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Names of the companions

Names carried by the companions of the Prophet — steadfast, and still loved today.

22 names

Boy · Arabic
عُمَر
Omar
/ oh-mar /
Long-lived and flourishing — a life well built.
Root ع · م · ر
Boy · Arabic
عَلِيّ
Ali
/ a-lee /
High and exalted — lifted above the ordinary.
Root ع · ل · و
Boy · Arabic
حَمْزة
Hamza
/ ham-za /
Lion-hearted and sharp — the uncle who stood at the front.
Root ح · م · ز
Boy · Arabic
حَسَن
Hassan
/ ha-san /
Beautiful and good — handsome in face and in deed.
Root ح · س · ن
Boy · Arabic
خالِد
Khalid
/ khaa-lid /
Eternal — the one whose name outlasts him, like the general's did.
Root خ · ل · د
Boy · Arabic
حُسَيْن
Hussein
/ hu-sayn /
Beautiful, in the small and tender way — a little good in everything.
Root ح · س · ن
Boy · Arabic
زَيْد
Zaid
/ zayd /
Growth and increase — more of everything good.
Root ز · ي · د
Boy · Arabic
سَعيد
Said
/ sa-eed /
Happy and fortunate — a life lived on the bright side.
Root س · ع · د
Boy · Arabic
بِلال
Bilal
/ bi-laal /
Water that wets the throat — the first voice to call the prayer.
Root ب · ل · ل
Boy · Arabic
عُثْمان
Othman
/ uth-maan /
A young bustard chick — a desert bird; the gentle third caliph's name.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
سَعْد
Saad
/ saad /
Good fortune — luck that feels earned, not given.
Root س · ع · د
Boy · Arabic
أَنَس
Anas
/ a-nas /
Warm company — the friend who makes a room feel like home.
Root أ · ن · س
Boy · Arabic
عَمّار
Ammar
/ am-maar /
A builder of long life — one who fills the world, not empties it.
Root ع · م · ر
Girl · Arabic
أَسماء
Asma
/ as-maa /
High and exalted — and the daughter of two belts, Abu Bakr's brave child.
Root س · م · و
Boy · Arabic
أَبُو بَكْر
Abubakr
/ a-boo-bakr /
The first companion and caliph — the friend who never wavered.
Origin · Arabic
Girl · Arabic
حَفْصة
Hafsa
/ haf-sa /
A young lioness — small, fierce, and quick; a Mother of the Believers.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
جابِر
Jaber
/ jaa-ber /
The mender — sets what's broken and makes it whole.
Root ج · ب · ر
Girl · Arabic
صَفِيّة
Safiya
/ sa-fee-ya /
A close, chosen friend — clear-hearted and pure.
Root ص · ف · و
Boy · Arabic
صُهَيْب
Suhaib
/ su-hayb /
Reddish-fair — the Roman, an early companion known by his colouring.
Root ص · ه · ب
Boy · Arabic
مُعاذ
Muadh
/ mu-aath /
The protected one — kept safe under a steady hand.
Root ع · و · ذ
Girl · Arabic
رُقَيّة
Ruqayya
/ ru-qay-ya /
A gentle charm of protection — a soft word said to keep harm away.
Root ر · ق · ي
Girl · Arabic
سُمَيّة
Sumayya
/ su-may-ya /
A little height — small and exalted; the first martyr of Islam.
Root س · م · و
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