entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_ISL_ABD_AL_RAHMAN_IBN_AWF,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"A prosperous early Muslim merchant, one of the Ten Promised Paradise, and a member of Umar's electoral council (shura)."
ENT_ISL_ABU_BAKR,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the Prophet's closest companion and father-in-law, who became the first Rightly-Guided Caliph (632-634 CE)."
ENT_ISL_ABU_HURAYRA,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,A companion who became the most prolific narrator of hadith in the Sunni tradition.
ENT_ISL_ABU_UBAYDA,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,One of the Ten Promised Paradise who commanded the conquest of Syria and was titled Amin al-Umma (Trustee of the Community).
ENT_ISL_AISHA,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"A wife of the Prophet and daughter of Abu Bakr, who became a foremost narrator of hadith and authority on Islamic law and tradition."
ENT_ISL_AL_ZUBAYR,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"A paternal cousin of the Prophet and husband of Asma bint Abi Bakr, among the Ten Promised Paradise."
ENT_ISL_RASHIDUN,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"The first four caliphs of Islam — Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali — regarded in Sunni tradition as the 'Rightly-Guided' successors of the Prophet (632-661 CE)."
ENT_ISL_RIDWAN,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,direct attestation,Sahih al-Bukhari (the gates of Paradise); Ridwan named in the tradition as its keeper; cf. Quran 9:21 (ridwan).
ENT_ISL_SAD_IBN_ABI_WAQQAS,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,One of the Ten Promised Paradise who commanded the army that defeated the Sasanian Persians at al-Qadisiyya.
ENT_ISL_SAID_IBN_ZAYD,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"One of the Ten Promised Paradise, an early convert whose conversion (with his wife Fatima) preceded Umar's own."
ENT_ISL_TALHA,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"One of the Ten Promised Paradise who famously shielded Muhammad at Uhud, sustaining wounds to his hand."
ENT_ISL_TEN_PROMISED,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"The ten companions whom the Prophet reportedly named as assured of paradise during their lifetimes, including Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali."
ENT_ISL_UMAR,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"Umar ibn al-Khattab al-Faruq, the second Rightly-Guided Caliph (634-644 CE), under whom the early conquests greatly expanded, renowned for his austere justice."
ENT_ISL_UMMAHAT,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"The wives of the Prophet Muhammad, given this honorific title in the Qur'an (33:6)."
ENT_ISL_UTHMAN,SRC_SAHIH_BUKHARI,scholarly attestation,"Uthman ibn Affan, the third Rightly-Guided Caliph (644-656 CE), credited with commissioning the standardized written compilation of the Quran, and a son-in-law of the Prophet."