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6. Zubayr ibn al Awwam RA
Name and Lineage: Abu Abdullah Al Zubayr ibn Al Awwam ibn Kuhwaylid ibn Asad ibn Abdul Uzzah ibn Qusay ibn Kilab Mother: Safiyah bint Abdul Muttalib, the Messenger’s ﷺ aunt His Islam: Amongst the early Muslims He was the fourth or fifth to become Muslim Became Muslim at the age of 8 (some say 16)…
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5. Talhah ibn Ubaydullah RA
Name and Lineage: Abu Muhammad Talhah ibn Ubaydullah ibn Uthman ibn Amr ibn Ka’b ibn Sa’d ibn Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka’b ibn Lu’ay Mother: Al Sa’bah bint al Hadrami His Description: Dark skin Thick hair His hair was neither completely curly nor quite straight Thin His Children: From Hamnah bint Jahsh: Muhammad al Sajjad…
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4. Ali ibn Abi Talib RA
Name and Lineage: Abu al Hasan Ali ibn Abi Talib ibn Abdul Manaf ibn Abdul Muttalib Mother: Fatimah bint Asad Ibn Haashim ibn Abdul Manaf Kunya: Abu al Hasan, Abu al Turab His Islam: Became Muslim at the age of 7 (some say 9, some say 10, some say 15) His Description: Very dark skinned…
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3. Uthman ibn Affan RA
Name and Lineage: Abu Abdullah Uthman ibn Affan ibn Abu al Aas ibn Umayyah ibn Abdul Shams ibn Abdul Manaf Mother: Arwa bint Kurayz ibn Rabi’ah ibn Habib ibn Abdul Shams Nickname before Islam: Abu Amr Nickname: Dhul Nurayn (Possessor of the Two Lights, because he married two of the Prophet’s ﷺ daughters) His Islam:…
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2. Umar ibn al Khattab RA
Name and Lineage: Abu Hafsa Umar ibn al Khattab ibn Nufayl ibn Abdul Uzzah ibn Rabaah ibn Abdullah ibn Qirt ibn Razaah ibn Adii ibn Ka’b ibn Lu’ay Mother: Hantaman bint Haashim ibn al Mughirah ibn Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Makhzum Nickname: Al Faruq His Islam: Embraced Islam in the 5th/6th year of Prophethood Joined…
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1. Abu Bakr RA
Name and Lineage: Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn Amir ibn Ka’b ibn Sa’d ibn Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka’b ibn Lu’ay Mother: Umm al Khayr Salma bint Sakhr ibn Amir Description: Thin Light facial hair Slender face, protruding forehead He was so thin, you could see the bones and nerves of his hand White skinned Children:…
