ABU BAKR

äˈboo bäkˈər, 573–634, 1st caliph, friend, father-in-law, and successor of Muhammad. He was probably Muhammad's first convert outside the Prophet's family and alone accompanied Muhammad on the Hegira. The marriage of Abu Bakr's daughter Aishah to Muhammad made the ties even stronger. On the Prophet's death in 632, Umar secured Abu Bakr's election over the tribal chiefs and Ali. The two years of his caliphate were critical for Islam. Though he was himself fervent rather than warlike, his party crushed opposition in Arabia and began the remarkable extension of Islam as a world religion. He was succeeded by Umar.

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Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr Al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic Thought
Book by Sarah Stroumsa; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Free Thought, Philosophy, Islamic, Rawandi, Ahmad Ibn Yahya--9th Cent, Razi, Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya--865?-925?
...v J. van Ess (Wisdom of Persia Series XVII, McGill University, Tehran 1976). Bar-Asher, Abu Bakr al-Rdzi = M. IlI. Bar-Asher, Abu Bakr al-Razi (865-925), fiZassiker der Religiorrsphilosophie: aon Platon bis KiPrkegaard, ed...
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Radical Caribbean: From Black Power to Abu Bakr
Book by Brian Meeks; University of the West Indies Press, 1996
Subjects: Grenada--History, Jamaica--History, Nationalism--West Indies, British--History, Radicalism--West Indies, British--History, Revolutions--West Indies, British--History, Trinidad And Tobago--History
...on the outskirts of Port of Spain. Abu Bakr and his supporters claimed that the...were, in effect, squatters. 43 Abu Bakr had gained increasing support, particularly...To many in the urban underclass, Abu Bakr was a larger than life Robin Hood...
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The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition
Book by Philip F. Kennedy; Oxford University, 1997
Subjects: Abu Nuwas--ca. 756-ca. 810--Criticism and interpretation, Arabic poetry--750-1258--History and criticism, Wine in literature
reform himself and returned in the evening. H aritha then said to him : Listen, Abu Bakr, to my composition . . . ": Abu Bakr criticizes aspects of the generous, noble man which he admires but disapproves of. If you wish to...
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A Medieval Critique of Anthropomorphism: Ibn Al-Jawzi's Kitab Akhbar As-Sifat
Book by Merlin Swartz; Brill, 2002
Subjects: God (Islam)--Attributes, Hanbalites, Ibn Al-Jawzi, Abu Al-Faraj 'Abd Al-Rahman Ibn 'Ali--1116 (Ca.)-1201
Abu Bakr al-Ajurri (see also Ajurri) 215 5 Abu Bakr a)-Amin 15 5 Abu Bakr b. al-Anbiri 141 1 Abu Bakr al-Ansari 10 Abu Bakr al-Athram...
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A Bedouin Century: Education and Development among the Negev Tribes in the 20th Century
Book by Aref Abu-Rabi'A; Berghahn Books, 2001
Subjects: Bedouins--Education--Israel--Negev--History--20th Century, Education--Israel--Negev--History--20th Century, Negev (Israel)--Social Conditions--20th Century
...69 Terebinth 69 Tobacco 48 8 Tumbak 48 Usfur 47 Ushnan 47 Zaytun 69 Schools Aakha, al- 107 Abu-Arar 108 Abu-Bakr-A 108 Abu-Bakr-B 108 Abu-Jaber, Jabir 80,81, Abu-Ghalyun, Ghaliun 80,82 Abu al-Hajj 80,83 Abu al-Hussain...
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Sarah Stroumsa, Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr Al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic Thought
Journal article; Islam & Science, Vol. 2, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic Thought (Book)--Book reviews
...Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr Al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic...Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic...al-Rawandi (b. 205/815) and Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Zakariya al-Razi...
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Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr Al-Razi, and Their Impact on Islamic Thought
Journal article by Therese-Anne Druart; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, and their Impact on Islamic Thought (Book)--Reviews
...Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, and their Impact on Islamic...Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, and their Impact on Islamic...focuses her work on Ibn al-Rawandi and Abu Bakr al-Razi who both rejected prophecy...
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The Death of an Ideal Leader: Predictions and Premonitions
Journal article by Avraham Hakim; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 126, 2006
Subjects: Abu Bakr, Caliph--Death of, Abu Bakr, Caliph--Influence, Assassination--Religious aspects, Assassination--Social aspects, Prophecies--Analysis, Religious leaders--Death of, Religious leaders--Influence
...The three caliphs who ruled after Abu Bakr--Umar, Uthman and Ali, all four...relates that during the caliphate of Abu Bakr he saw in a dream that "something...martyr." Awf b. Malik approached Abu Bakr and began to narrate his dream in...
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Journal of the History of Philosophy: Vol. 46, No. 2, April 2008
Journal article; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 61, 2008
Subjects: Enlightenment (Cultural movement)--Analysis, Enlightenment--Analysis, Hutcheson, Francis--Criticism and interpretation, Hutcheson, Francis--Works, Ibn Tufayl, Abu Bakr Muhammad--Criticism and interpretation, Ibn Tufayl, Abu Bakr Muhammad--Works, Islamic philosophy--Portrayals, Kant, Immanuel--Criticism and interpretation, Kant, Immanuel--Speeches, lectures and essays, Philosophy, Islamic--Portrayals, Reason--Analysis, Virtue--Analysis, Virtues--Analysis
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Encyclopaedia Islamica, Vol. 1: A -Abu Hanifa
Journal article by Robert Gleave; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 130, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Encyclopaedia Islamica, vol. 1: A-Abu Hanifa (Reference work)--Book reviews
...such as the figure and caliphate of Abu Bakr receives around 21,000 words in...and how Ali gave his allegiance to Abu Bakr is tackled with some sensitivity...accounts that describe how Ali gave Abu Bakr allegiance immediately are referred...
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Abu Nidal: "nationalist Turned Psychopath"?
Magazine article by Sami Moubayed; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 21, November 2002
Subjects: Abu Nidal, Arab countries, Assassinations & assassination attempts, Crime, Government, International relations, Personal profiles, Terrorism
...negotiate peace with Israel. Backed by Bakr, Abu Nidal made his terrorist debut in...Muammar Qaddafis regime. Following Abu Nidals death in August, his former right-hand man, Atif Abu Bakr, who was director of the Revolutionary...
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Interrogation Enhanced
Magazine article by Matthew Alexander; American Conservative, Vol. 8, August 2009
Subjects: Iraq, Military strategy, Muslims, Prisoner treatment, Questioning, Terrorism, Zarqawi, Abu Musub
...the legitimate successor was Muhammads closest disciple, Abu Bakr. Shia believe the succession should have been passed through his cousin Ali. The Shia lost. When Abu Bakr died, the Shia tried to recapture the leadership of Islam...
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Iraq Was Involved in Oklahoma City: Deathbed Testimony by a Terrorist's Widow Provides New Insight into Iraqi Involvement in the Oklahoma City Bombing, amid Death Threats to Investigators
Magazine article by Kenneth R. Timmerman; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, May 13, 2002
Subjects: Abdul, Elmina--Personal narratives, Abu Sayyaf Group--History, Conspiracy--Analysis, Defenbaugh, Danny--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Iraq--Politics and government, Nichols, Terry L.--Cases, Oklahoma City Bombing, 1995--Cases, Philippines--Politics and government, Ramos, Fidel V.--Conduct of life, Secret service--Political aspects, Terrorists--Bombings, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Personnel management, Yousef, Ramzi--Conduct of life, bin Laden, Osama--Conduct of life
...Philippine authorities. By that point, the Abu Sayyaf he had helped create in 1991 with bin Laden protege Abdurajjak Abu Bakr Janjalani had carried out a series...authorities of his activities with Abu Sayyaf, including the secret meetings...
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Nothing to Celebrate
Magazine article by Abu Amal Hadhrami; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 35, May/Jun 2006
Subjects: Building construction, Disaster recovery, Hurricanes, Mosques & temples, Renovation & restoration, Schools
...other religions. Families and Masjid Abu Bakr-the only purpose-built mosque...group. From the outside, Masjid Abu Bakrs geometrically shaped domed roof...than $150,000 to repair. Masjid Abu Bakr is led by a young imam, Abdur Rahman...
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Future Hopes
Magazine article by Abu Amal Hadhrami; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 35, May/Jun 2006
Subjects: Community development, Disaster recovery, Hurricanes, Muslims, New Orleans Louisiana, Renovation & restoration
Future Hopes by Abu Amal Hadhrami NEW ORLEANS will bounce back, and Muslims must continue...proposed Islamic School of Greater New Orleans and mosque complex. Masjid Abu-Bakr Al-Siddiq-whose geodesic dome is now partially damaged-was founded...
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Swans Seek Further New Arrivals to Follow Abu Bakr
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 1, 2009
...Seek Further New Arrivals to Follow Abu Bakr. Byline: blairwood SWANSEA CITY...and Tobago international Radanfah Abu Bakr. The 22-year-old defender, who...machine Jason Scotland, believes Abu Bakr can be a big hit in South Wales...
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Try Living in a REAL Police State, Mr Bakr; Platell's People
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 10, 2007
...Living in a REAL Police State, Mr Bakr; Platells People. Byline: AMANDA...being a police state for Muslims. Abu Bakr said the way that he and his family...treated amounted to virtual torture. Mr Bakr is a married 27-year-old teacher...
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Boys Basketball
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 4, 2009
...fft; 112 B. Schwartz (HP) p. Abu-Bakr 3:05; 119 J. Schwartz (HP...Double fft; 112 Gibson (LC) p. Abu-Bakr 3:52; 119 Wrobell (P) d. Franson...won by fft; 112 Bloom (D) p. Abu_Bakr 1:47; 119 Gutman (D) d. Worbell...
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Big Spurt Leads Buffalo Grove Past Prospect
Newspaper article by By Mike Garofola; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 15, 2011
...3) shocked Knights standouts Joe Abu-Bakr (27-8) and Josh Boggess (16...at times." "I tried to make (Abu-Bakr) do what he didnt want to do in...fight hard to gain his victory after Abu-Bakr closed to within 8-7 when he kept...
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Seven Letter Bombs: 50 Million Suspects; lITTLEJOHN
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 9, 2007
...happened with bookshop owner Abu Bakr yesterday. Surely his release...that. Was the blameless Mr Bakr arrested because someone...that were the case, Mr Bakr is entitled to be doubly...favourite beheading enthusiast, Abu Izzadeen, was finally taken...
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encyclopedia articles on: Abu Bakr  - 10 results

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Abu Bakr
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABU BAKR a boo bak r, 573 634, 1st caliph, friend...accompanied Muhammad on the Hegira. The marriage of Abu Bakrs daughter Aishah to Muhammad made the...On the Prophets death in 632, Umar secured Abu Bakrs election over the tribal chiefs and...
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Almoravids
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...death (c.1059), Yusuf ibn Tashfin and his brother Abu Bakr came to power. Marrakech was founded in 1062 and was the...Muslim rulers and governed Muslim Spain and N Morocco (Abu Bakr ruling over S Morocco). The dynasty also pushed south...
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Muhammad , Prophet of Islam
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...orphaned soon after birth, and was brought up by his uncle Abu Talib. When he was 24, he married Khadija, a wealthy...Khadija, Ali (who became the husband of Fatima), and Abu Bakr . From about 620, Mecca became actively hostile, since...
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Uthman
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Cyprus. To strengthen his control over the distant provinces, he replaced the generals and governors appointed by Abu Bakr and Umar with members of his own family. Uthman ordered the compilation of the first official version of the Quran...
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Medina , City, Saudi Arabia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...building is the Prophets Mosque, which contains the tombs of Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, and the caliphs Umar and Abu Bakr. The pilgrimage to Mecca (see hajj ) usually includes a side trip to Medina. Medina is the seat of Islamic Univ...
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