▁interact ants ▁with ▁Muslim s ▁during ▁Muhammad ' s ▁era . ▁In ▁Islam , ▁the ▁ Ṣ a ḥ ā bah ▁( ▁" comp an ions ") ▁were ▁the ▁compan ions ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁proph et ▁Muhammad . ▁This ▁form ▁is ▁pl ural ; ▁the ▁singular ▁is ▁ Ṣ a ḥ ā bi ▁( f em . ▁ Ṣ a ḥ abi yy ah ). ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁compan ions ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁List ▁of ▁compan ions ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁ ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁Ab u ▁' A f ak   – ▁Jewish ▁poet ▁As ma ▁b int ▁Mar wan   – ▁female ▁poet ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Hij ā z ▁S all am ▁ibn ▁Ab u ▁al - H u q ay q ▁Mus ay lim ah   – ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Li ar ", ▁self - proc laimed ▁proph et ▁ ▁Me cca ▁Ak hn as ▁ibn ▁Sh ari q   — ▁Sur ah ▁Al - H um aza ▁H ish am ▁ibn ▁al - M ug hi rah   — ▁unclear ▁if ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁sah aba ▁Ab u ▁L ah ab ▁ibn ▁ab d ▁al - M utt al ib   — ▁often ▁abbre vi ated ▁as ▁Ab u ▁L ah ab ▁Am r ▁ibn ▁H ish ā m   — ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Ab u ▁Jah l , ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B adr ▁al - A as   — ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Q ura ish ,