Abu Bakr, born Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa, was a senior companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who served as the first Rashidun caliph, ruling from 632 until hi
Calligraphic seal featuring Abu Bakr's name, on display in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
A 1595 Ottoman miniature from the Siyer-i Nebi depicting Abu Bakr intervening to stop a Meccan mob, led by Abu Lahab, from killing Muhammad at the Souk of Okaz.
Muhammad (left) and Abu Bakr hiding in the cave in Jabal Thawr from Siyer-i Nebi.
A 19th-century miniature from a manuscript of Hamla-i Haydari, depicting Abu Bakr dying in the presence of Ali.
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr rightfully
Abu Bakr
…in 634. Abu Bakr was granted the honorific title al-Ṣiddīq (lit. the Veracious or Truthful) by Muhammad, a designation that continues to be used by Sunni Muslims to this day. Born to Abu Quhafa and Umm al-Khayr of the Banu Taym, Abu Bakr was among the earliest converts to Islam and preached dawah to the polytheists…
Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, the majority of whom are Sunni.
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (also known as the Mosque of Uqba) in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia, was, particularly from the 9th to 11th century, an important center of Islamic learning with an emphasis on the Maliki Madh'hab.
Muhammed accompanied by the archangels Gabriel, Michael, Israfil and Azrael. Turkish Siyer-i-Nebi-work, 1595
Historic Quran of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh