born 614, Mecca, Arabia died July 678, Medina Third wife of Muhammad. The daughter of his supporter Ab Bakr, she became Muhammad's favourite wife. Left a childless widow at 18, she became politically active during the reign of the third caliph, Uthmn ibn Affn, leading the opposition that resulted in his murder in 656. She led an army against his successor, Al, who defeated her in the Battle of the Camel. She was allowed to live her remaining years quietly in Medina and is credited with transmitting more than a thousand Hadth
born 573, Mecca, Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula died Aug. 23, 634, Medina One of the close Companions of the Prophet Muhammad and the first Muslim caliph. Some Muslim traditions say he was the first male convert to Islam after Muhammad. He became caliph after Muhammad's death in 632, and during his two years in that office he consolidated central Arabia under Muslim control, engaging in the wars of apostasy (riddah). He also realized the urgency of expanding the regions under Muslim control in order to maintain peace among Arab tribes
He was one of the greatest companions of Muhammad (pbuh) His full name is Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Muhammad (pbuh) called him as-Siddiq because he always believed in him (pbuh), without any reservation He was the first of the four rightly guided Khalifaas (Caliphs) He was Caliph from 11 to 13 AH (633 to 635 CE) Also spelled Abi Bakr