Asma (given name)

Asma (Arabic: أسما, romanizedʾAsmāʾ) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning “supreme”.[1] Esma is a Bosnian and Turkish variant.[2] It is in use in the Arab world and Muslim-majority countries. Notable people with the given name include: Asma Akram wife of Muhammad Akram.

Historical

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  • Asmā' bint Abu Bakr (c.595 – 692 CE), companion of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and elder sister of his wife Aisha
  • Asma bint Atta, was the wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) until her divorce after a few months.
  • Asma bint Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, was the prominent member clan of Banu Makhzum and mother-in-law of Umayyad prince Abd al-Aziz.
  • Asma bint Khumarawayh, better known as Qatr al-Nada was the wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902).

20th–21st century

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Asma".
  2. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Esma".

See also

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