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'{{Short description|Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad}} {{infobox | bodyclass = vcard | above = Ammar ibn Yasir<br>{{lang|ar|عَمَّار ٱبْن يَاسِر}} | image = [[File:عمار بن ياسر.png|250px]] | label4 = Birthplace | data4 = [[Mecca]], [[Hejaz]] (567 CE)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al-islam.org/ammar-bin-yasir-kamal-al-sayyid/ammar-bin-yasir-index|title = Ammar Ibn Yasir}}</ref> | label5 = Ethnicity | data5 = [[Hijazi]] [[Arabs|Arab]] | label7 = Known for | data7 = (See ''[[#Legacy|Legacy]]'' section) | label9 = Died | data9 = 657 CE (age 90) | label10 = Burial Place | data10 = [[Raqqa]], [[Syria]] | label11 = Coordinates | data11 = [https://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&q=35°56'32%22N+39°1'46%22E&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x1537183289c94337:0x126a7e98eb7d8589,35°56'32%22N+39°1'46%22E&gl=us&ei=oZEaUrf2BKfriQL8rYCgBg&ved=0CCsQ8gEwAA 35°56'32"N 39°1'46"E] | label12 = Cause of Death | data12 = Martyrdom in the [[Battle of Siffin]], [[Al-Sham]] | label13 = Parents | data13 = [[Yasir ibn Amir]] (father)<br>[[Sumayyah bint Khayyat]] (mother) | label14 = [[Kunya (Arabic)|Kunya]] | data14 = Abu al-Yaqzan | label15 = Religion | data15 = [[Islam]] | label18 = Venerated in | data18 = [[Shia]], [[Sunni]], & [[Ibadi]] [[Islam]]; [[Druze]]<ref>Swayd, Samy. The A to Z of the Druzes. [https://books.google.com/books?id=L3ZJJFIF3RkC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=ammar+bin+yasir+druze&source=bl&ots=HIc6-5nUZn&sig=WT9z23mH2L1SnXJgW1wq6QQ9brI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpzrW3q8XQAhXFtBoKHQjODAsQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=ammar%20bin%20yasir%20&f=false Page xxiii], retrieved on 6 January 2019. "610-632 Druze ancestors are Islamized; influential figures in Druze spirituality include Prophet Muhammad's companions Salman al-Farisi, al-Muqdad Ibn al-Aswad, and 'Ammar Ibn Yasir".</ref> | Reign = 656–657 }} '''ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir ibn ʿĀmir ibn Mālik al-ʿAnsīy'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-22|title=Ammar bin Yasir|url=https://www.al-islam.org/ammar-bin-yasir-kamal-al-sayyid/ammar-bin-yasir|access-date=2021-09-24|website=www.al-islam.org|language=en}}</ref> ({{lang-ar|عَمَّار ٱبْن يَاسِر ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن مَالِك ٱلْعَنْسِيّ}}), also known as '''ʿAbū al-Yaqẓān ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir al-ʿAnsīy al-Maḏḥijīy''' ({{lang-ar|أَبُو ٱلْيَقْظَان عَمَّار ٱبْن يَاسِر ٱلْعَنْسِيّ ٱلْمَذْحِجِيّ}}), was one of the [[Muhajirun]] in the [[history of Islam]]<ref name=Islamtimes2014>[http://www.islamtimes.org/vdciwyaryt1awp2.ilct.html Ammar Ibn Yasser' shrine is violated], Islam Times, retrieved on 13 Apr 2014</ref> and, for his dedicated devotion to Islam's cause, is considered to be one of the most loyal and beloved [[sahabah|companions]] of [[Muhammad]] and to [[Muslims]]; thus, he occupies a position of the highest prominence in [[Islam]].<ref name="Introduction">'''Prophet Muhammad''' (warning [[Khalid ibn al-Walid]]): "Whoever makes an enemy of Ammar, Allah makes an enemy of him; whoever hates ʻAmmār, Allah hates him; whoever curses ʻAmmār, Allah curses him; whoever belittles ‘Ammar, Allah belittles him; and whoever disparages ‘Ammar, Allah disaparages him," ‘Abdul-‘Aziz As-Shanawi, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=zoN4bOdgJxkC&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=%22and+whoever+disparages+Ammar%22&source=bl&ots=U-s7789nUf&sig=npu-eCR08OO_dXOB6qLhF3P3lQ4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DyMTU-X4H6OY0AW0moHIDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22and%20whoever%20disparages%20Ammar%22&f=false The Ministers around the Prophet - Page 122],'' Dar-us-Salam (2004), Retrieved on 2 Mar 2014</ref><ref>'''Prophet Muhammad''': "‘Ammar is with the truth and the truth is with ‘Ammar. He turns wherever the truth turns"; "ʻAmmār is as near to me as an eye is near to the nose. Alas! a rebellious group will kill him". ''[[Nahj al-Balagha|Nahj ul Balagha: Sermons from Imam Ali]] - On the method of his ruling, and grief over the martyrdom of his companions'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=JV666tl2WEYC&pg=PA181-IA4&lpg=PA181-IA4&dq=%22Ammar+is+as+near+to+me+as+an+eye+is+near+to+the+nose%22&source=bl&ots=bFkiW1V7Ww&sig=Qhzljwk5W0hXfhJOmQL3ygk09NU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EwgKU8OVGoz7rAf3nYHYBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ammar%20is%20as%20near%20to%20me%20as%20an%20eye%20is%20near%20to%20the%20nose%22&f=false Google Books], Retrieved on 23 Feb 2014</ref><ref>'''Imam Ali''' (deeply saddened while and openly weeping in commiserating Ammar Bin Yassir's martyrdom in the Battle of Siffin): "Any Muslim, who doesn't consider the event of ʻAmmār's being killed to be great, and doesn't treat it to be a painful tragedy, won't be recognized to be adult and mature. May Allah bless ʻAmmār on the day on which he embraced Islam, the day on which he was killed and the day on which he will rise from earth once again! I saw ʻAmmār at such a position that if the companions of the Holy Prophet (S) were reckoned to be four he was the fourth and if they were five he was the fifth and none of the companions of the Holy Prophet (S) doubted this. Paradise has become essential for ʻAmmār and his entitlement to Paradise did not depend on one or two instances [only]. (The Imam [then] took Ammar’s head and put it in his lap and recited): O death who does not leave me, relieve me, for you have destroyed all friends! I see that you are aware of those whom I love as if that you walk towards them with a guide!", ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090705074224/http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/imam02_hasan/the_life_of_imam_hasan/index.htm The life of Imam Al-Hasan al-Mujtaba by Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi and translated by Jasim al-Rasheed]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20090706063222/http://www.maaref-foundation.com/english/library/pro_ahl/imam02_hasan/the_life_of_imam_hasan/14_1.htm Chapter XI - At Siffin], Retrieved on 31 May 2014</ref> Belonging to the Banu Makhzum tribe, Ammar was born in the year 567 to [[Yasir ibn Amir]] and [[Sumayyah bint Khayyat]], both of whom were brutally killed. At an early age, Ammar converted to Islam by the invitation of [[Abu Bakr]], becoming one of the earliest [[Muslims]].<ref name="IbnIshaqGuillame1995" /><ref name="Ashraf">{{cite book|last1=Ashraf|first1=Shahid|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QWqctAEACAAJ|title=Encyclopaedia Of Holy Prophet And Companion (Set Of 15 Vols.)|date=2004|publisher=Anmol Publications Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-261-1940-0|language=en}}</ref> He became one of the most prominent companions of Muhammad by participated in all of his military conflicts and battles.<ref name=":0" /> Historically, Ammar ibn Yasir was the first Muslim to build a [[mosque]].<ref>Syed A. A. Razwy, ''A Restatement of the History of Islam & Muslims C.E. 570 to 661'', pages 91 & 552, [https://books.google.com/books?ei=CzMPU47_A4rXrQepqoCACg&id=lNjXAAAAMAAJ&dq=first+built+mosque+ammar+bin+yasir&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22was+the+first+man+in+islam+to+build+a+mosque%22 Google Books], Retrieved on 27 Feb 2014</ref> After the death of Muhammad, Ammar remained loyal to [[Ali]] and is referred to by [[Shia Islam|Shia]] [[Muslim]]s as one of [[the Four Companions]].<ref>[http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=399175 Photos: Blast at the Holy Shrine of Prophet Muhammad's Companions 'Ammar Yasir' Denied], AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA), Retrieved on 23 Feb 2014</ref> Muslims consider Ammar's ultimate fate to be unique among the fates of Muhammad's companions, for they perceive his death at the [[Battle of Siffin]] as the decisive distinguisher between the righteous group and the sinful one in the [[First Fitna]].<ref>[http://en.rafed.net/islamic-articles-v15-1030/history/13573-ammar-s-fall-in-the-battle Ammar's fall in the Battle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504153542/http://en.rafed.net/islamic-articles-v15-1030/history/13573-ammar-s-fall-in-the-battle |date=2019-05-04 }}, Rafed.net, Retrieved on 7 Dec 2014</ref> == Before Islam == ʻAmmar belonged to Banu Makhzum tribe in [[Hijaz]] (current-day [[Saudi Arabia]]). He was born in the [[Year of the Elephant]], which was the same year as [[Muhammad]]'s birth, in [[Mecca]] and was one of the intermediaries in [[Muhammad]]'s marriage to [[Khadijah bint Khuwaylid]]. His father, [[Yasir ibn Amir]], was from the tribe of [[Qahtan]] in [[Yemen]] and migrated to Mecca and settled down there after marrying [[Sumayyah bint Khayyat]], a slave woman; Ammar and his parents, Yasir and Sumayyah, were slaves to Abu Huzaifa, but upon his death, [[Abu Jahl]] -who became later one of Islam's most brutal enemies and the infamous torturer of Ammar and his parents- took them over as his slaves. Ammar's trust in and knowledge of Muhammad's credibility, even before his prophethood, encouraged him to follow Muhammad's prophetic visions as one of the earliest converts.<ref>'''Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi''': "''Ammar and his parents were amongst the first converts to Islam. His father Yasir was from the tribe of Qahtan in Yemen. He, together with his two brothers, came to Mecca in search of a lost brother. His brothers returned to their homeland; but Yasir stayed in Mecca where he entered into a covenant with Abu Hudhayfah (from the tribe of Bani Makhzum), and married his slave-girl, Sumayyah bint Khayyat. Yasir and Sumayyah begot two sons, 'Abdullah and 'Ammar, who according to the custom of Arabia, were considered the slaves of Abu Hudhayfah''". [http://www.al-islam.org/slavery-from-islamic-and-christian-perspective-sayyid-akhtar-rizvi/slaves-history-islam#iii-ammar-bin-yasir Slavery - Ammar bin Yasir ], Al-islam. org, by Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi retrieved on 15 Dec. 2014</ref><ref>'''Kamran Shahid Ansari''': "''Ammar bin Yasir was one of the early reverts to Islam and belonged to Banu Makhzum tribe. He was born in the year of Elephant in Makkah and was one of the intermediaries in the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) marriage to Khadija bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her). His father Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) was from Yemen and migrated to Makkah and settled down there by marrying Sumayya (may Allah be pleased with her), a slave woman. Earlier they were slaves to Abu Huzaifa, but upon his death Abu Jahl, one of the staunchest enemies of Islam took them over as slaves. Ammar, aware of the extraordinary qualities and impeccable character of the Messenger of Allah, did not take much time to revert to Islam''" Radiance Viewsweekly, [http://www.radianceweekly.com/315/9047/palestine-tunisia-egypt-the-rise-of-the-muslim-brotherhood/2012-07-15/role-models/story-detail/ammar-bin-yasir-may-allah-be-pleased-with-him.html Ammar Bin Yasir (May Allah be pleased with him)], by Kamran Shahid Ansari, retrieved on 15 Dec. 2014</ref><ref>"''Ammar’s parents Yassir and Summaya also accepted Islam on the very same day due to a dream Yassir had the previous night. He dreamed that Ammar and his wife were calling to him from a garden from across a valley divided by fire. The whole family accepted Islam and drew the notice and hatred of one of the chieftains of Quraish, Abu Jahl''" www.newmuslims.com, [http://www.newmuslims.com/lessons/266/ The Companions of Prophet Muhammad: Ammar ibn Yassir], retrieved on 27 January 2017</ref> == After conversion to Islam == ʻAmmar converted to Islam in 614 or 615 CE under the direct influence of [[Abu Bakr]].<ref name=IbnIshaqGuillame1995>Muhammad ibn Ishaq. ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad'', p. 117. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</ref> This coincided with the period when the Quraysh were persecuting the lower-class Muslims.<ref>Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 143.</ref> As Ammar later told his grandson: "I met [[Suhayb the Roman|Suhayb ibn Sinan]] at the door of the house of [[Al-Arqam ibn-abil-Arqam|Al-Arqam]] while the Messenger of Allah was in it. I asked him, 'What do you want?' He said to me, 'What do you want?' I answered, 'I want to go to Muhammad and listen to what he says.' He said, 'That is what I want.' We entered and he presented Islam to us and we became Muslim. Then we spent the day until evening and went out concealing ourselves".<ref>Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'', vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). ''The Companions of Badr'', p. 189. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.</ref> Ammar's father, mother and brother also became Muslims, though not at Abu Bakr's invitation.<ref>Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 188.</ref> When Quraysh knew of the conversion of Yasir's family to Islam, they were among the "victims who were tortured at [[Mecca|Macca]] to make them recant".<ref>Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 pp. 189-190.</ref> The Makhzum clan used to take out Ammar ibn Yasir with his father and mother in the heat of the day and expose them to the excessively-hot environment of Mecca and torture them in the scorches of the open fire, and Muhammad used to pass by them and say, "Patience, O family of Yasir! Your meeting-place will be Paradise"<ref name="Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 145">Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 145.</ref> and "O fire! Be cool and harmless for ‘Ammar in the same manner in which you became cool and harmless for Ibrahim;” consequently, Ammar had scars on his body from the torture for the rest of his life.<ref>Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 190.</ref><ref>Sadruddin Sharafuddin al-Amili, ''[http://www.al-islam.org/ammar-ibn-yasir-a-companion-of-the-prophet-sadruddin-sharafuddin-al-amili/chapter-7-such-world Ammar Ibn Yasir - A Companion of the Prophet('s) @ Al-islam.org]'', Chapter 7: Such is the World, Retrieved on September 21, 2015</ref> Ammar was tortured "until he did not know what he was saying," as was his friend Suhayb; in that state, he eventually maligned Muhammad and spoke well of the pagan gods. Afterwards he went to Muhammad and confessed his recantation. Muhammad asked, "How do you find your heart?" When Ammar replied that he was still a Muslim in his heart, Muhammad said all was well. A verse of the Qur'an, "''someone forced to do it whose heart remains at rest in its faith''" (16:106), refers to Ammar.<ref>Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 pp. 190-191.</ref><ref name="Views on Taqiyya">{{cite journal|last=Kohlberg|first=Etan|title=Some Imami-shi'i Views on Taqiyya.|journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society|date=July–September 1975|volume=95|issue=3|pages=395–402|jstor=599351|doi=10.2307/599351}}</ref> Ammar's mother was murdered by Abu Jahl for her refusal to abandon Islam: she is considered the first Muslim [[martyr]].<ref>Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'', vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'', pp. 185-186. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.</ref> The opening verses of [[Al-Ankabut|Surat Al-Ankabut]] (chapter 29: The Spider) were revealed in response to this tragic event.<ref>[[Tafsir al-Qurtubi]] (in Arabic), [http://www.e-quran.com/kurtoby/kur-s29.html explanation of and commentary on Surat Al-Ankabut], retrieved on may 30, 2014</ref> To escape the torture of the Meccans at the time, it is reported by ibn Saad<ref>Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 191.</ref> and Ibn Ishaq<ref>Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 148.</ref> that Ammar went to [[Second migration to Abyssinia|Abyssinia]] in 616. === Battles under Muhammad === [[File:IMAG5432.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ammar ibn Yasir's sword]] {{Campaignbox Campaigns of Muhammad}} {{Main article|List of expeditions of Muhammad}} 'Ammar was one of the few warriors who participated in the first major battle in Islam, the [[Battle of Badr]], despite the extraordinary harsh conditions at the time;<ref>[[Martin Lings]], Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, pages 138–139</ref> dedicatedly, he continued to take part in all the arduous battles with the Muslims even after prophet Muhammad's death.<ref name=":0">”'Ammar took part in all of the battles that occurred during the Prophet's lifetime. And even after the Prophet's death, 'Ammar continued to fight in the way of Allah until the very end; after all, the Prophet foretold that he was to die during battle, at the hands of a transgressing faction. Al-Fia'atul-Baghiyyah, or "the transgressing faction", refers to a specific meaning; when two Muslim groups fight against each other, the group that is in the wrong is referred to as being "the transgressing faction". Whenever there was a call to fight the enemies of Islam, 'Ammar bin Yasir did not tarry, but instead hurried to join the ranks of the Muslim army - and so it was for him during the battles of the apostates, which occurred during the caliphate of abu bakr. 'Ammar left with the army of Khalid bin Al-Walid. They were to fight the army of Musailamah bin Habib, who was known by the title, "the Liar". Musailamah apostatized by claiming to be a prophet, and his people followed him, not so much because they believed him, but more from a sense of tribal pride. During the early stages of the battle, the Muslims were losing, and when the situation looked grim, 'Ammar bin Yasir stood on top of a stone and called out as loudly as he could: "O Muslims, is it from Paradise that you are fleeing? I am 'Ammar bin Yasir ... gather around me". He then rushed with his horse into the heart of the enemy's army, advancing with no intention of retreating. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar later said, "I saw 'Ammar bin Yasir on the Day of Al-Yamamah (the said battle) fighting intrepidly and skillfully. And I saw his ear; it had been cut off and was making a sound (perhaps as it was dangling)". After the Muslims were victorious in the battles of the apostates, 'Ammar did not return home to safety, but instead marched to the front lines of [[Bilad al-Sham|Ash-Sham]], remaining a dependable and brave fighter,” Abdul Aziz As-Shanawi, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=zoN4bOdgJxkC&pg=PA123&dq=%22Working+Side+By+Side+With+The+Khalifahs%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qVDiVPbeG4XyUtiwgugB&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Working%20Side%20By%20Side%20With%20The%20Khalifahs%22&f=false The Ministers around the Prophet - Page 123],'' Dar-us-Salam (2004), Retrieved on 17 Feb 2015</ref> Besides his major involvement in Islam's military campaigns, this incident in Muhammad's life proved to be of most importance -historically- to Muslims: while ʻAmmār was participating in building [[Al-Masjid an-Nabawi|The Prophet's Mosque]] in Medina, (quoting a [[hadith]]) "[and he] came in when they had overloaded him with bricks saying, 'They are killing me. They load me with burdens they can't carry themselves.' Umm Salama the prophet's wife said: I saw the apostle run his hand through is hair--for he was a curly-haired man--and say 'Alas Ibn Sumayya! It is not they who will kill you but a wicked band of men.'...Now he had a stick in his hand and the apostle was angry and said, 'What is wrong between them and ʻAmmār? He invites them to Paradise while they invite him to hell.'"<ref>[http://sunnah.com/bukhari/8/96 Sahih Bukhari 1]; [https://books.google.com/books?id=8VnvFaMzAAsC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=%22they+will+invite+him%22+%22ammar%22&source=bl&ots=Pnnxst_P7L&sig=WvE8XEaxwh-SQhnOmgpMd1stS5I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8UUMU8XgMuHT0QXT_oDgDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22they%20will%20invite%20him%22%20%22ammar%22&f=false Sahih Bukhari 2]; [http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bukhari/bh4/bh4_66.htm Sahih Bukhari 3]; [http://islamicencyclopedia.org/public/index/singlehadith/id/1/book_id/114/hadith_id/7743 Sahih Bukhari 4]; Volume 1, Book 8, Number 438 & Volume 4, Book 52, Number 67 (all different versions of this incident included), Retrieved on 25 Feb 2014</ref><ref name="Ishaq, 1955 p. 115">Muhammad ibn Ishaq, ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad'', p. 115. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</ref> These reports, viewed as valid by both Sunnis and Shi'is, would later be important during the issue of succession and particularly in interpreting ʻAmmār's death in the Battle of Siffin. ==Role after Muhammad's death== Under ʻ[[Umar]], he became governor of [[Kufa]], however he was later removed from power. <ref>[[Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari|Al-Tabari]], ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fRjsrA5tfLIC&pg=PA47&dq=%22the+reason+for+%5Bthe+dismissal+of+'ammar%5D%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BtB8U7z0NOiL0AWOuIDYDQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22the%20reason%20for%20%5Bthe%20dismissal%20of%20'ammar%5D%22&f=false The History of al-Tabari Vol. 14: The Conquest of Iran A.D. 641-643/A.H. 21-23]'', pages 47-51, Retrieved on May 21, 2014</ref> During [[Uthman ibn Affan]]'s [[Election of Uthman|election]] by the [[shura]] and before his eventual [[Siege of Uthman|overthrowal]], Ammar warningly predicted the upcoming conflict if anyone but Ali got elected and said that "If you do not want to cause a dispute among the Muslims, you have to give the pledge of allegiance to Ali".<ref>'''Ammar ibn Yasir''': "If you do not want to cause a dispute among the Muslims, you have to give the pledge of allegiance to Ali". WALID F. JAMMAL, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Sf1sDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=%22ammar%22+%22ali%22+people+shura&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf9IGe7M_hAhUC-aQKHXi1C40Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false IMAM ALI IBN ABI TALEB THE FOURTH CALIPH: الامام علي بن ابي طالب - Page 48],'' Dar Al- Kotob Al Miyah (2006), Retrieved on 14 April 2019</ref> Ammar's relationship with [[Uthman ibn Affan]] deteriorated; although the details of their hostilities towards each other are debatable.<ref>[[IslamQA.info|Islam Q & A]], [https://islamqa.info/en/answers/220074/doubts-about-the-sahaabah-may-allah-be-pleased-with-them-and-a-response-to-those-doubts Doubts about the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them) and a response to those doubts], retrieved on 24 December 2018</ref><ref>"'Ammar ibn Yasir belonged to the camp of Ali, and when Uthman was chosen as the Caliph 'Ammar offered him his allegiance like the other Muslims, but he was not happy with the caliphate of Uthman. In course of time 'Ammar's opposition to Uthman increased" www.alim.org, [http://www.alim.org/library/biography/khalifa/content/KUT/38/3 Khalifa Uthman bin Affan - 'Ammar bin Yasir], retrieved on 26 January 2017</ref> ===Battle of the Camel=== {{Main article|Battle of the Camel}} Prior to the events of the [[Battle of the Camel]], a [[shura]] was set up in an attempt to decide a successor after ʿUthmān's death;<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad">{{cite book |last=Madelung |first=Wilferd |title=The Succession to Muhammad a Study of the Early Caliphate |year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |pages=95–96, 142, 166–167, 215, 226, 229–230, and 234}}</ref> at this meeting, attendees were not in agreement regarding whether retaliation for ʿUthmān's murder was necessary or not. A report of ʻAlqama b. Waqqas al-Laythi of Kinana indicates that ʻAmmār said that they should not seek revenge.<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> Madelung interprets ʻAmmār's behavior at this meeting indicating his desire to keep [[Talha]] from gaining power because Talha was in favor of seeking retaliation. ʻAmmār would not have wanted this since "he had been the most active in inciting the rebels to action".<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> As the battle was developing, ʻAmmār continued to show his support for ʿAlī in multiple ways. ʿAlī first sent him along with al-Hasan to Kufa in order to try to rally the Kufans to help during the upcoming battle.<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> According to one report recorded by [[al-Tabari]], ʻAmmār was questioned upon arrival for participating in ʿUthmān's murder; however, he continued to try to convince the governor, [[Abu Musa Ashaari|Abu Musa]], to take a stance instead of remaining impartial in the conflict.<ref name="History of al-Tabari">{{cite book|last=al-Tabari|title=The History of al-Tabari vol. 16|year=1997|publisher=State University of New York|location=Albany|pages=23, 31, 32, 64–70, 68, 69, 88, 89, 94, 95, 128, 129, 130, 131, 156–158, 171, and 172|others=Trans. Adrian Brockett|editor=Ehsan Yar-Shater}}</ref> Al-Tabari reports how Abu Musa had encouraged the Kufans to remain neutral because he did not want to participate in inter-Muslim fighting, and he also believed that the Muslim community still owed their allegiance to ʿUthmān because no new successor had been named. An additional transmission of the same event does not mention ʻAmmār's actions against ʿUthmān and instead focuses on his intentions to sway Abu Musa into action.<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/><ref>{{cite journal|last=Tayob|first=Abdelkader I.|title=Tabari on the Companions of the Prophet: Moral and Political Contours in Islamic Historical Writing|journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society|year=1999|volume=119|issue=2|pages=206|doi=10.2307/606105|jstor=606105}}<!--|access-date=8 April 2012--> Tayob suggests that al-Tabari's history was very carefully compiled in order to bring into question several of the companions motives for their actions.</ref> During the actual battle, ʻAmmār fought on ʿAlī's side. Al-Tabari includes in his history an account<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> in which [[Zubayr ibn al-Awam|al-Zubayr]] is told that ʻAmmār is fighting alongside ʿAlī, and this knowledge causes al-Zubayr to be fearful because he had been with Muhammad and ʻAmmār when Muhammad had told ʻAmmār that he would be killed by "a wicked band of men".<ref name="Ishaq, 1955 p. 115"/> Al-Tabari again includes multiple reports of the same event, which in this case is a moment during the battle in which ʻAmmār and al-Zubayr confront each other.<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> In both accounts ʻAmmār approaches al-Zubayr to attack him, when al-Zubayr speaks. In the report from 'Umar b. Shabbah, al-Zubayr asks ʻAmmār, "Do you want to kill me?"<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> whereas in that from 'Amir b. Hafs, al-Zubayr asks, "Are you going to kill me, Abu al Yaqzan?"<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> In both reports, ʻAmmār's response is negative. At the end of the battle, which is successful for ʿAlī's side, ʿAlī orders ʻAmmār and [[Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr]] to remove [[Aisha]] from her camel and bring her to 'Abdallah ibn Khalaf al-Khuza I's home in [[Basrah]];<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> because Al-Tabari repeatedly cites multiple reports from different transmitters, such variations in the consistency of the incidents' details -at that time- renders the reported nature of the consequential meeting of ʻAmmār and ʻA'ishah unclear: for one account displays ʻA'ishah as hostile towards ʻAmmār,<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> whereas another later report describes the two as being on more amicable terms.<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> ===Martyrdom in the Battle of Siffin=== {{Main article|Battle of Siffeen}} While strategising about how to defeat [[Muawiyah I]]'s forces, ʿAlī gathered together a group of the Islamic ruling elite that included ʻAmmār, [[Hashim ibn Utbah]], and [[Qays ibn Sa'd]] who, collectively, encouraged ʿAlī to wage jihad preemptively against whom they considered to be in the wrong.<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> Malik Al-Ashtar also shared this opinion (albeit in a different incident).<ref>'''Dr. Mohammad Nurul Alam''': "Before marching towards Muawiya, Imam Ali (A.S.) tried to settle matters peacefully by sending Jarir, chief of Bani Bajila and the governor of Hamdan, to Syria as an envoy. However, Jarir became so engrossed in the entertainment that Muawiya put his way, that he wasted his time in Syria. He finally returned three months later with the useless message that peace could only be negotiated if the murderers of Uthman were brought to justice. Malik al-Ashtar accused him of having wasted time in effeminate pleasures with Muawiya, who purposely kept him long enough to mature his plans of hostilities. Jarir left Kufa and joined Muawiya", ''[https://www.scribd.com/doc/37889237/Destruction-Peace-End-of-Saudi-Monarchy-with-the-Arrival-of-Hazrat-Imam-Mahdi-A-along-with-reemergence-of-Jesus-Christ-Nabi-Isa-A Destruction & Peace, End of Saudi Monarchy with the Arrival of Hazrat Imam Mahdi (A) along with reemergence of Jesus Christ (Nabi Isa A.)]'', retrieved on May 30, 2014 (requires subscription for access)</ref> Later in the battle, ʻAmmār's name was brought up during an attempt to negotiate a truce between ʿAlī, represented by Shabath ibn Rib'i, and Muʿāwiya.<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/><ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> Shabath is reported to have asked Muʿāwiya, "Would it make you happy, O Muʿāwiya, if you were given power over ʻAmmār, to kill him?"<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> Muʿāwiya's response was, "Why should I not? But, by God, if I were given power over Ibn Sumayya, I would not kill him in revenge for ʿUthmān [only] but for Natil the [[mawla]] of ʿUthmān". Shabath's response was defensive and protective of ʻAmmār. In the Battle at Siffin in [[Al-Sham]], ʿAlī placed ʻAmmār in charge of the Kufan infantry, and on the third day of fighting he tries to inspire his forces to victory by reminding them of the impiety of Muʿāwiya and his troops.<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> Eventually, ʻAmmār was [[martyr]]ed in the battle by the forces of Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān in 657.<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> Hanzala bin Khawalid narrated: I was sitting with Muawiya. Two people were fighting over the head of Ammar bin Yassar. Each one of them was claiming that “I killed Ammar.” Then Abdullah bin Amrow said “Each one of you is getting happy over the killing of this person, surely I heard from the Prophet saying this, Oh Ammar the rebellious group will martyr you.” <ref>{{cite web | title=Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan happy with the killing of Ammar ibn Yasir معاویہ بن ابو سفیان کی حضرت عمار کے قتل پر خوشی | website=shia sunni Muslims explained | date=2013-02-13 | url=http://www.shiasunni.info/shocking-facts-about-nissaie/40-to-be-deleted# | access-date=2021-01-18}}</ref> Narrated `Ikrima: that Ibn `Abbas told him and `Ali bin `Abdullah to go to Abu Sa`id and listen to some of his narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Sa`id and his brother irrigating a garden belonging to them. When he saw them, he came up to them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in his garment and said, (During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet) we carried the adobe of the mosque, one brick at a time while `Ammar used to carry two at a time. The Prophet passed by `Ammar and removed the dust off his head and said, May Allah be merciful to `Ammar. He will be killed by a rebellious aggressive group. `Ammar will invite them to (obey) Allah and they will invite him to the (Hell) fire. ([[Sahih Bukhari]] Hadith No. 2812) While reports vary as to Ammar's exact age, most place him at ninety years or older.<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> Madelung puts him at over 90 years old;<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> whereas Hasson states he was somewhere between 90 and 94.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Reckendorf|first=H.|title=ʿAmmār b. Yāsir|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/ammar-b-yasir-SIM_0627?s.num=0|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|publisher=Brill|access-date=7 April 2012}} Reckendorf writes he was killed "at an extremely advanced age" (requires subscription for access)</ref> According to one report Tabari provides, ʻAbdallah b. Amr questions his father, ʻAmr b.al-As, about killing ʻAmmār. ʻAbdallah references the hadith in which Muhammad tells ʻAmmār that the "usurping party" will kill him.<ref name="History of al-Tabari"/> ʻAmr brings this concern to Muʿāwiya whose response is "Was it we who killed ʻAmmār? It was only those who brought him here". Ali ibn Abi Talib is said to have responded that if he killed Ammar then Muhammad is the one who killed [[Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib]].<ref>Syed A. A. Razwy, ''A Restatement of the History of Islam & Muslims C.E. 570 to 661'', page 504, [https://www.google.com/search?q=+openly+weeping+in+commiseration+of&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1#q=%22Muhammad+had+killed+hamza%22&tbm=bks World Federation; 1st edition (1997)], Retrieved on 10 Mar 2014</ref> ==Legacy== [[File:Ammar ibn Yasir's tomb or shrine before its destruction.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Muslims at Ammar ibn Yasir's shrine prior to its destruction.]] Muhammad willed 'Ammar ibn Yasir as [[The Four Companions|one of the four Sahabas]] whose guidance should be heeded by Muslims and also being those promised [[Heaven#Islam|paradise]].<ref>"So high a ranking did 'Ammar have among the Companions, that the Prophet Mohammad said: 'Follow the example of those two who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar. And follow the guidance of 'Ammar" Abdul Aziz As-Shanawi, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=zoN4bOdgJxkC&pg=PA122&dq=%22the+example+of+those+two+who+come+after+me,+Abu+bakr+and+umar%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi70IzK9vrRAhUBOhQKHWP4BfIQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22the%20example%20of%20those%20two%20who%20come%20after%20me%2C%20Abu%20bakr%20and%20umar%22&f=false The Ministers around the Prophet - Page 122],'' Dar-us-Salam (2004), Retrieved on 6 Feb 2017</ref><ref>”Huthaifa related that the Prophet said: "I do not know how long I shall be with you, so accept the leadership of the two who will follow me (and he pointed to Abu Bakr and Umar), and follow the guidance of Ammar. Believe whatever Ibn Massoud tells you”. [[International Islamic University Malaysia]], [http://www.iium.edu.my/deed/quran/in_the_shade_of_quran/s080.html Surah # 80 - The Frowning], by [http://www.iium.edu.my/deed/quran/in_the_shade_of_quran/index.html Sayyid Qutb] ([[Fi Zilal al-Quran|In the Shade of the Qur'an]]), retrieved on 6 Feb 2017</ref> When Ammar 'died, Muʿāwiya referred to him as "one of ʿAlī's two right hands" with the other being [[Malik al-Ashtar]]. [[Wilferd Madelung|Madelung]] quotes Al-Tabari by reporting what Muʿāwiya said to his followers after killing Imam Ali's other loyal companion, [[Malik al-Ashtar]]: "Ali b. Abi Talib had two right hands. One of them was cut at Siffin', meaning ʻAmmār b. Yasir, 'and the other today', meaning al-Ashtar".<ref name="The Succession to Muhammad"/> Despite Muʿāwiya's provocations, ʻAli [[Patronymic#Arabic|ibn]] [[Abi Talib]], the [[Caliphate|Caliph]] at the time, highly valued the support of 'Ammar ibn Yasir and Malik al-Ashtar nonetheless.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Reckendorf|first=H.|title=ʿAmmār b. Yāsir|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/ammar-b-yasir-SIM_0627?s.num=0|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|publisher=Brill|access-date=7 April 2012}}(requires subscription for access)</ref> ʻAli mourned 'Ammar's loss deeply.<ref name=Razwy2014B>'''Sayed Ali Asgher Razwy''': "When Ali heard that Ammar was killed in action, he recited the 156th verse of the 2nd chapter of Al-Qur’an al-Majid as follows: 'We are for God, and toward Him is our return.' Ammar's death was a terrible shock to Ali. They had been friends since the days when Ammar and his parents were tortured by the Quraysh for accepting Islam, and their friend, Muhammad, comforted them. But Muhammad himself had, long since, parted company with them. Now Ammar also left this world, leaving Ali alone. Ali was overwhelmed by sorrow and by an awful feeling of “lonesomeness”. Ali and his friends said the funeral prayer for Ammar ibn Yasir, the friend of Allah, the companion of Muhammad, and the Martyr of Siffin, and gave him burial. Just like his two friends, Muhammad and Ali, Ammar had also fought the Quraysh all his life. Earlier, the Quraysh had killed his parents, and now they killed him. Each of the three Yasirs’ had won the crown of Martyrdom. Ali's sorrow at Ammar's death was matched by Muawiya's exultation. The latter often said that Ammar was one of the two arms of Ali (the other arm being Malik ibn Ashter), and he boasted that he had severed that arm"., ''A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims'', [http://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy/battle-siffin The battle of Siffin @ Al-islam.org], Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref> ʻAmmar's shrine, prior to its destruction, was frequently visited and paid tribute to by Muslims.<ref>'''The Washington Times''': "As important figures in Islamic history, the attack on the shrines of these figures will likely be viewed as an affront to the Shiite Muslims who typically perform pilgrimages at the memorial. While Sunni Muslims view the two personalities favorably, they typically avoid attending or visiting shrines of any revered figures, believing the practice to be an 'innovation' and thus sinful. Despite this, multiple Sunni groups have expressed anger at the attack", [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/27/husain-attack-shiite-shrines-syria-may-result-dram/ The Washington Times - HUSAIN: Attack on Shiite shrines in Syria may result in a dramatic rise in tensions], Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref> Former Palestinian leader, [[Yasser Arafat]], was nicknamed "Abu Ammar" after Ammar ibn Yasser.<ref>'''[[Helena Cobban]]''' (before Yasser Arafat's marriage): "Yasser Arafat is not married, but is called 'Abu 'Ammar' as an inversion of the name of the heroic early Muslim warrior 'Ammar bin ('son of) Yasser. The idea, presumably, that if Yasser Arafat had a son, he would or should be as heroic as the earlier Ammar [ibn Yasir]", ''The Palestinian Liberation Organisation: People, Power and Politics (Cambridge Middle East Library)'', page 272, Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref> ===Shrine desecration=== On March 11, 2013, [[Al-Qaeda]]-linked [[Nusra Front]] was blamed for the bombing and damage to the shrine of Ammar ibn Yasir located in Raqqa, [[Syria]].{{cn|date=July 2021}} On March 13, 2013, a group of Syrian rebels claimed responsibility for the destruction of Ammar's shrine. This attack along with the destruction of [[Hujr ibn Adi]]'s shrine, Syeda [[Zaynab bint Ali]]'s shrine, and Syeda Ruqayya bint [[Husain ibn Ali]]'s shrine have been correlated to the [[Wahabbi movement]].{{cn|date=July 2021}} The destruction of ʻAmmar's shrine was condemned by Muslims<ref>Majlis Ulama-e-Shia (Europe), [http://majlis.org.uk/majlis-e-ulama-shia-europe-condemns-the-terrorist-attacks-on-the-holy-shrines-of-ammar-ibn-yassir-ra-and-uwais-al-qarani-ra/ ''Majlis e Ulama Shia Europe condemns the terrorist attacks on the Holy Shrines of Ammar Ibn Yassir (ra) and Uwais Al-Qarani (RA)''], Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref><ref>Shiitenews.com, ''[http://www.shiitenews.com/index.php/pakistan/9407-mwm-iso-protest-against-desecration-of-holy-shrines Majlis-e-Wehdatul Muslimeen (MWM) and Imamia Students Organization (ISO) protest against desecration of holy shrines] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20140521163215/http://www.shiitenews.com/index.php/pakistan/9407-mwm-iso-protest-against-desecration-of-holy-shrines |date=2014-05-21 }}'', Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref> and sparked outrage in various parts of the [[Muslim world]].<ref>The Siasat Daily, ''[http://www.siasat.com/english/news/protest-india-against-desecration-shrines-hazrat-owais-qarni-and-ammar-yasir-ra Protest in India against desecration of shrines of Hazrat Owais Qarni and Ammar Yasir (RA)]'', Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref><ref>Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA), ''[http://www.umaamerica.net/content/press-release-shrine-ammar-ibn-yasser Press Release: Shrine of Ammar Ibn Yasser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521202841/http://www.umaamerica.net/content/press-release-shrine-ammar-ibn-yasser |date=2014-05-21 }}'', Retrieved on 21 May 2014</ref> ==See also== * [[Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia]] * [[List of expeditions of Muhammad]] * [[Uwais al-Qarani]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [https://www.al-islam.org/print/book/export/html/18026 Biography of Ammar bin Yasir] {{Ali's companions}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ammar Ibn Yasir}} [[Category:570 births]] [[Category:657 deaths]] [[Category:6th-century Arabs]] [[Category:Arabian slaves and freedmen]] [[Category:Sahabah who participated in the battle of Uhud]] [[Category:Sahabah who participated in the battle of Badr]] [[Category:Muhajirun]] [[Category:People of the First Fitna]] [[Category:Rashidun governors of Kufa]]'