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Sumayyah bint Khayyat

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سمية بنت خياط

The very first person to fall as a martyr (shahid) for Islam, having courageously refused to deny her faith under Abu Jahl.

Tribe : Banu Makhzum (alliée)
Birth : 70 BH
Death : 7 BH
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Sumayyah bint Khayyat, mother of Ammar and wife of Yasir, was tortured to death by Abu Jahl. Her indomitable steadfastness under torture in Mecca established the first historical model of self-sacrifice and firmness of faith (Sabr) in Islam.

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