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Ammar ibn Yasir

عمّار بن ياسر

Son of Yasir and Sumayya, a client of Banu Makhzum; he was tortured with his parents and heard the Prophet promise them Paradise — his inclusion among the eighty-three of the second Abyssinian migration is doubtful in the sources.

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Roles
Companion
Tradition
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Place in the story

  • Victim · c. 613 CETradition
  • CompanionTradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Connections

Child of
Yasir ibn AmirSumayya bint Khayyat
Participated in
The persecution of the vulnerable MuslimsThe second migration to AbyssiniaThe Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'The hypocrites' ambush at the pass on the return from TabukA group of hypocrites mock the army, then excuse themselves

People and things also explored

The Prophetic EraMuhammadMeccaThe persecution of the vulnerable MuslimsSumayya bint KhayyatYasir ibn AmirThe expedition to TabukThe first migration to Abyssinia

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Ammar ibn Yasir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ammar-ibn-yasir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

The Prophetic Era

The years of the Prophet Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina, from the first revelation to his death in 632 CE.