Martyrdom of Hadhrat Sumayyah (Radhiyallahu anha)

Hadhrat Sumayyah (Radhiyallahu anha) is the mother of Hadhrat Ammar (Radhiyallahu anhu). Just like 'Hadhrat Ammar (Radhiyallahu anhu) her son, and Yasir her husband, she patiently bore the hardships in various forms in the cause of Islam. She would not weaken in her love for and devotion to Islam in spite of all these afflictions. One day, Hadhrat Sumayyah (Radhiyallahu anha) was standing when Abu Jahl passed that way. He flung all sorts of dirty words at her and then put his spear through her private parts. She died on account of the wound. She is the first to meet martyrdom for the cause of Islam.

Patience, perseverance and sacrifice of these ladies are really enviable. No affliction is too much when a person blessed with the spirit of Islam is determined to bear it. We hear about hundreds of persons dying for one cause or the other. It is only dying for the cause of Allah that brings eternal happiness and comfort in the life to come. Persons losing their lives for material gains really lose twice, i.e. in this world as well as in the Hereafter.