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The Sahabah                         

 

The Sahaba were the companions of Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam).

They are described in glowing terms by the Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) as the following hadith from Sahih Muslim shows:
Book 30, Number 6159


Narrated Aisha:
A person asked Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as to who amongst the people were the best. He said: Of the generation to which I belong, then of the second generation (generation adjacent to my generation), then of the third generation (generation adjacent to the second generation).

 

Activity 1. Select a companion to read about:

A. Source: USC MSA. Source of the biographies is Alim Software

B. or try: http://www.sahaba.net/index.php for stories about the companions, arranged by topics such as

Patience
Physical Strength
Spiritual Strength
Manners
Brotherhood Love
Sense of Humour
Bravery
Simplicity in living
Emotional moments
Intelligence
Generosity
Money vs. Islam
Prophetic Medals

or by name:

Abdullah Ibn Abbas
· Abdullah Ibn Hudhafah As-Sahmi
· Abdullah Ibn Jahsh
· Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud
· Abdullah Ibn Sailam
· Abdullah Ibn Umar
· Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum
· Abdur-Rahman Ibn Awl
· Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari
· Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari
· Abu Dujana
· Abu Hurayrah
· Abu Musa Al-Ashari
· Abu Sufyan Ibn Al-Harith
· Abu Ubaydah ibn Al-Jarrah
· Abu-d Dardaa
· Abu-l Aas ibn ar-Rabiah
· Adiyy Ibn Hatim
· Al-Baraa Ibn Malil Al-Ansari
· Amr Ibn Al-Jamuh
· An-Nuayman Ibn Amr
· An-Numan Ibn Muqarrin
· At-Tufayl Ibn Amr Ad-Dawsi
· Habib Ibn Zayd Al-Ansari
· Hakim Ibn Hazm
· Hudhayfah Ibn Al-Yaman
· Ikrimah Ibn Abi Jahl
· Jafar Ibn Abi Talib
· Julaybib
· Khabbab Ibn Al-Aratt
· Muadh Ibn Jabal
· Muhammad Ibn Maslamah
· Musab Ibn Umayr
· Nuaym Ibn Masud
· Rabiah Ibn Kab
· Sad Ibn Abi Waqqas
· Said Ibn Aamir Al-Jumahi
· Said Ibn Zayd
· Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfah
· Salman Al-Farsi
· Suhayb Ar-Rumi
· Suhayl Ibn Amr
· Talhah ibn Ubaydullah
· Thabit Ibn Qays
· Thumamah Ibn Uthal
· Ubayy Ibn Kab
· Umayr Ibn Sad Al-Ansari
· Umayr Ibn Wahb
· Uqbah Ibn Amir
· Utbah Ibn Ghazwan
· Uthman Ibn Affan
· Zayd Al-Khayr
 

Women specifically: http://www.sahaba.net/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=4


· AISHA bint Abi Bakr
· AISHA bint Abi Bakr's Position
· Asmaa Bint Abu Bakr
· Barakah
· Fatimah Bint Muhammad
· Fayruz Ad-Daylami
· HAFSA bint Umar
· JUWAYRIYYA bint al-Harith
· KHADIJA bint Khuwaylid
· MARIA al-Qibtiyya
· MAYMUNA bint al-Harith
· Ramlah Bint Abi Sufyan
· Rumaysa Bint Milhan
· SAFIYYA bint Huyayy
· SAWDA bint Zam'a
· UMM HABIBA Ramla bint Abu Sufyan
· UMM SALAMA HIND bint Abi Umayya
· Umm Salamah
· ZAYNAB bint Jahsh
· ZAYNAB bint Khuzayma
 

C. Other: The Search for the Truth by a Man Known as Salman the Persian (Understand Islam.net)

Activity 2

After reading about the selected Companion:

 

Fill out a Sahabah Notebooking page

 

or

 

Fill out a Sahabah fact sheet (3 pages). Made for TJ by Umm Nassim.

sahabah worksheet

 

Tips



You may want to simply start from the top of the list to keep track of which ones you have read.

 

Teacher may want to also assign comprehension questions based upon the reading or assign student the task of making up the questions from the reading and then answering them.

 

(Note to parents/teachers: If you do compile questions based upon the reading selections above, please consider donating them to TJ  for posting here so that others may benefit from them).



Student can make a cover for a "My Book of the Sahabah" or place stories in a three ring binder.

 



Journal ideas:
What do you admire most about this companion? What can lessons can you learn from his/her life?

 

 

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