Julaybib

Julaybib was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and martyr in the early Muslim community.

Name His name was acquired prior to his acceptance of Islam and is considered semantically unusual in Arabic; julaybib means "small grown" being the diminutive form of the word jalbab, referring to Julaybib's unusually short stature. Sources also describe him as being damim, meaning ugly, suggesting physical unattractiveness or deformity.

Family Julaybib's lineage was unknown and there is no record of his parents or what tribe he belonged to. All that was known of him was that he was an Arab and that he was one of the Ansar in Medina.

Marriage Muhammad suggested Julaybib as a match for a woman from the Ansar known for her beauty, modesty, and devotion. While the girl's parents—particularly the mother—were unsatisfied with the proposal at first, the daughter willingly consented and was married to Julaybib. The couple was about to live together until he was martyred in an expedition soon after. It is said that Julaybib's wife was the most eligible unmarried woman in Medina. Some sources in the Islamic tradition report that the sky was filled with thousands of angels who had come to participate in his funeral.