Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (Arabic: أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَبْدُ ٱللهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ, romanized: Abū Bakr ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUthmān Abī Quhāfa; c. 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.

Reign	8 June 632 – 23 August 634
Predecessor	Established position
Successor	Umar ibn al-Khattab
Born	27 October 573 Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia, (Present day Saudi Arabia)
Died	23 August 634 (aged 60) Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate, (Present day Saudi Arabia)
Burial	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina
Spouse	Qutaylah[c] Umm Rumān Asma bint Umais Habibah bint Kharijah
Issue	Asma Abd al-Rahman Abd Allah Aisha Muhammad Umm Kulthum
Names Abu Bakr Abdullah ibn Uthman Abu Quhafa Arabic: أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَبْدُ ٱللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ
Father	Abu Quhafa
Mother	Umm al-Khayr
Brothers	Mu'taq[d] Utaiq[e] Quhafah
Sisters	Fadra Qareeba Umm Amir
Tribe	Quraysh (Banu Taym)
Religion	Islam
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.