And the three children of Abu Talib, namely: Talib, 'Aqil, and Ja‘far. And the Five Orphans of al-Sayyid Muhammad, namely: Ja‘far, Abu al-Hayyaj, and Abu Sufyan (the sons of al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib), and Yahya and Salih (the two sons of Umama, daughter of Zainab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah and their father was al-Mughira Nawfal ibn al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib.
And the Five Orphans of Salsal, who are: al-Miqdad, Abu al-Dharr, 'Abd Allah, 'Uthman, and Qanbar—the servant of our Master, the Commander of the Faithful, may His Might be exalted. And the Twelve Chiefs (al-Nuqaba), who are: Abu al-Haytham Malik ibn al-Tayyihan al-Ashhali, al-Bara’ ibn Ma’rur al-Ansari, al-Mundhir ibn ‘Umar ibn Kunnas ibn Ludhan al-Sa‘idi, Rafi‘ ibn Malik ibn al-’Ajlan al-Zurqi al-Ansari, Asad ibn Husayn al-Ashhali, al-’Abbas ibn ‘Ubada ibn Nadla, ‘Ubada ibn al-Samit al-Nawfali, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar ibn Hizam (who is Abu Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Ansari), Salim ibn ‘Umayr al-Khazraji, Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, Rafi‘ ibn Warqa’, Bilal ibn Rabah al-Sanawi, and Nawfal ibn al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. This completes the count of thirty men, and they are the personified essences of the days of the Month of Ramadan, may blessings and peace be upon them.




