The first person to cover the Holy Ka'bah with full Kiswah and set up a door that could be locked in the Holy Ka'bah was As‘ad Abu Kurib al-Himyari , who believed in the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him) four centuries prior to his mission.
Salman al-Farsi (Salman the Persian) was a companion of the holy prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and the first Persian convert to Islam. During some of his later meetings with the other Sahabah, he was referred to as Abu Abdullah ("Father of Abdullah"). He is credited with the suggestion of digging a trench around Medina when it was attacked by Mecca in a battle known as the Battle of Trench
Ibn Battuta (February 25, 1304 – 1368 or 1369), was a Moroccan explorer of Berber descent. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla (lit. "Journey"). Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands.
Nur ad-Din was a member of the Turkic Zengid dynasty which ruled the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174.
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (c. 1445–1505 AD) is one of the most prolific Arab writers of the Middle Ages, whose works deal with a wide variety of subjects in Islamic theology. He was precocious and was already a teacher in 1462. He is one of the latter-day authorities of the Shafi'i School