The list of non-Arab Sahaba includes non-Arabs among the original Sahaba of the Islamic prophetMuhammad. Muhammad had many followers from amongst the Arabs, from many different tribes. However, he also had many non-Arab Sahaba, from many different ethnicities. Some of these non-Arabs were among the most beloved and loyal individuals to Muhammad. The inclusion of these non-Arabs among the original followers of Muhammad and Islam represents the universality of the message of Islam.
Afro-Arabs
Bilal ibn Ribah, First Muezzin in history. He was born into slavery but was emancipated by the Muslims.
Ayman ibn Ubayd, son of Umm Ayman and half-brother of Usama ibn Zayd. Ayman was killed fighting in the Battle of Hunayn.
Usama ibn Zayd, son of Umm Ayman. Prominent general in the early Muslim Caliphate.
Al-Nahdiah, converted to Islam while she was a slave, but refused to abandon her new faith even after being tortured and persecuted by her slave-master. She was later freed from slavery.
Lubaynah, converted to Islam while she was a slave, but refused to abandon her new faith even after being persecuted by her then pagan slave-master. She was later freed from slavery.
Umm Ubays, converted to Islam while she was a slave, but refused to abandon her new faith even after being tortured and persecuted by her pagan slave-master. She was later freed from slavery. She was the daughter of Al-Nahdiah.
Sumayyah bint Khabbat, one of the first to embrace Islam and later on get killed because of her faith by the polytheistic Banu Makhzum. She is described in the sources as being black-skinned. The sources assume she was of ethiopian origin.
Persian
Salman al-Farsi – He was born as a Zoroastrian in Persia but embarked on a long and continuous journey in search of the truth. He ultimately reached his destination in Arabia, when he met Muhammad and converted to Islam. It was his suggestion to build a trench in the Battle of the Trench that ultimately resulted in a defeat for the forces of the enemies of the Muslims.
Fayruz al-Daylami – He was sent out by Muhammad to defeat in battle Aswad Ansi, who claimed prophethood in Yemen.
Munabbih ibn Kamil – He was a Persian knight. He had two sons, who were both Islamic scholars.
Salim Mawla Abu-Hudhayfah – He was a highly respected and valued Muslim, who died while fighting against the forces of Musaylimah during the Wars of Apostasy. Umar ibn al-Khattāb suggested he would have designated Salim as his successor to the Caliphate had he still been alive.
Roman
Harithah bint al-Muammil – Converted to Islam while she was a slave, but refused to abandon her new faith even after being persecuted to such a severe extent that she lost her eyesight. She was later freed from slavery. Umm Ubays was her sister.
Suhayb the Roman – Former slave in the Byzantine Empire who went on to become a companion of Muhammad and member of the early Muslim community. He served as the caretaker of the caliphate and the imam of the Muslims in prayer while Umar I was on his deathbed until the nomination of his successor, Uthman ibn Affan.
Abdullah ibn Salam – Was a rabbi before his conversion to Islam. He was the first Muslim that was explicitly promised Jannah by Muhammad, while he was still alive. He is credited as the man who participated in most battles during the Prophet's time. He was an expert in reading Hebrew bible, his mother tongue, and he was assigned by the Prophet to document Quran.
Fey Bedja Mwamba – According to Comorian legend, he was a Comorian noble who brought Islam to the Comoros Islands visiting Mecca during Muhammad’s lifetime where he converted to Islam.
Mtswa Mwandze – According to Comorian legend, he was a Comorian noble who brought Islam to the Comoros Islands visiting Mecca during Muhammad’s lifetime where he converted to Islam.
Qais Abdur Rashid, legendary and possibly fictional ancestor of the Pashtuns, who traveled from Zhob, Afghanistan, present dayBaluchistan, Pakistan to Arabia to meet Muhammad and there embraced Islam, before returning to his people and introducing them to the faith.
