Islam. To such an extent that not only did the Sahabiyyat رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْھُن remain prepared at all times for the sake of Islam, but they even sacrificed their wealth, children, brothers, fathers, husbands and even their own lives while treading upon the path of truth. Many Sahabiyyat were subjected to great tortures due to accepting Islam and their family members subjected them to all kinds of oppressions and torments also, but those righteous bondswomen of Allah Almighty bore every hardship wholeheartedly with patience and did not accept turning away from Islam.

The first female martyr of Islam

Sayyidatuna Sumayyah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا, the mother of the famous companion of the Prophet, Sayyiduna ‘Ammar Bin Yaasir رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, is that courageous woman who has the honour of being the first female martyr of Islam. She رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا was the first (among women) to present her blood and strengthen the roots of Islam. Her acceptance of Islam became her crime and the staunch disbelievers subjected her to such oppressions and torments that are beyond our imagination.

Thus, it is narrated that when the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would witness her with her son, Sayyiduna ‘Ammar رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ and her husband, Sayyiduna Yaasir رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, bearing difficulties in the scorching desert of Makkah, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would say, ‘O family of Yaasir! Have patience! For you is the promise of Paradise.’ (Asabah Sumayyah Bint-e-Khabaat, vol. 8, p. 209, Hadees 11342) The people of Makkah and especially the enemy of Islam, Abu Jahl, subjected them to every kind of pain and tormented them in whichever way he could. One of the things that she was made to do was to wear an iron armour and stand in the scorching heat. (Usd-ul-Ghaabah, Raqm 7021, Sumayyah Umm-e-Ammar, vol. 7, p. 153, derived from) She رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا bore all of this but did not turn away from Islam.

Dear Islamic brothers! Ponder for a moment! When the armour of iron would begin to heat up due to the heat of the sun, then what would she go through in the scorching heat of the sun and in the burning iron armour. However, may we be sacrificed upon the greatness and steadfastness of that first female martyr, the one in whose heart the love for Allah Almighty and His