Asma bint Abi Bakr
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Asmā' bint Abu Bakr was one of the companions
of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
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's daughter. Her mother was Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza
. Her half-sister was Aisha
and half-brother was Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
.
. She was later given the nickname Dhat an-Nitaqayn (the One with the Two Waistbands) because of an incident connected with the departure of Muhammad
and her father from Mecca
on the migration to Medina.
She was married to Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and had two sons with him, Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr
, the first Muslim to be born in Madinah after the hijrah, and Urwa ibn al-Zubayr
.
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
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Family
She was Abu BakrAbu Bakr
Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
's daughter. Her mother was Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza
Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza
Qutaylah bint ʻAbdu l-ʻUzzá was married to Abu Bakr and had two children with him, Asma bint Abi Bakr and `Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, when Muhammad started his mission. When Abu Bakr declared his conversion to Islam, Qutaylah did not do the same...
. Her half-sister was Aisha
Aisha
Aisha bint Abu Bakr also transcribed as was Muhammad's favorite wife...
and half-brother was Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was the son of Abu Bakr, who was the senior companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and first Rashidun Caliph. His mother was Asma bint Umais...
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Early Life: ? – 610
Asma was the about the eighteenth person to accept IslamTiming of Sahaba becoming muslims
Among Muslims, the timing of Sahaba becoming Muslims is of importance. Because Muhammad was not a Sahaba, he is not included.-Introduction:After the Muslim conquests began, a Muslim's standing in the Islamic state depended on his services to the community, and especially on the length of time he...
. She was later given the nickname Dhat an-Nitaqayn (the One with the Two Waistbands) because of an incident connected with the departure of Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
and her father from Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
on the migration to Medina.
She was married to Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and had two sons with him, Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr
`Abd Allah al-Zubayr or ibn Zubayr 624 - 692) was an Arab sahabi whose father was Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, and whose mother was Asma bint Abi Bakr, daughter of the first Caliph Abu Bakr. He was the nephew of Aisha, Prophet Muhammad's third wife....
, the first Muslim to be born in Madinah after the hijrah, and Urwa ibn al-Zubayr
Urwa ibn al-Zubayr
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam al-Asadi was among the seven fuqaha who formulated the fiqh of Medina in the time of the Tabi‘in and one of Muslim historian.-Family:...
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