RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sumayyah bint Khabbat

550 - 615

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Sumeyah (Arabic: سُمَيَّة; c. 550–615), was the first member of the Umma (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to become a martyr (Arabic: شهيدة, romanized: shahīda, lit. 'female martyr'). Shortly after she was martyred, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed for his conversion to Islam, making him the first male martyr (Arabic: شهيد, romanized: shahīd). Her full name is said to be Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. Her son was Ammar ibn Yasir. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sumayyah bint Khabbat is the 551st most popular religious figure (down from 437th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Sumayyah bint Khabbab is most famous for being the first Muslim woman to die as a martyr. She was killed by the Quraysh tribe in 624 AD.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sumayyah bint Khabbat ranks 551 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Vigilius, Ammar ibn Yasir, Ali al-Ridha, Manco Cápac, Mahapajapati Gotami, and Abu Mansur al-Maturidi. After her are Pope Felix IV, Pope Romanus, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Uwais al-Qarani, and Pope Leo VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Sumayyah bint Khabbat ranks 2. Before her is Pope Boniface IV. After her are Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Teia, Armah, Anastasius of Persia, John the Merciful, Abdullah ibn Salam, Saint Gall, Liuva I, Cleph, and Menander Protector. Among people deceased in 615, Sumayyah bint Khabbat ranks 2. Before her is Pope Boniface IV. After her are Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Columbanus, and Antarah ibn Shaddad.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Sumayyah bint Khabbat ranks 67 out of 354. Before her are Talhah (595), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Ibn Ishaq (704), Musaylimah (600), Ammar ibn Yasir (570), and Ali al-Ridha (770). After her are Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Musa al-Kadhim (745), and Hasan al-Askari (846).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Sumayyah bint Khabbat ranks 24. Before her are Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Umm Salama (602), Talhah (595), Ammar ibn Yasir (570), and Ali al-Ridha (770). After her are Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), and Abdullah ibn Masud (600).

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