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Al-Arqam ibn Abī al-Arqam رضي الله عنه
الأرقم بن أبي الأرقم
Ar-Raḥīq names him among the early Muslims and identifies him with Banū Makhzūm.
Ar-Raḥīq names him among the early Muslims and identifies him with Banū Makhzūm.
His standing in the sources
- Ar-Raḥīq records that the Prophet ﷺ used al-Arqam's رضي الله عنه house near aṣ-Ṣafā as a meeting place for the believers during the period of persecution.
Connected lives
- Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
Sources and accounts
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Al-Arqam ibn Abī al-Arqam رضي الله عنه
Ar-Raḥīq names him among the early Muslims and identifies him with Banū Makhzūm.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Early Converts, pp. 49–50 (Issam Diab translation)Ar-Raḥīq records that the Prophet ﷺ used al-Arqam's رضي الله عنه house near aṣ-Ṣafā as a meeting place for the believers during the period of persecution.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The House of Al-Arqam, p. 62 (Issam Diab translation)Biographical account and appearances
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Early Converts, pp. 49–50 (Issam Diab translation); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The House of Al-Arqam, p. 62 (Issam Diab translation)