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their martyrdom. I hope God will bring us together
in the life Hereafter.”
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PATIENCE FOR PARADISE
It is related that in the early days of Islam, the
Prophet was once passing in the vicinity of Yasir
and his family in Mecca when they were being
subjected to the violence of the Quraysh. When
Yasir set eyes on the Prophet, the only question he
asked him was, “O Prophet of God, is this all there
is to the world?” The Prophet replied, “O family of
Yasir, be patient, for you have been promised
heaven.”
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Yasir and his wife Summaiyah were the
first to succumb to persecution by the Quraysh. Yet,
even after seeing the painful fate which his parents
had suffered, ‘Ammar, their son, being strong of
will, did not flinch from his faith. It is said that
‘Ammar ibn Yasir was the first Meccan Muslim to
have built a mosque in his home. It is believed that
it is he who is referred to in this verse of the
Qur’an:
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Can he who passes his night in adoration,
standing up or on his knees, who dreads the
terrors of the life to come and hopes to earn
