Asma bint Abi Bakr

Asmā' bint Abi Bakr
Asmā' bint Abi Bakr
أسماء بنت أبي بکر
Born	c. 595; Hejaz, Arabia
Died	c. 692 (aged 100 Arabic years); Mecca, Umayyad Caliphate
Resting place	Jannat al-Mu'alla, Mecca
Known for	Being a follower of Muhammad, daughter of Abu Bakr and sister of Aisha
Title	Dhat an-Nitaqayn
Spouse	Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Children	Abdullah; Urwah; Al-Mundhir; Asim; Al-Muhajir; Khadija; Ummul-Hasan; A’isha;
Parents	Abu Bakr (father); Qutaylah bint Abd al-Uzza (mother);
Relatives	Abdullah (full-brother); AbdurRahman (half-brother); Aisha (half-sister); Umm Kulthum (half-sister); Muhammad (half-brother); Hisham (grand-son);
Family	Banu Taym (Family tree of Abu Bakr)

Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr (Arabic: أسماء بنت أبي بكر; c. 594/595 – 692/693 CE) was a follower and Sahabiyya of prophet Muhammad and the elder half-sister of his wife Aisha. Her nickname Dhat an-Nitaqayn (meaning she with the two belts) 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.