Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
First man to accept Islam among men; accompanied the Prophet ﷺ in the cave during Hijrah; united the ummah after the Prophet’s passing.
7th Century
601–700 CE · early 1st–2nd century AH — The century of divine revelation, the Hijrah, and the Rightly Guided Caliphate. Companions carried the Qur’an and Sunnah; lineages of Quraysh, Ansar, and the blessed household anchor every later Islamic muslimancestry.
Figures & lineages of the 7th century
Companions, Tabi‘in, scholars, leaders, warriors, reformers, and rulers — with nasab notes and links to explore related profiles.
Companions (Sahaba)
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Al-Farooq — expanded justice, diwan, and administrative records that later genealogists cite for early Islamic families.
Uthman ibn Affan
Preserved the standardized mushaf; patron of early Muslim families across Damascus, Kufa, and Medina.
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Gateway to Ahl al-Bayt lineages; his descendants appear in scholarly, Sufi, and sayyid family trees worldwide.
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
First believer; her children and nieces connect major Meccan clans to the Prophetic household.
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
One of the greatest transmitters of hadith; her students form major Tabi‘i scholarly lines.
Warriors & Leaders
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Sword of Allah — campaigns in Iraq and Syria seeded regional Arab tribal genealogies.
Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas
Led at Qadisiyyah; ancestor lines prominent in Kufa and later Persian-Arab families.
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Early Muslim at Badr; his sons Abdullah and Urwah extend Abu Bakr’s lineage into the 8th century.
Scholars & Scribes
Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud
His recitation school and students anchor Iraqi genealogies of Qur’anic learning.
Ubayy ibn Ka‘b
Led Medinan compilation work; Ansari lineages through his descendants in Syria.