Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (Arabicأَبُو بَكْرٍ عَبْدُ ٱللهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَromanizedAbū Bakr ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUthmān Abī Quhāfac. 573 – 23 August 634)[note 1] was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha,[2] a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the first caliph of Islam. He is known with the honorific title al-Siddiq by Muslims.

Reign8 June 632 – 23 August 634
PredecessorEstablished position
SuccessorUmar ibn al-Khattab
Born27 October 573
MeccaHejazArabia, (Present day Saudi Arabia)
Died23 August 634 (aged 60)
MedinaHejazRashidun Caliphate, (Present day Saudi Arabia)
Burial
Spouse
Issue
Names
Abu Bakr Abdullah ibn Uthman Abu Quhafa
Arabicأَبُو بَكْرٍ عَبْدُ ٱللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ
FatherAbu Quhafa
MotherUmm al-Khayr
Brothers
Sisters
  • Fadra
  • Qareeba
  • Umm Amir
TribeQuraysh (Banu Taym)
ReligionIslam
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • Public administrator
  • Economist







Abu Bakr became one of the first converts to Islam and extensively contributed his wealth in support of Muhammad's work. He was among Muhammad's closest companions,[3] accompanying him on his migration to Medina and being present at a number of his military conflicts, such as the battles of Badr and Uhud.

Following Muhammad's death in 632, Abu Bakr succeeded the leadership of the Muslim community as the first Rashidun Caliph.[4] During his reign, he overcame a number of uprisings, collectively known as the Ridda Wars, as a result of which he was able to consolidate and expand the rule of the Muslim state over the entire Arabian Peninsula. He also commanded the initial incursions into the neighbouring Sassanian and Byzantine empires, which in the years following his death, would eventually result in the Muslim conquests of Persia and the Levant. Abu Bakr died of illness after a reign of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, the only Rashidun caliph to die of natural causes.



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