Asim ibn Umar
Son of caliph Umar and hadith scholar (c.628–c.689)
Asim ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عَاصِم بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنُ الْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 628–c. 689) was the son of Jamila bint Thabit and Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Rashidun caliph. Asim was a famous early hadith scholar.
Asim was also a Army soldier. As a soldier, He participated in military campaigns of the Caliphate, including the early Arab conquests in Maghreb, Battle of Sufetula in 647.
Biography
Asim was the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the senior companion of Muhammad; his mother was also one of the companions.
His father, Umar was born in Mecca to the Banu Adi clan, which was responsible for arbitration among the tribes. His mother, Jamila 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. Her brother Asim was among those who fought at Badr.
His mother, Jamila, was one of Medina's first converts to Islam.
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