Sumeyah | |
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سُمَيَّة | |
Born | c. 550 (72 BH) |
Died | c. 615 (7 BH) |
Known for | Being the first martyr of the Ummah (Community) of Muhammad, and a female companion of his |
Spouse | Yasir ibn Amir |
Children | Ammar ibn Yasir |
Parent | Khayyat (father) |
Relatives | Horayth ibn Yasir, Abdullah ibn Yasir (sons or stepsons) |
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Sumeyah (Arabic: سُمَيَّة; c. 550–615), was the first member of the Umma (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to become a shahida (martyr), shortly before her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also martyred for his conversion to Islam.[1][2][3] Her full name is said to be Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. Her son was Ammar ibn Yasir.
Ammar ibn Yasser was also one of the earliest converts to Islam. As noted before, his mother and father were tortured to death by the pagans in Makkah. They were the first and the second martyrs of Islam, and this is a distinction that no one in all Islam can share with them.