Ammar ibn Yasir
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ʻAmmār ibn Yāsir al-Ansi was one of the companions
of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
. He was one of the Muhajirun
, and referred to as by Shia
Muslims as one of the Four Companions
.
Ammār was born in the Year of the Elephant
, which was the same year as Muhammad
. ʻAmmār was a friend of Muhammad even before conversion and was one of the intermediaries in Muhammad's marriage to Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
. His mother was Sumayyah bint Khayyat and his father was Yasir ibn Amir
. Yasir and Sumayyah were pagan converts to Islam who were tortured and crucified in the last year before the Hijra
and thus one of the first martyr
s of Islam at Muhammad
's time. ʻAmmār's family was repeatedly tortured by Abu Jahl and his parents were martyred after much torture. After the persecution of Muslims was over, Hamza
and the Muhammad's other companions went to the loaction where the torture and persecution took place; they found every persecuted Muslim dead except Ammar, who had survived the torture.
Ammar was not impressed by the first three caliphs, although ʻUmar appointed ʻAmmār governor of Kufa
while Shia's respect Ammar us for his loyalty to ʻAlī and is considered by the Shia to be one of the four of the companions of Muhammad who stayed most loyal to Ali's right of succession after the death of Muhammad. He was one of the heroes of the battle of Badr
and a commander of some of the army units during it. Ammar was martyred in the Battle of Siffin
by the forces of Mu'awiya I in 657, well past the age of 50.
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
of the Islamic prophet
Prophets of Islam
Muslims identify the Prophets of Islam as those humans chosen by God and given revelation to deliver to mankind. Muslims believe that every prophet was given a belief to worship God and their respective followers believed it as well...
Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. He was one of the Muhajirun
Muhajirun
Muhajirun are the early, initial Muslims who followed Muhammad on his Hijra . The early Muslims from Medina are called the Ansar .-List:*Muhammad*Ali*Umar *Abu Bakr .*Salman the Persian*Bilal ibn Ribah...
, and referred to as by Shia
Shi'a Islam
Shia Islam is the second largest denomination of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called Shi'ites or Shias. "Shia" is the short form of the historic phrase Shīʻatu ʻAlī , meaning "followers of Ali", "faction of Ali", or "party of Ali".Like other schools of thought in Islam, Shia Islam is...
Muslims as one of the Four Companions
The Four Companions
The Four Companions, also called the Four Pillars of the Sahaba is a Shi'a term that refers to the four Sahaba Shi'a believe stayed most loyal to ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib after the death of Muḥammad:*Miqdadu bni Aswādi l-Kindiyy*Abū Dharri l-Ghifāriyy...
.
Ammār was born in the Year of the Elephant
Year of the Elephant
The Year of the Elephant is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 AD. According to Islamic tradition, it was in this year that Muhammad was born...
, which was the same year as Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. ʻAmmār was a friend of Muhammad even before conversion and was one of the intermediaries in Muhammad's marriage to Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadījah bint Khuwaylid or Khadījah al-Kubra was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad and Fatimah bint Za'idah and belonged to the clan of Banu Asad. She is important in Islam as Muhammad's first wife, and one of the "mothers of the believers"...
. His mother was Sumayyah bint Khayyat and his father was Yasir ibn Amir
Yasir ibn Amir
Contradictory Sources:العنسي*Ammar's father, Yasir Ibn Amir Al-Ansi , left his native place in Yemen seeking a brother of his. In Makkah he found an appealing place, so he settled there and was in alliance with Abu Hudhaifah ibn al-Mughirah, who married him to one of his slave women, Sumayyah bint...
. Yasir and Sumayyah were pagan converts to Islam who were tortured and crucified in the last year before the Hijra
Hijra (Islam)
The Hijra is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira, the latter following the spelling rules of Latin.- Hijra of Muhammad :In September 622, warned of a plot to...
and thus one of the first martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
s of Islam at Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
's time. ʻAmmār's family was repeatedly tortured by Abu Jahl and his parents were martyred after much torture. After the persecution of Muslims was over, Hamza
Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
Hamza ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib [b.568-d.625] was the paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and his foster-brother. He and Muhammad were raised together as they were almost the same age. With excellence in the arts of wrestling and swordsmanship...
and the Muhammad's other companions went to the loaction where the torture and persecution took place; they found every persecuted Muslim dead except Ammar, who had survived the torture.
Ammar was not impressed by the first three caliphs, although ʻUmar appointed ʻAmmār governor of Kufa
Kufa
Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
while Shia's respect Ammar us for his loyalty to ʻAlī and is considered by the Shia to be one of the four of the companions of Muhammad who stayed most loyal to Ali's right of succession after the death of Muhammad. He was one of the heroes of the battle of Badr
Battle of Badr
The Battle of Badr , fought Saturday, March 13, 624 AD in the Hejaz region of western Arabia , was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammad's struggle with his opponents among the Quraish in Mecca...
and a commander of some of the army units during it. Ammar was martyred in the Battle of Siffin
Battle of Siffin
The Battle of Siffin occurred during the First Fitna, or first Muslim civil war, with the main engagement taking place from July 26 to July 28. It was fought between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I, on the banks of the Euphrates river, in what is now Ar-Raqqah, Syria...
by the forces of Mu'awiya I in 657, well past the age of 50.
External links
- The Great Sahabai Ammar ibn Yasir (Archived 2009-10-25)
- http://al-islam.org/restatement/71.htm
- http://al-islam.org/slavery/4.htm
- Arabic كتاب سلسلة الأركان الاربعة ـ عمار بن یاسر
- http://www.ezsoftech.com/stories/companion6.asp