When the members of Yasir's family were immersed in water...

When the members of Yasir's family were immersed in water and they raised their heads out of it, they uttered praise of Allah and blessings to the Holy Prophet (S) and also spoke ironically of Lat and Uzza and abused Abu Jahl. At that time the severity of Abu Jahl knew no bound, and he ceased to be in his normal disposition. At that time he stretched his hands towards war implements and used them against Sumayya and Yasir.

He persisted in this abominable act to such an extent that it ended in the death of the old man. After killing Yasir, Abu Jahl extended his sinful hand to do away with his wife. Thus these good, devoted and faithful couple were recognized to be the first martyrs of Islam and the pioneers of the caravan of Paradise. Yasir and his faithful and pious wife departed for eternal Paradise and chose their abode in the neighbourhood of the 'Superior Companion '. However, ‘Ammar survived.

He grappled with hard ships and sufferings and left behind himself, in the brilliant pages of history, his name in the form of an immortal hero and became an example of supreme self-sacrifice and specimen of true faith. After the death of his parents he always remained the victim of Abu Jahl’s oppression, and that sinful man took pleasure in teasing him, and tortured him as much as he could, and kept him in prison.

In short Abu Jahl continued the so called fight of the cat and the mouse as far as it was possible for him. Eventually however, the affairs of these two opponents ended in that the perseverance and steadfastness of ‘Ammar in his faith and his bearing the tortures and whipping of Abu Jahl, tormented the soul of Abu Jahl more than it tormented the body of ‘Ammar. This state of affairs aggravated the enmity and grudge of Abu Jahl and he continued his oppression in a more savage manner.

Notwithstanding all this, however, ‘Ammar remained steadfast and firm in his faith. Whenever Abu Jahl tortured ‘Ammar the Holy Prophet (S) went to see him as a mark of sympathy. He placed his head in his own lap, became the companion of his loneliness and prayed for the alleviation of his suffering and pain, saying: "O fire!

Be cool and harmless for ‘Ammar in the same manner in which you became cool and harmless for Ibrahim.” ‘Ammar felt the coolness of this prayer in his heart and it increased his firmness and steadfastness.