answer : All those great souls were known as the Companions of the Companions , who used to stay in the courtyard of the Nawabi in the mosque to lead a very ordinary life by giving up pleasures for the sake of gaining knowledge. They were a group of poor emigrants who migrated to Medina. Lacking accommodation, they took refuge in the courtyard of the newly built mosque in Medina. The members of the Companions did not care about the human needs of food, drink and clothing . They used to meet their needs from whatever came to the court of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as a gift. There were 60 to 70 of them. Later, however, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) rehabilitated these poor emigrants. In spite of all this, the Companions have a special status in the history of Suffa Islam. It can be said that this is the first madrasa of Islam.