OverviewA woman remembered among the earliest Muslims killed for their faith.CategoryCompanionPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 615 CE
Life and settingSumayya was the wife of Yasir ibn Amir and mother of Ammar ibn Yasir. Their family suffered persecution after embracing Islam.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyMuslim tradition remembers her as an early martyr, killed for her faith. The accounts place her death before the migration to Madinah.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
