Talk:List of non-Arab Sahabah

Usama ibn Zayd

Why is Usama ibn Zayd included in this list if his father was an Arab? Ahmed Khalil (talk) 03:04, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

A Sahaba is defined as someone who meet the Prophet and converted to Islam in his lifetime.This is the reason why famous Muslim generals like Muthanna bin Harith was not considered as sahaba because even though he met the prophet, he converted to Islam after the Prophet's death. Likewise, Kaab ibn Al Ahbar cannot be considered as a Sahaba because he converted during the reign of Umar ibn Al-Khattab. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.53.250.86 (talk) 02:37, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Tamil Sahaba

1. Although Indian sources talk about Cheraman Perumal, the King of Chera in Southern India, I haven't seen anything about him in the traditions of the Prophet (hadith). Is there any such tradition mentioning him?
2. I have seen various Indian sources claim that Ramadevar (Ramadeva Siddhar / Sri Ramadeva / Sri Ramadeva Siddhar) met Prophet Muhammad and embraced Islam. According the sources, his name was converted as "Ya'qoob" and his literary works confirm it. He has composed many poems exalting the glory of Allah and His prophet. I think he should be included in the list. However, I don't know whether there is any hadith mentioning about him.

Sincerely,--Fahim (talk) 11:04, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Bilal Ibn Rabah

His father was actually Arab, there's a reason he was called Ibn Al Sawda, only his mother was black Ethiopian. Plus Rabah is etymologically linked to the word Arab, he is in fact Arab since his paternal line is Arab, but half black Ethiopian. It should be pointed out, he's not fully Cushite/Ethiopian. 2A02:8428:809E:6701:AC63:FF8E:60BB:1E1E (talk) 23:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC)