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• Hazrat Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (RA) closely resembled the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) in appearance and character.
• Relationship: Cousin of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
• Brother: Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
• The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: "You resemble me in appearance and character."
• He was a leader of the first migration to Abyssinia (Habashah).
• Martyrdom: Battle of Mu'tah (8 AH / 629 CE)

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• Hazrat Hassan ibn Thabit (RA) was the first Poet of Islam and the Poet of the Prophet (ﷺ).
• An Arabian poet and companion of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
• He was renowned for his poetry defending and promoting Islam.
• He was born in 563 AD.
• He was died in 674 AD, aged 110 or 111.

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• Salman al-Farsi (RA) was the Persian companion who accepted Islam during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
• He was originally from Persia (Iran).
• He accepted Islam after meeting the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Madinah.
• He is famous for suggesting the Trench (Khandaq) strategy during the Battle of the Trench.

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• Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA) was sent by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) to Madinah before Hijrah to teach Islam and the Qur'an.
• He was sent after the First Pledge of Aqabah (621 CE / 12th Nabawi).
• He became the first teacher (Mu'allim) and ambassador (Safir) of Islam in Madinah.

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• Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA) was the first woman to accept Islam.

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• First adult man: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA)
• First Child: Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
• First Freed Slave: Zayd ibn Harithah (RA)
• First Slave: Bilal ibn Rabah (RA)

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