| Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt خبّاب بن الأرتّ | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 585 CE Mecca |
| Died | 657/658 CE (37 AH) or 659/660 CE (39 AH) Kufa |
| Children | Abd Allah ibn Khabbab |
| Kunya | Abū ʿAbd Allāh, Abū Yaḥyā, Abū ʿAbd Rabbihi, or Abū Muḥammad[1] |
| Known for | being one of the 10 earliest converts to Islam |
Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt (Arabic: خبّاب بن الأرتّ), c. 585 – c. 660, was a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Islamic tradition regards as one of the ten earliest converts to Islam.[2] Born as a slave in Mecca, he later became a swordsmith and was able to build up enough of a reputation to eventually get freed by his master. His beautiful recitation of the Quran is said to have been the direct cause of Umar ibn al-Khattab's (died 644, reigned as the second caliph 634–644) conversion to Islam in c. 616.[2]
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