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Asma bint Umays, Woman of two migrations

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CompanionWoman of two migrations

Asma bint Umaysأسماء بنت عميس

Approximate dateMadinah

An early believer who emigrated to Abyssinia with Jafar and was told she had two hijrahs.

Asma went to Abyssinia with her husband Jafar ibn Abi Talib and stayed there for years. When Umar teased the returning emigrants that the Madinans had more right to the Prophet ﷺ, she complained, and he said they had two migrations. After Jafar's death she married Abu Bakr, and after him Ali.

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MadinahJafar ibn Abi TalibAbu BakrAli ibn Abi TalibAksum (Abyssinia)

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