Who Was the First Martyr?

Question

Among the Muslims of the earliest generations, who was the first to be martyred?

Answer

The mother of Hazrat ‘Ammar — Hazrat Sumayya bint Khayyat. So it is stated in “Usd al-Ghaba”, vol. 5, p. 481.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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