The names of those Ansar who gave bay’ah at the second pledge of al-Aqaba are etched in history as the first to support the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and pledge allegiance to him as the leader of the first Islamic State, an event which marks the beginning of the Hijri calendar in Islam.

Those who pledged did so not for any material benefit or position. They pledged their support in order to seek the pleasure of Allah (Most High) alone, which is why the Messenger ﷺ said to them, “And you will have Paradise.”

After the Messenger ﷺ arrived in Medina we continue to hear these names playing a key role in upholding the state and expanding it throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Those who lived after the Messenger ﷺ passed away, continued to play a prominent role in the state assisting the Rightly Guided Caliphs and later the Umayyads.

Dr Ali Muhammad As-Sallaabee comments on this.

When one studies the lives of the Muslims who made the Second Pledge of Al-‘Aqabah, one finds that, out of a total of seventy-three of them, about one-third were martyred either during the Prophet’s lifetime or after his ﷺ death. Also, one finds that about half of them participated in all of the Prophet’s battles; and that almost all of them – about seventy of them – participated in the Battle of Badr.

Based on these numbers, we can clearly see that the Ansaar fulfilled the covenants that they made with Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. Some of them were martyred, and the rest that lived on participated in leading the Muslims to the many victories they enjoyed during the early golden years of Islam. Theirs were souls that were ready to sacrifice everything, seeking no reward in return other than Paradise. No one after them came even close to their achievements and their willingness to make sacrifices for the cause of Islam. (Dr Ali Muhammad As-Sallaabee, ‘The Noble Life of the Prophet ﷺ’, Vol.1, p.606)

There is a lesson here for the people of nusra (support) today that they have a unique opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the Ansar and support the establishment of a new Islamic State and thus becoming one of the sabiqun (forerunners): وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ

Here are their names…

Those who gave the First Pledge of Al-Aqaba

The original 12 who gave the first bay’a were also present for the second. There were 10 from Khazraj and 2 from Aws.

No.	Name	Service to Islam
1	Abu al-Haytham b. al-Tayyihan	Aws. Badr
2	‘Uwaym b. Sa’ida	Aws. Badr
3	Mu’adh b. al-Harith	Khazraj. Badr
4	‘Awf b. al-Harith	Khazraj. Badr. One of the original six who became Muslim at hajj one year before.
5	Abu Umama As’ad b. Zurara	Khazraj. One of 12 Clan Leaders (Naqib). Died before Badr. One of the original six who became Muslim at hajj one year before.
6	Rafi’ b. Malik	Khazraj. One of 12 Clan Leaders (Naqib). One of the original six who became Muslim at hajj one year before.
7	Dhakwan b. ‘Abd Qays	Khazraj. Badr, martyred at Uhud. He was called both muhajiri and ansari because he stayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Makkah until his migration to Medina.
8	Qutba b. ‘Amir b. Hadida	Khazraj. Badr. One of the original six who became Muslim at hajj one year before.
9	Ubada b. al-Samit	Khazraj. One of 12 Clan Leaders (Naqib). Badr. Teacher and Judge in Ash-Sham under Umar ibn Al-Khattab.
10	al-‘Abbas b. Ubada b. Nadla	Khazraj. Martyred at Uhud. He was called both muhajiri and ansari because he stayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Makkah until his migration to Medina.
11	Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman Yazid	Khazraj.
12	Uqbah ibn Aamir	Khazraj. Badr. One of the original six who became Muslim at hajj one year before. He was called both muhajiri and ansari because he stayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Makkah until his migration to Medina.

The two women who pledged

No.	Name	Service to Islam
13	Umm Umara Nasiba	Wounded at the battle of al-Yamama
14	Umm Mani, Asma

The 12 Clan Leaders (Nuqaba’a)

After the 75 had all given bay’a, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Bring me twelve Chiefs (Nuqaba’a) from among you who would be responsible for themselves and their folk.”

In addition to the three already mentioned above, Abu Umama As’ad b. Zurara, Rafi’ b. Malik and Ubada b. al-Samit, the additional names were:

No.	Name	Service to Islam
15	Usayd b. Hudayr	Aws. Commander of Aws at Uhud, Hunayn and Tabuk. Part of bay’a of contract to Abu Bakr at Saqifah.
16	Sa’d b. Khaythama	Martyred at Badr
17	Rifa’a b. ‘Abd al-Mundhir b. Zunayr	Badr
18	Sa’d b. al-Rabi’	Badr, martyred at Uhud
19	Abd Allah b. Rawaha	Badr, Uhud, Khandaq. Commander of the Battle of Mu’tah where he was martyred.
20	al-Bara’ b. Ma’rur	First to give bay’a. He died before the arrival of the Prophet ﷺ in Medina.
21	Abd Allah b. ‘Amr b. Haram	Badr, martyred at Uhud
22	Sa’d b. Ubada b. Dulaym	Candidate for post of Khaleefah at the Saqifah of his clan after Prophet’s ﷺ death.
23	al-Mundhir b. ‘Amr	Badr, Uhud. Commander at Bi’r Ma’una where he was martyred.

Al-Aws Tribe

The names of the remaining members of Al-Aws.

No.	Name	Service to Islam
24	Salama b. Salama b. Waqash	Badr
25	Zuhayr b. Rafi’
26	Abn Burda b. Niyar
27	Nuhayr b. al-Haytham
28	‘Abd Allah b. Jubayr	Badr, Commander of the bowmen at Uhud, Martyred at Uhud
29	Ma’an b. ‘Adi b. al-Jadd	Badr, martyred at Yamama

Al-Khazraj Tribe

The names of the remaining members of Al-Khazraj.

No.	Name	Service to Islam
30	‘Taymullah b. Tha’laba
31	Abu Ayyub Khalid b. Zayd	Badr, Martyr in Byzantine territory during the reign of Muawiya.
32	Mu’awwidh b. al-Harith	Badr
33	Umara b. Hazm	Badr, martyred at Yamama
34	Sahl b. ‘Atik	Badr
35	Aws b. Thabit b. al-Mundhir	Badr
36	Abu Talha Zayd b. Sahl	Badr
37	Qays b. Abu Sa’sa’a	Commander of the rear-guard at Badr
38	‘Amr b. Ghaziyya
39	Bashir b. Sa’d	Badr
40	Abd Allah b. Zayd b. Tha’laba	Badr. He had the dream of azaan which he then taught to Bilal the first Muezzin of Islam.
41	Khallad b. Suwayd	Badr, Uhud and al-Khandaq. Martyred at Banu Qurayza. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He will have the reward of two martyrs.”
42	Abu Mas’ud Uqba b. ‘Amr	Youngest of those present at Al-Aqaba
43	Ziyad b. Labid	Badr
44	Farwa b. ‘Amr b. Wadhafa
45	Khalid b. Qays b. Malik	Badr
46	‘Abbad b. Qays b. ‘Amir	Badr
47	al-Harith b. Qays b. ‘Amir	Badr
48	Bishr b. al-Bara’	Badr, Uhud and al-Khandaq. Martyred at Khaybar
49	Sinan b. Sayfi b. Sakhr	Badr
50	al-Tufayl b. al-Nu’man	Badr. Martyred at Al-Khandaq
51	Ma’qil b. al-Mundhir	Badr
52	Yazid b. Sinan al-Mundhir	Badr
53	Mas’ud b. Zayd
54	al-Dahhak b. Haritha	Badr
55	Yazid b. Khadham
56	Jabbar b. Sakhr	Badr
57	al-Tufayl b. Malik	Badr
58	Ka’b b. Malik
59	Sulaym b. ‘Amir b. Hadida	Badr
60	Abu al-Mundhir Yazid	Badr
61	Abu al-Yusr Ka’b b. ‘Amr	Badr
62	Sayfi b. Sawwad b. ‘Abbad
63	Tha’laba b. Ghanama	Badr, martyred at Al-Khandaq
64	‘Amr b. Ghanama
65	‘Abs b. ‘Amir b. ‘Adi	Badr
66	Khalid b. ‘Amr b. ‘Adi
67	‘Abd Allah b. Unays
68	Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah	One of the original six who became Muslim at hajj one year before the first pledge.
69	Mu’adh b. ‘Amr b. al-Jamuh	Badr
70	Thabit b. al-Jadh’	Badr, martyred at Ta’if
71	Umayr b. al-Harith b. Tha’laba	Badr
72	Khadij b. Salama
73	Mu’adh b.Jabal	Badr, Judge in Yemen. Teacher in Makkah. Governor in Yemen for Abu Bakr. Teacher in Ash-Sham for Umar. Died during the plague in Ash-Sham under Umar ibn Al-Khattab
74	‘Amr b. al-Harith
75	Rifa’a b. ‘Amr b. Zayd	Badr

Source: Ibn Kathir, ‘Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya,’ Vol.2, Garnet Publishing, p. 140