Sumayya

Sumayyah (Arabic: سُمَيَّة; c. 550–615) was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the mother of Ammar Ibn Yasir, a prominent companion of the prophet. She was an Arab from the lineage of 'Ans, from the Madhij tribe of Yemen. She was born around 20 years before Prophet Muhammad and at the time of her martyrdom was an old, frail woman of around 60 years old. Sumayyah was the first member of the Ummah (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to be killed for her faith, hence a female martyr (Arabic: شهيدة, romanized: shahīda). Shortly afterward, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed because of his conversion, becoming the first male martyr (Arabic: شهيد, romanized: shahīd). Her full name is given variously as Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. She was the mother of Ammar ibn Yasir.