Family
Family members connected to prophetic history, sacred narratives, and the transmission of guidance.
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah is remembered as the first believer in Islam and a central source of support during the Makkan period.
- Birth
- c. 555 CE
- Region
- Arabia
Fatimah bint Muhammad
Fatimah holds a central place in Sunni and Shi'i memory as the Prophet's daughter and a model of devotion.
- Birth
- c. 605 CE
- Region
- Arabia
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali is revered for courage, knowledge, kinship with the Prophet, and his role in early Islamic leadership.
- Birth
- c. 600 CE
- Region
- Arabia and Iraq
Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan is remembered for his lineage, piety, and role in a major early reconciliation.
- Birth
- 625 CE
- Region
- Arabia
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn's death at Karbala became one of the most powerful moral memories in Islamic history.
- Birth
- 626 CE
- Region
- Arabia and Iraq
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Aisha is one of the most important transmitters of hadith and a major authority in early Muslim learning.
- Birth
- c. 613 CE
- Region
- Arabia
Hafsa bint Umar
Hafsa is remembered for her place in the Prophet's household and for safeguarding an early Quran collection.
- Birth
- c. 605 CE
- Region
- Arabia
Zaynab bint Ali
Zaynab is remembered for courage, eloquence, and preserving the witness of the Prophet's family.
- Birth
- c. 626 CE
- Region
- Arabia and Syria
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Abbas links the Prophet's family history with later Abbasid political legitimacy.
- Birth
- c. 566 CE
- Region
- Arabia
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Hamza is remembered as the Prophet's uncle, a brave defender, and a martyr at Uhud.
- Birth
- c. 568 CE
- Region
- Arabia