Abu Bakr was born on 27 October 573 CE in Mecca. A close companion and father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr was among the first to accept Islam and accompanied Muhammad on the migration to Medina in 622. After Muhammad's death in 632, the community chose him as its first caliph, and he is regarded by Sunni Muslims as the first of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. His brief reign was largely devoted to the Ridda wars, which brought the Arabian tribes that had broken away back under Medina's authority, and to the first campaigns against Byzantine and Sasanian territories. According to Islamic tradition he also ordered the collection of the Quranic revelations in written form. He died in 634 and designated Umar as his successor.
Before and after
- 14 November 565 CEDeath of Justinian I
- from 568 CE to 751 CEByzantine–Lombard Wars
- 20 April 571 CEBirth of Muhammad
- from 572 CE to 591 CEByzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591
- 27 October 573 CEBirth of Abu Bakr
- c. 575 CEBirth of Uthman ibn Affan
- 577 CEBattle of Deorham
- from 581 CE to 618 CESui dynasty
- from 582 CE to 602 CEMaurice's Balkan campaigns
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