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Jan 2022
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Mihja, Umayr, and Ubayda (ra): The Marty...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Mihja, Umar, and Ubayda (ra) were migrants from Makkah, veterans of Badr, and the first martyrs of Islam in battle.

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