Sumayyah bint Khayyat

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Sumayyah bint Khayyat was an early Meccan Muslim revered as the first martyr in Islam, killed for her steadfast faith under persecution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sahabiyyah
early Muslim
historical figure
martyr in Islam
associatedWith Meccan period of Islam
persecution of early Muslims in Mecca
category 7th-century Arab people
Companions of the Prophet NERFINISHED
Female companions of the Prophet
Martyrs in Islam
child Ammar ibn Yasir NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
convertedTo Islam in Mecca
deathCause killed under torture
deathManner martyrdom
deathPlace Mecca NERFINISHED
diedFor her Islamic faith
era early Islamic period
ethnicBackground Arab
facedPersecutionFor accepting Islam
facedPersecutionFrom Quraysh polytheists NERFINISHED
family Family of Yasir NERFINISHED
gender female
honorificTitle first martyr in Islam
killedBy Abu Jahl NERFINISHED
knownFor being the first martyr in Islam
steadfastness under persecution
language Arabic
legacy inspires Muslims to remain firm in faith
mentionedIn classical Islamic biographical works
opponent Abu Jahl NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Mecca NERFINISHED
preIslamicReligion Arab paganism (likely)
religion Islam
rememberedIn Islamic historiography
Islamic sermons
roleInIslamicNarrative example of early Muslim sacrifice
symbol of perseverance under oppression
socialStatus non-elite Meccan
spouse Yasir ibn Amir NERFINISHED
tribalStatus client (mawla) status
virtue faith
patience
steadfastness

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Sahabiyyah hasNotableExamples Sumayyah bint Khayyat