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The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) was blessed with many helpers who supported him in different ways and at different stages in his prophetic mission. He used to say, "Allah has chosen me (for this mission), and chosen my companions (for me)". Thus it can be said that each of his companions was chosen by Allah Himself, in order to fulfill His Promise of Guidance for mankind.
Today, Muslims are indebted to the companions of the Holy
Prophet (ﷺ) whose labors and sacrifice Islam has survived to
date. Every individual is unique in his or her own person and is granted
different abilities by Allah. The same is the case with the Sahaba. Some were
soldiers, some scholars, others farmers and businessmen; common to all was the devotion
of all talents and energy for the sake of Islam.
Perhaps the greatest service was that performed by the
scholarly companions and amongst them the scribes of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). These
were thirty-four in all. They are defined as the companions who used to write
the Holy Quran and other official documents on the instructions of the Holy
Prophet (ﷺ), sometimes serving as his secretary as well.
Amongst them, the prominent ones are Abu Bakr, Umar bin Khattab, Uthman bin
Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Khalid bin Waleed, Zubair bin Awwam, Abdullah bin
Masoud, Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan and his brother Yazeed bin Abu Sufyan.
