Abu

Abu Bakr

By nelleevans
  • 573

    Birth of Abu Bakr

    *Not exact date
  • Period: 573 to Aug 23, 634

    Life of Abu Bakr

    *exact date of birth unknown
  • Jan 1, 622

    Abu Accompanied Muhammad to Medina

    exact date unknown
  • Jan 1, 630

    lead the pilgrimmage and lead the prayers during Muhammad's last illness

    lead the pilgrimmage and lead the prayers during Muhammad's last illness
    Bakr lead the pilgimmage(The Hajj, the 5th Pillar) into Mecca to see the Ka'aba. He also lead the prayers at his good friend Muhammad, the Holy Prophet's, funeral.
  • Jan 1, 632

    Abu became 1st Caliph

    Abu became 1st Caliph
    **Exact date unknown
    Ansars met at Saqifa Bani Sauda to discuss who would be the successor to the Holy Prophet. The successor was to be chosen out of the people that attended the meeting. Abu Bakr, Umar, and some other Quraish leaders attended the meeting. Ali believed he should be the 1st Caliph, but did not get the job.
  • Dec 31, 633

    Wars of Apostasy ends

    Wars of Apostasy ends
    Muslims refused to pay taxes to Medina wihtout the Holy Prophet still alive.
  • Aug 23, 634

    Death of Abu Bakr

    Death of Abu Bakr
    Abu Bakr was sick with a fever and never recovered. He died in Medina and he was 61 when he died. He was later buried next to Muhammad. Abu Bakr's last words were recited from the Qu'ran and they were,
    "Lord, let me die a true believer: And join me with the blessed ones on high who are virtuous." http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/18_abu_bakr.htm

  • WORKS CITED

    WORKS CITED;
    Unknown. The Caliphate of Abu Bakr
    November 05, 2004 ,October 24, 2011
    WPONLINE.ORG
    October 24, 2011
    http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/A ~~

  • WORKS CITIED (2)

    The Cambridge History of Islam, ed. P.M. Holt, Ann K.S. Lambton, and Bernard Lewis, Cambridge 1970
    The Early Islamic Conquests, Fred McGraw Donner, Princeton 1981
    The Encyclopaedia of Islam, second edition
    Muhammad and the Conquests of Islam, Francesco Gabrieli, London 1968
    Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman, W. Montgomery Wa,
    Abu Bakr
    October 24, 2011,
    www.princeton.edu, October 24, 2011
    http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise/abubakr.htm