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Sumayyah binti Khayyat: The First Female Martyr of Islam Who Remained Firm in Suffering

Sumayyah binti Khayyat, a female slave from Mecca, became one of the early followers of Islam along with her husband and son. Under severe torture from her master Abu Hudhayfah — not Abu Huthalib — she refused to renounce her faith until she was martyred, making her the first female martyr in Islamic history.