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Abubakar Kawu Baraje
Abū Bakr ( ar, أبو بكر ) is an Arabic given name meaning "Father of a Young Camel" (Abu meaning 'Father of' and Bakr meaning 'Young Camel') that is widely used by Sunni Muslims. Other transliterations include Abu Bakar, Abu Bekr, Ebubekir, Aboubacar, Abubakar, etc. The two parts of the name can be written together, hyphenated, or separately. The most famous person to carry this name was Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ( 573–634), one of the Companions of the Prophet, companions of the prophet Muhammad and the first Caliphate, caliph of Islam. He was also Muhammad's Parent-in-law#Fathers-in-law, father-in-law through Aisha. His real name was Abdullah, Abu Bakr being his Kunya (Arabic), kunya. Persons with the name People with the name include: Early and medieval Islam * Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (c. 573–634) * Abu Bakr ibn Ali (died 680 List of casualties in Hussain's army at the Battle of Karbala, in the Battle of Karbala) * Abu Bakar ibn Hassan bin Ali, Abu Bakr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (; – 23 August 634) was the senior companion and was, through his daughter Aisha, 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 Sunni Muslims. 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, 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
