Hazrat Sumayyah — Page 2
she was old and frail, she bravelybore the torture inflictedupon her with greatpatienceand courage. History remembersthis great woman under the beautifulname of Umme Ammaarbin Yaasirra. She was not only a martyr herself,but also the wife of a martyr and the mother of a martyr. How blessedis her entirefamily! ra was one of the firstpeopleto acceptIslam. In fact, she was the seventhperson to becomea Muslimand, in this way,earned the hon-- our of beingone of the earliestMuslims in history. Threeyearsafterthe Holy ProphetMuhammad sas claimedto be a Prophetof God,he wascommanded by Allah the Almightyto proclaimit publiclyand invite people to the One True God. After receiving this command, the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas startedpreachingthe message of Islamopenly. In response to his claims, the disbelievers 2