Soumaya

سميةIn Arabic

Meaning: Name of Sumayya bint Khayyat, the first martyr of Islam
About the name: Sumayya bint Khayyat (c. 550-615), mother of the companion Ammar ibn Yasir, was the first member of the Muslim community to be killed for her faith; her husband Yasir was killed soon after. She was about sixty years old.
For: A girl
Origin: Arabic
Other spellings: Soumeya, Soumia, Sumaya, Sumayya, Sumayyah

Islamic naming guidance

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Name of a companion of the Prophet

Companion of the Prophet and mother of Ammar ibn Yasir; killed for her faith, remembered as the first martyr in Islam.

Confidence: medium

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