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The mission begins 
Muhammad accepted his duties as Prophet and Messenger 
with resolute obedience. He answered his Lord’s call by inviting 
members of his household to worship Allah in keeping with His 
commandments. They were to be Muslims, those who had 
surrendered to Allah, and their religion was Islam, the religion of 
peace. However, the Prophet’s compatriots were a rough people 
accustomed to settling their disputes with swords. They clung to 
idol worship because it had been the practice of their ancestors 
who had strayed far from pure the monotheism of Ibraheem and 
Isma’eel. Sensing their antagonism, The Prophet began to 
quietly teach those closest to him, those whose hearts he felt 
would be open to the truth. 
The first believers 
Khadeejah was the first person who believed that the 
husband had been chosen as Allah’s Messenger and Prophet. As 
his wife, she knew more than anyone else did that Muhammad
was no ordinary man: his sublime character and innate morality 
set him apart from those he lived among. She had also heard 
about Allah’s final prophet who was yet to appear. She had also 
heard about some of the strange and miraculous events that 
others had witnessed concerning Muhammad . Furthermore, 
she had heard Waraqa say that the angel who had come to the 
cave of Hira was none other than Jibreel , and that this angel 
had brought Muhammad a revelation from Allah. Lastly, she 
was present at the moment Surah Al-Muddaththir was revealed. It 

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was therefore only natural that she was the first to believe in 
Muhammad and his appointment as Allah’s final Messenger. 
Abur Bakr was also among the first people to become 
Muslim. When the verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir were revealed, 
the Prophet went to Abu Bakr, who was a leading Makkan 
trader and a prominent figure in his own right, and told him what 
had happened. Two years younger than the Prophet , he was 
thoroughly familiar with his friend’s character and the reputation 
he enjoyed in the community for truthfulness. Abu Bakr did 
not doubt Muhammad’s declaration of his Prophethood, just as 
he did not refuse his invitation to Islam. With his declaration of 
faith, he became one of the first Muslims. 
Ali bin Abu Talib was only a child when the Prophet’s 
mission began, and some sources indicate that he was ten years 
old when he became Muslim. He was living under the Prophet’s 
guardianship since his father, Abu Talib, was unable to provide 
for all his children, Muhammad was like a second father to the 
boy, who believed without a doubt that his guardian was indeed a 
prophet, and that he had brought the truth. 
Among the first to accept the faith was also the Prophet’s 
freedman, Zayd bin Muhammad, but following the prohibition of 
giving adopted children the names of their foster parents, he was 
referred to by his actual name as mentioned above. 
Notwithstanding the change of name, Zayd’s love for the Prophet 
was deep and the bond between the two was enduring. 
These four (Khadeejah, Abu Bakr, Ali and Zayd ) accepted 
Islam the same day the opening verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir 
were revealed. Some sources hold that they accepted Islam in the 
same order as given above. 
Life changed for the new Muslims who desired to reform the 
religious practice of their families and friends. After his 
conversion, Abu Bakr began to encourage others to abandon idol 
worship and follow Allah’s Messenger. A well-respected 

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merchant, known for his generosity and intelligence, Abu Bakr 
was the foremost authority on Arab genealogy. His reputation and 
his character ensured that people gravitated to him, and if he 
deemed a person was sincere in finding the truth, he would talk to 
him about his new faith. Many people were interested in what he 
told them about Islam, and they went with him to the Prophet . 
Among those who became Muslim in this way were Uthman bin 
Affan Umwi, Zubayr bin Awwam Asadi, Abdul Rahman bin Auf 
Zuhri, Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas Zuhri and Talha bin Ubaydullah 
Tayim. 
Many others from the Quraysh later became Muslims: Abu 
Ubaydah Amir bin Jarrah; Abu Salamah bin Abdul Asad and his 
wife, Umm Salamah; Arqam bin Al-Arqam; Uthman bin Madh’un 
and his brothers Qadam bin Madh’un and Abdullah bin Madh’un; 
Ubaydah bin Harith bin Muttalib bin Abdu Munaf; Sa’eed bin 
Zayd bin Amr bin Nafil and his wife (the sister of Umar), Fatimah 
bint Khattab; Khabbab bin Aratt, Ja’far bin Abi Talib and his 
wife, Asmaa bint Umays; Khalid bin Sa’eed bin As and his wife, 
Amina bint Khalaf, his brother, Amr bin Sa’eed bin As; Hatib bin 
Harith, his wife, Fakiha bint Yasir, and his other brother, 
Muammar bin Harith; Muttalib bin Azhar and his wife, Ramla 
bint Auf; and Na’im bin Abdullah bin Naham. 
More believers came from other tribes to embrace Islam: 
Abdullah bin Mas’ood Hadhli; Mas’ood bin Rabi’a Qari; Abdullah 
bin Jahsh and his brother, Abu Ahad bin Jahsh; Suhayb bin Sinan 
Rumi; Ammar bin Yasir Ansi and his parents, Yasir and Sumayya; 
and Amir bin Fuhayrah. 
Umm Ayman Barakah, the Prophet’s father’s Abyssinian 
slave who had looked after the Prophet during his childhood, 
also became Muslim, as did Ummul Fadal Lababatul Kubra bint 
Harith Hilalya, and Asmaa bint Abu Bakr Siddeeq. 
These and others who embraced Islam in the early days of 
Islam are called the “Earliest Believers.” Scholars put their 

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number at 130, but the exact time of their declaration of faith 
cannot be determined. Such a list includes those Companions also 
who embraced Islam after the Prophet began preaching his 
message openly.