al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami
العلاء بن الحضرمي
An early Muslim Companion and skilled diplomat from Hadramawt; appointed by the Prophet as his envoy to al-Mundhir ibn Sawa, ruler of Bahrain, who accepted Islam alongside his people; served as governor of Bahrain under the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion · Commander · Diplomat
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Converts and those who leavePeace-making and coexistence
Place in the story
- Companion · c. 620 CETradition
- OfficialtowardMuhammad · 628 CE · 7 AH†Historical
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
People and things also explored
The Prophetic EraMuhammadThe Treaty of HudaybiyyaAbbad ibn BishrAdi ibn Hatimal-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabial-Zibriqan ibn BadrAmr ibn al-As
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Bewley translation, Ta-Ha)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-ala-ibn-al-hadrami/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.