Yasir ibn Amir ibn Malik al-Ansi (Arabic: يَاسِر ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن مَالِك ٱلْعَنْسِيّ, romanized: Yāsir ibn ʿĀmir ibn Mālik al-ʿAnsī; sixth/seventh century C.E.) was an early companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is the second martyr in Islam, with the first being his wife, Sumayya.
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Yasir ibn Amir in the context of Abu Jahl
Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عَمْرو بن هِشَام, romanized: ʿAmr ibn Hishām), better known as Abu Jahl (Arabic: أبو جهل, lit. 'Father of Ignorance'; c. 570 – 13 March 624) known before Islam as Abu al-Hakam (Arabic: أبو الحكم, lit. 'Father of wisdom'), was the Meccan Qurayshite polytheist leader known for his opposition to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the most prominent flag-bearer of opposition towards Islam.
A prominent head of the Makhzum clan, Amr was known as Abu al-Hakam ('Father of Wisdom') among pre-Islamic Arabs. After Muhammad began preaching monotheism, Amr opposed him and often physically attacked early Muslims. He persecuted many Muslim converts, including Sumayya, and Yasir ibn Amir. His cruel torture methods towards Muslims made Muhammad give him the title Abu Jahl ('Father of Ignorance') and Firawn al-Umma ('Pharaoh of the Nation').
Yasir ibn Amir in the context of Sumayya
Sumeyah (Arabic: سُمَيَّة; c. 550–615) was the first member of the Ummah (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to be killed for her faith, making her the first female martyr (Arabic: شهيدة, romanized: shahīda) in Islam. Shortly afterward, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed because of his conversion, becoming the first male martyr (Arabic: شهيد, romanized: shahīd). Her full name is given variously as Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. She was the mother of Ammar ibn Yasir.