Thread by @Ubaidbinriyaz

A thread on Asma Bint Abu Bakr R.A :

Asma was the daughter of Abu Bakr R.A & sister of Ummul Momineen Ayesha R.A. She was the mother of Caliph Abdullah bin Zubair R.A.

Asma bint Abu Bakr R.A has a special position among the early Muslims. Her sacrifices for Islam are numerous.

Her four generations were companions. She was the 18th person to enter into the fold of Islam. Asma R.A supported Islam from her early age. She played a key role in the migration of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Asma R.A was entrusted to carry food for Abu Bakr R.A and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who were hiding in Cave Thawr.
The cave was about three miles away on a mountainous track. She carried food daily for three days, though she was pregnant of seven months.

The last day when Asma R.A prepared their travel provisions and water skin, there was no rope to tie them. She tore her Nitaq (waist belt) into two pieces and tied the bag with one.

The Prophet ﷺ saw it, he smiled and told her, “Indeed, Allah has given you, in exchange for this girdle, two belts in Paradise.” And thus she was named as “Zu Nataqain” (Lady of Two Belts). She kept this honorable title for the whole life.

After the two left Thawr cave, Abu Jahl came in searching for them and slapped Asma so hard that blood oozed from her ears. Bearing the pain with courage and tolerance, she did not disclose the secret.

When the Prophet ﷺ reached Quba near Madinah, he invited a group that included his daughters and Asma R.A accompanied them. When they reached near Quba, she gave birth to a boy named Abdullah bin Zubair. .

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was very happy. He took the baby in his lap and gave a bit of date chewed by him in the mouth of the baby. Abdullah was the first baby born to Muhajirin in Madinah

Asma R.A's Son Abdullah consolidated his power in Iraq, Hijaz, southern Arabia, the greater part of Syria and parts of Egypt.

Asma advised her son before the fight against the Damascus ruler Abdul Malik bin Marwan saying she will be grieving for him only if he is killed in a vain and unjust cause. “Death with honor is better than a life of peace with dishonor.”

Abdullah went forward to fight against Marwan’s commander Hajaj bin Yusuf and kept fighting until he was martyred. The cruel Hajaj beheaded him and hanged his body on a tree. He declared, “No one should take down his body except Asma. She must come to me and ask my permission.

Asma R.A refused to go. Eventually Hajaj came to her and asked, “What do you say about this matter?” She boldly replied, “Verily, you have destroyed him and you have ruined his life, and with that you have ruined your Hereafter.”
Hajaj bin Yusuf left silently.

Later Hajaj dropped the body into the graveyard. She arranged for its bathing, funeral prayer and buried with her hands her son Abdullah bin Zubair in Makkah.
Asma R.A died a few days after burying her son, in 73 Hijri (AH)

Asma bint Abu Bakr R.A is really a great role model for the Muslim women.
While proceeding to Jabal Thawr, there is a sign on the road named "Zu Nataqain Street" & this is the path which was trodden by this great lady to carry the provisions to Prophet ﷺ to Thawr Cave.