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Ammar ibn Yasir (RA)

عمار بن ياسر

d. 37 AH (Siffin)

An early Muslim whose parents were among the first martyrs of Islam. The Prophet ﷺ foretold that he would be killed by 'the rebellious group', and he was killed at Siffin fighting on Ali's side.

Biography

Ammar and his parents Yasir and Sumayyah were tortured in Makkah. Exegetes relate 16:106 (one compelled to utter disbelief while the heart is at rest in faith) to Ammar. In Madinah, while carrying two bricks at a time for the mosque, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Woe to Ammar; the rebellious group (al-fi'ah al-baghiyah) will kill him; he will call them to Paradise and they will call him to the Fire' (Sahih Bukhari 447).

Umar appointed him governor of Kufa. He fought for Ali at the Camel and was killed at Siffin (37 AH) in his nineties. His death was widely seen as a sign confirming Ali's position.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

16:106

Links open quran.com.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 447 Sahih

    While building the Prophet's mosque: 'May Allah have mercy on 'Ammar; the rebel (aggressor) group will kill him. He invites them to Paradise and they invite him to the Fire.' (narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri)

  • Sahih Muslim 2916a Sahih

    Sahih Muslim: the Prophet ﷺ told 'Ammar that a rebellious group would kill him.

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari 447 is central; it is widely cited (including in the Mirza-associated position recorded on the Ali node) to hold that Ali was on the truth at Siffin.

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Further references

  • Sahih Bukhari 447
  • Sahih Muslim (Ammar and the rebellious group)
  • Quran 16:106

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