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Ammar ibn Yasir, Son of the first martyrs

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CompanionSon of the first martyrs

Ammar ibn Yasirعمار بن ياسر

Approximate dateKufa

Tortured until he spoke words of disbelief, he was comforted by a verse from the Quran.

Ammar saw his parents killed for their faith. Under torture he finally said what Quraysh demanded, then came to the Prophet ﷺ in tears. He was told that if his heart was firm, he was excused. In Madinah he helped build the first mosques. Umar made him governor of Kufa. He died at Siffin in 657, aged over ninety.

What does the Quran say?

Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment;

Quran 16:106

The lesson

Allah judges the heart, and does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

KufaSumayyah bint KhayyatYasir ibn AmirAli ibn Abi TalibSiffin

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺZayd ibn HarithaThe Three Who Stayed BehindKhosrow IIHeracliusAl-Numan ibn al-MundhirAl-MuqawqisJabalah ibn al-Ayham

Source: the Quran · Wikipedia

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