Who died first: the Mother of Believers Khadijah, or Sumayyah bint Khabbat, or Ammar ibn Yasir?
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Sumayyah bint Khayyat was the first martyr in Islam, killed by Abu Jahl. As for Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, she passed away after Sumayyah in the tenth year of prophethood, and that year was named the Year of Sorrow.
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