Era VI · Makkan Trialc. 613–615 CEMakkah
Persecution
Patience under trial
As the call spread, Quraysh turned to persecution. The weak and enslaved — Bilal, Sumayyah, Yasir, Ammar, Khabbab — bore the harshest suffering with steadfast faith. Sumayyah became the first martyr of Islam.
01
The Oppressed Believers
Those without tribal protection bore the cruelest treatment, yet held firmly to their faith.
02
Abu Bakr Frees the Enslaved
Abu Bakr spent his wealth buying and freeing tortured believers such as Bilal ibn Rabah.
Historical Sources
- ✦The Noble Qur'an
- ✦Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
- ✦Ibn Hisham, al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah
- ✦Ibn Sa'd; al-Tabari; Ibn Kathir