation — exalted

Ease; gentleness

Long-lived; a builder of what endures

Khabbabخباب

Classically from a root of swift, purposeful movement

Of reddish hair — an endearing form

From a root of hardiness — one equal to difficulty

Growth; increase

Qur'an · 33:37

An old Arab birth-name — classically, a small locust

Steadfast; lion-hearted — by the classical gloss

Ubaydahعبيدة

Little servant of Allah — an endeared form of servanthood

A flowing stream — by the classical gloss

Miqdadمقداد

One who cuts through; decisive — by the classical gloss

Marked with fine lines; a scribe's root — by the classical gloss

Abdullah ibn Mas'udعبد الله بن مسعود

Servant of Allah, son of the fortunate one

The Helpers of Madinah

Those who received the faith in Madinah and gave it a home.

Of lofty refusal; one who bows to no falsehood — by the classical gloss

Ubadahعبادة

Devoted worship — from the root of servanthood

Protected; given refuge

Firm; steadfast

Hudhayfahحذيفة

Diminutive of a swift, trimmed thing — by the classical gloss

Salamahسلمة

Soundness; safety — from the root of peace

Measure; firm estimation — by the classical gloss

Salmanسلمان

Sound; secure — from the root of peace

Those Who Came Later

Former opponents and late arrivals whose acceptance of Islam turned them into its pillars.

Stern-faced; lion — by the classical gloss

Everlasting; enduring

Life; long-lived — by the classical gloss

Ikrimahعكرمة

Female dove — by the classical gloss; a name of honor among the Arabs

Suraqahسراقة

A name of the Arabs from the root of pursuit /to take secretly— by the classical gloss

The Women of the Sahaba

Companions whose courage, service, and voices shaped the community.

Barakahبركة

Loftier, more exalted — by the classical gloss

Nusaybahنسيبة

Of noble lineage — by the classical gloss

Rumaysaرميصاء

A byname of the Arabs — the shining star by the classical gloss

Khawlahخولة

Female gazelle — by the classical gloss

Shifaالشفاء

The Young Companions

Children and teenagers in the Prophet's ﷺ company, who carried his teaching to the generation after.

Usamahأسامة

Lion — one of the classical names of the lion

Warm companionship; affection

One who mends; restorer of what is broken

Nu'manنعمان

Blood of life; also a royal name of the Arabs — by the classical gloss

Umamahأمامة

From the root of leading in front — by the classical gloss

One who raises; uplifter

Free of blame; clear — by the classical gloss

Grace; bounty; excellence

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