Jamila bint Thabit

Jamīla bint Thābit, originally named ʿĀṣiya, was a wife of Umar and a female companion of Muhammad. Biography She was the daughter of Thabit ibn Abi al-Aflah and Al-Shamus bint Abi Amir, who were both from the 'Amr ibn Awf clan of the Aws tribe in Medina. Her brother Asim was among those who fought at Badr. Jamila was one of Medina's first converts to Islam. She her mother were among the first ten women to pledge allegiance to Muhammad in 622 CE. On hearing that her name was Asiya ("disobedient"), Muhammad renamed her: "No, you are Jamila" ("beautiful"). She married Umar about five years later, between May 627 and May 628. They had one son, Asim. However, they later divorced. On one occasion, Jamila asked Umar for money, and, as he afterwards reported to Muhammad: