Caliph Abu Bakr

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Caliph Companion of Muhammad Human

Caliph Abu Bakr was the first successor to the Prophet Muhammad and an early leader of the Muslim community who played a crucial role in preserving and consolidating Islam after Muhammad’s death.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Caliph → Companion of Muhammad → Human →
birthCountry	Arabian Peninsula →
birthPlace	Mecca →
birthRegion	Hejaz →
burialPlace	Medina →
buriedNextTo	Prophet Muhammad →
caliphateEndApprox	634 CE →
caliphateStartApprox	632 CE →
child	Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr → Aisha bint Abi Bakr → Asma bint Abi Bakr → Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr →
clan	Banu Taym →
closeCompanionOf	Prophet Muhammad →
daughterMarriedTo	Prophet Muhammad →
deathApprox	634 CE →
deathPlace	Medina →
dynasty	Rashidun Caliphate →
era	Early Islamic period →
ethnicity	Arab →
fatherInLawOf	Prophet Muhammad →
fullName	Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa →
honorificTitle	al-Siddiq →
knownAs	Abu Bakr → Abu Bakr al-Siddiq →
language	Arabic →
legacy	Consolidation of the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death → Preservation of Islam during the apostasy movements →
notableFor	being the first caliph after Muhammad’s death → leading the Ridda Wars → leading the early Muslim community → ordering the compilation of the Quran into a single collection → participation in the Hijra with Muhammad → supporting Muhammad from the earliest days of Islam →
officeStartAfter	Muhammad →
orderInOffice	1 →
positionHeld	Caliph → First Rashidun Caliph →
predecessor	Prophet Muhammad as leader of the Muslim community →
religion	Islam →
roleInEvent	Companion of Muhammad during the Hijra from Mecca to Medina → Leader of Muslims in the Ridda Wars →
spouse	Asma bint Umais → Umm Ruman →
successor	Umar ibn al-Khattab →
title	Amir al-Mu’minin →
tribe	Quraysh →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Abu Bakr al-Siddiq") → Zaynab bint Jahsh ("Abu Bakr") →	contemporaryOf
Sunni Islam ("Abu Bakr") →	acceptsCaliphateOf
Green Dome ("Abu Bakr") →	associatedWith
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("Abu Bakr") →	burialPlaceOf
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ("Abu Bakr") →	closeCompanionOf
Quran →	compiledUnder
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ("Abu Bakr") →	father
Rashidun Caliphate ("Abu Bakr") →	firstLeader
Early Islamic period ("Abu Bakr") →	hasKeyFigure
Rashidun Caliphate ("Abu Bakr") →	hasLeader
Abu Bakr ("al-Siddiq") →	honorificTitle
Hijra ("Abu Bakr") →	involvedPerson
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ("Abu Bakr") →	involvesPerson
Conquest of Mecca ("Abu Bakr") →	keyFigure
Abu Bakr ("Abu Bakr al-Siddiq") →	knownAs
Umm Salama ("Abu Bakr") →	livedDuringCaliphateOf
Umm Habiba ("Abu Bakr") →	livedDuringReignOf
Quraysh ("Abu Bakr") →	notableMember
Battle of Badr ("Abu Bakr") →	notableParticipant
Abu Bakr ("First Rashidun Caliph") →	positionHeld
Umar ibn al-Khattab ("Abu Bakr") →	predecessor
Sunni Islam ("Abu Bakr") →	recognizesAsRightlyGuidedCaliphs
Ibadi Islam ("Abu Bakr") →	recognizesCaliph