
19/08/2025
There were many Black Sahabah (companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ). Some of the most well-known include:
Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ (RA) – the first mu’adhdhin (caller to prayer) of Islam, an Abyssinian (Ethiopian) slave who was freed by Abu Bakr (RA). He was one of the earliest Muslims and very beloved to the Prophet ﷺ.
Usāmah ibn Zayd (RA) – son of Zayd ibn Harithah and Umm Ayman (who was also Abyssinian). He was a young commander appointed by the Prophet ﷺ to lead an army.
Umm Ayman (RA) – also known as Barakah, she was of Abyssinian origin, a caretaker of the Prophet ﷺ in his childhood, and one of the women promised Paradise.
Miqdād ibn Aswad (RA) – one of the early Muslims and among the first to fight in the Battle of Badr.