At the beginning of his call, the Messenger of Allah (saaw) invited to Islam
people whom he felt had the readiness to accept it, regardless of their age,
position, race, or origin. He (saaw) never selected people, but rather invited
people indiscriminately and then sensed their readiness to accept islam.
Scores of people believed and embraced Islam.
He (saaw) was anxious to educate these new Muslims and perfect their knowledge
of Deen, as well as teach them the Qur'an. He (saaw) formed a group from the
companions and they carried the Da'wah in turn. Their number grew to over forty
men and women, who came from all walks of life, though they were mostly young men.
There wre among them the poor and the rich, the weak and the strong.
This group of Muslims who believed in Allah's Messenger (saaw) and pursued the Da'wah were:
|
Name |
Age |
|
'Ali ibn Abi Talib |
8 |
|
Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam |
8 |
|
Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah |
11 |
|
Al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam |
12 |
|
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud |
14 |
|
Sa'id ibn Zayd |
Under 20 |
|
Sa'd ibn bi Waqqas |
17 |
|
Sa'ud ibn Rabi'ah |
17 |
|
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib |
18 |
|
Suhayb al-Rumi |
Under 20 |
|
Zayd ibn Harithah |
About 20 |
|
'uthman ibn 'Affan |
About 20 |
|
Tulayb ibn "Umayr |
About 20 |
|
Khabbab ibn al-Arrat |
About 20 |
|
'Amir ibn Fuhayrah |
23 |
|
Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr |
24 |
|
Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad |
24 |
|
'Abdullah ibn Jahsh |
24 |
|
'Umar ibn al-Khattab |
26 |
|
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah |
27 |
|
'Utbah ibn Ghazwan |
27 |
|
Abu Hudhayfah ibn "Utbah |
30 |
|
Bilal ibn Rabah |
30 |
|
'Ayyash ibn Rabi'ah |
About 30 |
|
'Amir ibn Rabi'ah |
About 30 |
|
Na'im ibn 'Abdullah |
About 30 |
|
'Uthman |
About 30 |
|
'Abdullah |
About 17 |
|
Qudamah |
About 19 |
|
Al-Said (All 4 sons of Maz'un ibn Habib) |
About 20 |
|
Abu Salamah 'Abdullah |
About 30 |
|
'Abd al-Rahman ibn "auf |
About 30 |
|
'Ammar ibn Yasir |
Between 30 and 40 |
|
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq |
37 |
|
Hamzah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib |
42 |
|
'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith |
50 |
