The Sahabah are the Muslim companions of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. A Sahabi is a singular male companion and a Sahabiyyat is a singular female companion. The Sahabah is the plural form of the word and includes both male and female companions. To be considered from among the Sahabah then someone had to be Muslim believing in the prophethood of Muhammad and meet Muhammad in person as a Muslim and lastly die as a Muslim. Many Jews and Christians set a wonderful example by recognizing the truth of Muhammad's prophetic religion and embraced Islam and met Muhammad in the flesh. This category of people are known as Ahl-Kitab Sahabah because they had previously believed in the previous Islamic prophets such as Moses and Jesus as well as books of divine revelation prior to meeting Muhammad and confirming his message as the God-given truth. These were the contemporary disciples of Muhammad who were Jews and Christians who met him and became Muslims.
