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Ammar ibn Yasir
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Ammar ibn Yasir (radiyallahu anhu) (Arabic: عمار بن ياسر) is one of the most famous Sahaba and was among the slaves freed by Abu Bakr. He is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of the Four Companions, early Muslims who were followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
He was one of the Muhajirun. [1]
He is among the List of Sahaba not giving bay'ah to Abu Bakr.
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Ammar was born in the Year of the Elephant (570). Therefore he is as old as Muhammad. Ammar was a friend of Muhammad even before Islam. He was one of the intermediaries in his marriage to Khadijat Al-Kubra. He was a slave of Banu Adi.
His mother was Sumayyah bint Khabbab, the seventh one to accept Islam, his father was Yasir ibn Amir, Yasir and wife were the first people to convert to Islam out of Muhammad's relatives and close friends. They were pagans converts to Islam. They were tortured and crucified by the Mushrikun in the last year of Muhammad before Hijra (Immigration from Mecca to Medina). Both were the martyrs in Islam.
Abu Jahl used to torture the prophets companions. The family of Ammar were tortured the most. His parents died under torture, therefore they were the first martyrs of Islam. Ammar and Bilal were about to face the same fate, but Abu Bakr paid ransom for them..
Whether or not Ammar was included in the Migration to Abyssinia is still a matter of doubt [2]
Ammar is most famous for the hadith by Muhammad:
- Ammar will be killed by the errant group. (Arabic: تقتل عماراً الفئة الباغية )
Ammar bin Yasir is famous for his loyalty to Ali and is considered by Shi'a as one of the four of the companions of the prophet who stayed most loyal to Ali Bin Abi Taleb right of succession after the death of Muhammad. He was one of the heroes of the battle of Badr. He was also a commander of some of the army units of Imam Ali in his battles.
He was killed by a group loyal to Mu'Awiyah in the battle of Siffin (657)]. His killer was ibn Hawwa Esaksaki and Abu Al'Adiyah. He died while reciting the hadith of Muhammad that "Ammar would be killed by an army of trangressors".
Ali Asgher Razwy, a 20th century Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar states:
| “ | If anyone wishes to see the real spirit of Islam, he will find it, not in the deeds of the nouveaux riches of Medina, but in the life, character and deeds of such companions of the Apostle of God as Ali ibn Abi Talib, Salman el-Farsi, Abu Dharr el-Ghiffari, Ammar ibn Yasir, Owais Qarni and Bilal. The orientalists will change their assessment of the spirit of Islam if they contemplate it in the austere, pure and sanctified lives of these latter companions [3] | ” |
The Majority Sunni Muslims view Ammar ibn Yasir as a great Sahabi and companion of Muhammad.
- ^ http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/7.2.html
- ^ The Sealed Nectar The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge on sunnipath.com
- ^ A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims on Al-Islam.org [1].
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- http://al-islam.org/restatement/71.htm
- http://al-islam.org/slavery/4.htm
- Arabic |كتاب سلسلة الأركان الاربعة ـ عمار بن ياسر
- http://www.ezsoftech.com/stories/companion6.asp