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Martyrdom of Ammar Ibn Yasir - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Martyrdom of Ammar Ibn Yasir 2023-09-25 2600 Views Ammar ibn Yasir Ammar ibn Yasir was one of the earliest converts to Islam and among the early companions of (PBUHH). Ammar was one of the few companions who participated in the first major battle in Islam [the Battle of Badr], despite the extraordinarily harsh conditions at the time.

He also participated in all the arduous battles with the Muslims even after the ’s death. Contents His Birth and Lineage During the lifetime of the Prophet His virtues His loyalty to Imam Ali His Martyrdom His parents were brutally tortured by the polytheists for accepting Islam which resulted in their martyrdom.

In addition, Ammar is considered along with Salman, Miqdad, and Abu Dhar to be one of the first partisans of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (i.e., Shi’atu Ali) even during the lifetime of the Messenger of God, as they recognized his leadership based on divine instruction and refused to pay allegiance to Abu Bakr. His Birth and Lineage According to a report, Ammar was born in the tribe of Bani Makhzum during the 570 A.D.

and as he has said himself, he was of the same age as the Holy Prophet (PBUHH). His father was Yasir ibn Amir whose lineage goes back to Anas ibn Malik’s family, a Qahtani tribe residing in Yemen. Yasir later moved to the city of Mecca when he was young. He resided there and allied with Abu Hudhayfa from Banu Makhzum. His mother was Sumayyah, the daughter of Khayyat and the slave girl of Abu Huzayfa, the chief of the tribe of Makhzum.

Amongst the slave girls of Quraysh, none was as noble-minded, intelligent, kind-hearted, faithful, chaste and pure as she was. Thus these good, devoted and faithful couples were recognized to be the first martyrs of Islam and the pioneers of the caravan of Paradise. Yasir and his pious wife departed for eternal Paradise and chose their abode in the neighbourhood of the ‘Superior Companion’.

During the lifetime of the Prophet One day, Ammar went to the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) and complained of the torture he had undergone at the hands of the Meccan polytheists, saying: “They did not stop torturing me until I said what they wanted” (That is until he took the names of their gods and talked badly about the Prophet (PBUHH)).