Asma bint Abu Bakr was born in 595 CE in Mecca to Abu Bakr and his wife Qutaylah. She was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the half sister of Aisha bint Abu Bakr, who she was about 10 to 13 years older than. Her parents divorced prior to the preaching of the message of Islam and Asma remained with her father, who would later convert to Islam, while her mother remained a polytheist. Later, when her mother went to visit her in Medina, Asma refused to permit her mother entry until she received affirmation from the Prophet that she should show compassion towards her mother. She was one of the first people to accept Islam and is noted at one of 15 people on Ibn Ishaq’s list who accepted Abu Bakrs invitation to convert. After her father & The Prophet fled Mecca because of persecution, she would bring food to them in the Cave of Thawr, where they stayed prior to their departure to Medina. Before Hijra, she married Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and later followed him to Medina where they settled together. Together they had eight children but after an unhappy marriage, eventually divorced. Like many of the Qurasyh women, Asma participate in the Battle of Yarmouk, one of the most famous and decisive battles in military history. Despite being significantly outnumbered by the Byzantine army, the Muslim army, including a number of women and young boys, won the battle. It was said that each time a man ran away from the battle, the women fought harder out of fear that if they lost, the Romans would take them as slaves. Asma passed away in 73 AH, just at the age of 100 years old.