OverviewA companion who helped Muhammad ﷺ and Abu Bakr during their journey to Madinah.CategoryCompanionPeriodc. 595 – c. 692 CE
Helping the migrationAsma belonged to Abu Bakr’s household in Makkah. Accounts of the Hijrah remember her preparing provisions for Muhammad ﷺ and her father, an episode linked to her title Dhat al-Nitaqayn.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Asma bint Abu Bakr
Family in MadinahShe migrated while married to al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and became the mother of Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. Reports about her life preserve the work and responsibilities of an early Muslim household.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Asma bint Abu Bakr
A long later lifeAsma transmitted hadith and lived through the conflicts of the first Islamic century. Her final years were closely connected with her son Abdullah’s struggle in Makkah and his death in 692.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Asma bint Abu Bakr
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Asma bint Abu Bakr
