Jamīla bint Thābit (), originally named ʿĀṣiya (), was a wife of Umar. She was among the disciples (known in Arabic as Sahaba or companions) of Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Biography She was the daughter of Thabit ibn Abi al-Aqlah and al-Shamus bint Abi Amir, who were both from the 'Amr ibn Awf clan of the Aws tribe in Medina.Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 204. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, pp. 7, 235, 236. London/Ta-Ha Publishers. Her brother Asim was among those who fought at Badr.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 362.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 8 p. 235.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarik al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Fishbein, M. (1997). Volume 8: The Victory of Islam, p. 95. Albany: State University of New York Press.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Tarik al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk. Translated by Smith, G. R. (1994). Volume 14: The Conquest of Iran, pp. 100-101. Albany: State University of New York Press.But see Bukhari 4:52:281 and similar traditions, where Asim ibn Thabit is described as the "grandfather" of Jamila's son Asim. According to the biographical traditions, they should have been uncle and nephew.
Jamila was one of Medina's first converts to Islam. She and her mother were among the first ten women to pledge allegiance to Muhammad in 622 CE.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 8 p. 7. On hearing that her name was Asiya ("disobedient"), Muhammad renamed her: "No, you are Jamila" ("beautiful").Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 204.
She married Umar about five years later, between May 627 and May 628.Tabari/Fishbein vol. 8 p. 95. They had one son, Asim.Malik ibn Anas. Al-Muwatta 37:6.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 204.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 8 p. 236.Tabari/Fishbein vol. 8 p. 95.Tabari/Smith vol. 14 pp. 100-101. On one occasion, Jamila asked Umar for money, and, as he afterwards reported to Muhammad: "I slapped her with a blow that floored her, because she asked me for what I did not have."Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 8 p. 131. The marriage ended in divorce.Muwatta 37:6.Tabari/Fishbein vol. 8 p. 95.Tabari/Smith vol. 14 pp. 100-101.
Jamila and Asim returned to her family in the suburb of Quba. One day Umar arrived in Quba and saw Asim playing in the mosque courtyard. He picked him up and placed him on his mount. Jamila's mother Al-Shamus saw that Umar was taking her grandson away and came up to protest. They could not agree who should have custody of Asim and so they brought their dispute before Abu Bakr. When Abu Bakr ruled, "Do not interfere between a child and its mother," Umar dropped his case and allowed Jamila to keep her son.Muwatta 37:6.
Later Jamila was married to Yazid ibn Jariya, and they had one son, Abd al-Rahman.Tabari/Fishbein vol. 8 pp. 94-95.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 8 p. 236.
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