Asma bint Abi Bakr

Asmā' bint Abi Bakr
Asmā' bint Abi Bakr
أسماء بنت أبي بکر
Born	c. 595 or 594 CE; Hejaz, Arabia
Died	c. 695 (aged 100); Mecca, Umayyad Caliphate
Resting place	Jannat al-Mu'alla, Mecca
Known for	Being a companion of Muhammad, daughter of Abu Bakr and sister of Aisha
Title	Dhat an-Nitaqayn
Spouse	Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Children	Abd Allah; Urwah; Al-Mundhir; Asim; Al-Muhajir; Khadija; Umm al-Hasan; A’isha;
Parents	Abu Bakr (father); Qutaylah bint Abd al-Uzza (mother);
Relatives	Abd Allah (full-brother); Aisha (half-sister); Umm Kulthum (half-sister); Abd al-Rahman (half-brother); Muhammad (half-brother); Hisham (grand-son);
Family	Banu Taym (Family tree of Abu Bakr)

Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr (Arabic: أسماء بنت أبي بكر; c. 595/594 – 694-695CE) nicknamed Dhat an-Nitaqayn (meaning she with the two belts) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and half-sister of his third wife Aisha. Her nickname Dhat an-Nitaqayn was given to her by Muhammad during the migration to Medina. She is regarded as one of the most prominent Islamic figures, as she helped Muhammad during the Hijrah from Mecca to Medina.

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