Asmā' bint Abi Bakr

Asmā' bint Abi 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asmā' bint Abi Bakr has received more than 165,763 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Asmā' bint Abi Bakr is the 2,828th most popular politician (up from 2,945th in 2019).

Asma' bint Abu Bakr was the daughter of Abu Bakr, one of the Prophet Muhammad's closest companions. She was also the wife of the Prophet Muhammad's second cousin, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān. Asma' bint Abu Bakr is most famous for being the first Muslim woman to convert to Islam.