Companions of the Prophet, Book 2

This book highlights aspects of the lives of thirty Companions of the Prophet, some famous, others almost completely unknown.

Here the trials and triumphs of the early Muslims as individuals are well-portrayed. Their various paths to Islam - sometimes direct, sometimes long and tortuous, their devotion to the noble Prophet, their endeavours in peace time and their exploits in war - all serve to cast them in a heroic mould.

This is the second of two (formerly published as a series of three) books based on original Arabic sources and written in a style that is lively and often gripping. The lives of the Sahabah or Companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, is a rich storehouse of knowledge, guidance and inspiration. The men and women whose stories are told here helped to lay the foundations of a new world order, and it is only fitting that they should be more widely known.

This book covers the lives of the following companions:
Barakah, 'Umayr ibn Sa'd, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Ja'far ibn abi Talib, Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, Hakim ibn Hizam , Suhayl ibn 'Amr, Zayd ibn Thabit, 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan , 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh, 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah , Al-Bara' ibn Malik , Asma' bint Abi Bakr, 'Abdullah ibn Hudhafah, 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Thumamah ibn Uthal, Zayd al-Khayr, 'Abdullah ibn Salam, Muhammad ibn Maslamah, Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud, 'Abbad ibn Bishr, Habib ibn Zayd, Rabi'ah ibn K'ab, Abu-l 'As ibn ar-Rabi'ah, Rumaysa' bint Milhan , Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah, 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir.