Timing of Sahaba becoming muslims
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Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

s, the timing of Sahaba becoming Muslims is of importance. Because Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...

 was not a Sahaba
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...

, he is not included.

Introduction

After the Muslim conquests began, a Muslim's standing in the Islamic state depended on his services to the community, and especially on the length of time he had been a member of the community. Early converts (who had faced persecution with Muhammad) had a much higher status than later converts (who may have joined only after there were worldly reasons to do so). The first male convert may thus be presumed to have a special status.

To highlight the importance that was attached, one can see the controversies regarding the identity of the first male Muslim. Also, except for the Sahaba that merited extraordinary accomplishments, Sunni rank all Sahaba according to their time Timing becoming Muslims http://www.swordofallah.com/html/companionshome.htm.

List

Here is a list of the chronological order of them becoming Muslims. Sources are provided in the article of each Sahaba.

  • Khadija - First person =]
  • Lubaba bint al-Harith
    Lubaba bint al-Harith
    Lubaba bint al-Harith , also known as "Umm Fadl", is the mother of Abd-Allah ibn Abbas and Fadl ibn Abbas, wife of Abbas ibn Abd-al-Muttalib, and sister of Maymuna bint al-Harith....

     - Claimed to be second woman, the same day as her close friend Khadijah
  • Abu Bakr
    Abu Bakr
    Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...

     - First male to convert
  • Ali
    Ali
    ' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...

     - second male to convert
  • Zayd ibn Harithah
    Zayd ibn Harithah
    Zayd ibn Harithah or Zayd mawla Muhammad was a prominent figure in the early Islamic community and the only one of sahaba whose name is spelled directly in the Qur'an. As he was the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, before Islam abolished adoption in exchange of Kafala. He was an...

     - ' , third male by some
  • Bilal ibn Ribah
    Bilal ibn Ribah
    Bilal ibn Rabah or Bilal al-Habashi was an Ethiopian born in Mecca in the late 6th century, sometime between 578 and 582.The Islamic prophet Muhammad chose a former African slave Bilal as his muezzin, effectively making him the first muezzin of the Islamic faith...

     - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
    Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
    Jundub ibn Junādah ibn Sakan , better known as Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī was an early convert to Islam. When he converted, Muhammad gave him a new name, Abdullah. He belonged to the Banu Ghifar, the Ghifar tribe. No date of birth is known...

     "one of the early converts"
  • Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud -sixth?
  • Ammar ibn Yasir
    Ammar ibn Yasir
    ʻAmmār ibn Yāsir al-Ansi was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was one of the Muhajirun, and referred to as by Shia Muslims as one of the Four Companions....

     - sixth?
  • Sumayyah bint Khabbab - seventh
  • Jafar ibn Abi Talib - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf - among first eight persons to accept Islam, doing so two days after Abu Bakr
  • Uthman ibn Affan - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Zubayr ibn al-Awwam - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
    Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah
    Talha or Talha, son of Obaidullah was one of the first eight persons to embrace Islam and a devoted disciple and companion of Muhammad, best known for his roles in the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Camel.-Family:...

     - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Sa'd ibn Abi-Waqqas - "one of the first persons to accept Islam"
  • Khalid ibn Sa`id
    Khalid ibn Sa`id
    Khālid ibn Sa`īd ibn al-As or Khalid ibn Sa`d ibn al-`As al-Amawi was a companion to Muhammad.He was one of the Muhajirun He also participated in the events of Thaqif and Islam....

     - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
    Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
    Amir ibn `Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah , more commonly known as Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, was one of the ten companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who were promised Paradise as mentioned in early Islamic historical accounts and records...

     " one of the early convert to Islam.
  • Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
    Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
    Khabbab ibn al-Aratt was a boy from Najd, from the tribe of Banu Tamim.He was among the first ten persons to convert to Islam and was a sahabi .-Early life:Khabbab was from the Banu Tamim clan in Najd....

     - among first ten
  • Said ibn Zayd - before Umar
  • Fatimah bint al-Khattab
    Fatimah bint al-Khattab
    Fatimah bint al-Khattab was the sister of the second Sunni Caliph: Umar. She was married to Sa'id ibn Zayd.- See also :*Fatima *Sahaba...

     - before Umar
  • Abu-Hudhayfah ibn Utbah
    Abu-Hudhayfah ibn Utbah
    Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah full name Abu Hudhaifah bin `Utbah bin Rabi`ah bin `Abd Shams bin `Abd Manaf) was a sahaba of Muhammad. He was the son of Utba ibn Rabi'ah, one of the Leaders of Quraish...

     - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Mus`ab ibn `Umair - One of the early convert to Islam.
  • Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
    Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
    Hamza ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib [b.568-d.625] was the paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and his foster-brother. He and Muhammad were raised together as they were almost the same age. With excellence in the arts of wrestling and swordsmanship...

     - Converted to Islam in 616 A.D.
  • Asma bint Abu Bakr - about the eighteenth person
  • Aisha bint Abu Bakr
    Aisha
    Aisha bint Abu Bakr also transcribed as was Muhammad's favorite wife...

     - the twentieth or the twenty-first person
  • Umar
    Umar
    `Umar ibn al-Khattāb c. 2 November , was a leading companion and adviser to the Islamic prophet Muhammad who later became the second Muslim Caliph after Muhammad's death....

     - around the fiftieths or sixtieth or so person to do so , in
  • Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya
    Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya
    Hind bint Abi Umayya was a wife of Muhammad, and therefore a Mother of the Believers.-Name:Hind bint Abi Umayya, Hind al Makhzumiyah, Hind bint Suhayl, also called as Umm Salama ....

     "were among the first who converted to Islam"
  • Abd-Allah ibn Abd-al-Asad "were among the first who converted to Islam"
  • Sawda bint Zama
    Sawda bint Zama
    Sawda bint Zamʿa ibn Qayyis ibn ʿAbd Shams was a wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and considered by Muslims to be a Mother of the Believers.-Migration to Abyssinia:...

    "one of the early converts"
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