# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abu-bakr
# Generated: 2026-08-31T20:46:23.496Z

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name: "Abu Bakr"
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description: "Muhammad's closest companion and father-in-law, he took the reins of a fragile religious movement the moment its prophet died and turned it into an empire. In two years he crushed tribal rebellions across Arabia and launched the invasions that would topple Persia and Byzantium — then died of illness, leaving a map redrawn."
tagline: "1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 573 into the Banu Taym, Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa was among the first to convert to Islam and became its first missionary, bringing several early companions into the fold. Muhammad called him al-Ṣiddīq — the Truthful — and he joined the migration to Medina, served as a bodyguard, fought in every campaign, and led prayers in the prophet's absence. When Muhammad died in 632, Abu Bakr was elected caliph at Saqifa over contested claims. His brief reign was war: he put down the Ridda uprisings tribe by tribe, reunified the Arabian Peninsula, and launched the first strikes into the Sasanian and Byzantine empires. He also oversaw the compilation of the Quran into a codex. He named Umar his successor and died of illness in August 634 after two years and two months in power, buried beside Muhammad in Medina — the only Rashidun caliph to die a natural death.