Pause and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the notable figures.
A new challenge: "Who am I?"
I am one of the scholarly Companions from the tribe of Daws.
I grew up as an orphan and migrated as a poor man.
I used to work as a hired shepherd in exchange for my daily food.
I was known for a kitten I used to carry, care for, and play with.
So people began calling me by it, until my agnomen (kunya) became more famous than my actual name.
I embraced Islam at the hands of the noble Companion al-Tufayl ibn 'Amr (may Allah be pleased with him).
This occurred during the period between the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the Conquest of Khaybar.
I arrived in Medina as an emigrant while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was at Khaybar.
I used to invite my mother to Islam, but she would refuse.
One day, I invited her, but she became angry with me and said things about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that hurt me deeply.
So I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) weeping.
I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have been calling my mother to Islam, but she refuses my call.
Today, I invited her again, but she grew angry with me and spoke words about you that I hated to hear.
Pray to Allah that He guide her to Islam."
The Prophet (peace be upon him) smiled and prayed for her.
I left his presence overjoyed. But when I reached home, I found the door closed.
My mother heard the sound of my footsteps and said, "Stay where you are, my son!" I then heard the splashing of water.
My mother washed herself, put on her garment, opened the door, and said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger."
"And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger."
I was overcome with immense joy, so I returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), weeping out of happiness,
just as I had come to him shortly before weeping out of sorrow.
I said, "O Messenger of Allah, rejoice! Allah has answered your prayer and guided my mother to Islam."
He praised Allah, glorified Him, and spoke words of goodness.
Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to make me and my mother beloved to His believing servants,
and to make them beloved to us."
So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed:
"O Allah, make this little servant of Yours and his mother beloved to Your believing servants,
and make the believers beloved to them."
Thus, there is no believer who hears of me or sees me except that he loves me. So, who am I?