Ammar ibn Yasir
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Ammar bin Yasir ( 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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[edit] Before Islam
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.
[edit] His Islam
His mother was Sumayyah bint Khabbab, the seventh one to accept Islam, his father was Yasir ibn Amir. He is most famous for the hadith by the Islamic prophet Muhammad:
- Ammar will be killed by the errant group. (Arabic: تقتل عماراً الفئة الباغية )
By the torture he and his parents (Summaya and Yasir) encountered by Abu Jahl and the enemies of Islam.
[edit] His torture
Abu Jahl and Umar (before his conversion to Islam), 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]
[edit] His loyalty to Ali
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 the Muhammad. He was one of the heros of the battle of Badr. He was also a commander of some of the army units of Imam Ali in his battles.
[edit] His death
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 a band of revolts". Upon this Amro Bin Al'aas the right hand of Mu'Awiyah said that it was Ali who killed him since he sent him to us. Ali upon hearing this replied that " By a corollary then it was prophet who killed Hamza since he brought him to the battlefield "
[edit] Legacy
[edit] Shi'a view
Ali Asgher Razwy, a 20th century Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar states:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 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].
[edit] External links
- http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Spa/7220/ammar.html
- http://al-islam.org/restatement/71.htm
- http://al-islam.org/slavery/4.htm
- Arabic |كتاب سلسلة الأركان الاربعة ـ عمار بن ياسر
| List of Ali's companions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dharr al-Ghifari | Khuzayma ibn Thabit | Miqdad ibn Aswad | Salman the Persian |
| Ammar ibn Yasir | Malik al-Ashtar | Habib ibn Mazahir | Kumayl ibn Ziyad |
| Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr | Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan | Zayd ibn Suhan | Hisham ibn 'Utbah |
| Abdullah ibn Budayl | Maytham al-Tammar | Adi ibn Hatim | Hujr ibn Adi |
| Asbagh ibn Nubatah | al-Harith al-A'war al-Hamdani | Amr ibn al-Humq al-Khaza'i | Abdullah ibn Hashim |
| Uways al-Qarni | `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas | Uday ibn Hatam | Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali |
| Uthman ibn Hunaif | Mikhnaf ibn Sulaym | Sulayman ibn Surad | Jundab ibn Abdullah |
| Sulaym ibn Qays | |||
