People from Mecca

Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets in Islam. He is believed by Muslims to be the Seal of the Prophets, and along with the Quran, his teachings and normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief.

Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised in the household of his cousin Muhammad and was among the first to accept his teachings.

1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad

Fatima bint Muhammad (; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. Fatima's sons were Hasan and Husayn, the second and third Shia imams, respectively. Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women and the dearest person to him. She is often viewed as an ultimate archetype for Muslim women and an example of compassion, generosity, and enduri

First wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife

founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)

Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)

1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933

Ruler of Transjordan and Jordan from 1921 to 1951

companion of Muhammad and first Islamic mu'azzin (c.580–640)

Indian politician and writer (1888–1958)

leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca (c.535-c.619)

King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952

companion of Muhammad and military leader (583–639)

Sharif and Emir of Mecca, then King of Hejaz and Sharifian Caliph (1854–1931)

Muhammad's companion and uncle (c.  568–625)

companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.594-c.653)

King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (1912-1939) (ruled 1933-1939)

Eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

companion of Muhammad

former Saudi Arabian minister (1930–2021)

former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (1999–2025)

son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

early Muslim

companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Saudi medical researcher and inventor

commander of the Meccans (born c. 515)

poet

9/11 hijacker of the American Airlines Flight 77 (1975–2001)

Saudi Arabian terrorist and 9/11 hijacker (1976–2001)

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Muslim scholar

Islamic scholar

Meccan Islamic religious scholar (725–814)

9/11 hijacker (1981–2001)

one of up to 7 children born to Muhammad and Khadija (his first wife) or Maria al-Qibtiyya, all of whom except Fatimah predeceased their father and were childless

Saudi politician

Pre-Islamic Arab chief

Hafs (, , 706–796 AD; 90–180 AH), according to Islamic tradition, was one of the primary transmitters of one of the seven canonical methods of Qur'an recitation (''qira'at''). His method via his teacher Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud has become the most popular method across the majority of the Muslim world.

Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)

prominent Sunni Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia

Queen consort of Jordan (1884–1961)

Yemeni transmitter of the seven canonical Qira'at (665–737)

Saudi musician (1940–2000)

Saudi doctor, humanitarian, scuba diver and astronaut

Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam

Saudi Arabian aviator

Father of Second Caliph Umer Ibn. Khattab

Hijazi politician

Arab military commander

muslim writer

male Sahabah

Scholar, mystic

Sahabah

Ancestor of Sahaba

7th century Arab military commander

7th-century governor of the city of Mecca

aunt of Muhammad, regarded as the final prophet of Islam

Saudi politician and journalist

scholar