When is Abu Bakr's birthday?

Abu Bakr's birthday is October 27. He was born on October 27, AD 573 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

How old was Abu Bakr when he died?

Abu Bakr died on August 23, AD 634, aged 60.

Who shares a birthday with Abu Bakr?

Famous people who share Abu Bakr's October 27 birthday include Theodore Roosevelt, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Sylvia Plath, Niccolò Paganini and Roberto Benigni.

Politics · Literature · AD 573–AD 634

Abu Bakr — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 27 October AD 573 · Died: 23 August AD 634 · Age: 60

Close companion and father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad who became the first caliph and united Arabia after his death

Did you know?He was a wealthy merchant who used much of his fortune to buy and free enslaved people in early Islamic history.

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Date of birth27 October AD 573
Date of death23 August AD 634
Age at death60
NationalityArab
BirthplaceMecca, Saudi Arabia
Occupationpolitician, poet, merchant

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Abu Bakr was the Prophet Muhammad's closest companion and the first caliph of Islam. A respected merchant in Mecca, he was among the very first to accept Islam. He used his wealth to free enslaved Muslims. He travelled with Muhammad on the Hijra to Medina in 622. After Muhammad's death in 632, he was chosen as leader. In the Ridda Wars he reunited the tribes of Arabia. He began the campaigns that would soon create a vast empire.

Key Milestones

c. 610: Islam – early convert
622: Hijra with Muhammad
632: Caliph – first
632: Ridda Wars – unites Arabia

Abu Bakr (Arabic: أبو بكر, romanised: ʾAbū Bakr), born Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (Arabic: عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ, romanised: ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʾAbī Quḥāfa; c.

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Abu Bakr: The First Caliph

First caliph of Islam, c. 573–634

Abu Bakr was born in Mecca around 573.

He was one of the first people to accept Islam.

He travelled with Muhammad on the Hijra to Medina in 622.

He became the first caliph in 632.

Career highlights

c. 610Islam: early convert
622Hijra: with Muhammad
632Caliph: first
632Ridda Wars: unites Arabia
634Death: in Medina

Did you know?His daughter Aisha was one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives.

Age at death: 60
Years since death: 1392

Family

Father: Abu Quhafa
Mother: Salma Umm-ul-Khair
Spouses: Asma bint Umays, Habiba bint Kharija, Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza, Umm Ruman
Children: Abd Allah ibn Abi Bakr, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, Aisha, Asmā' bint Abu Bakr, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr

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When is Abu Bakr's birthday?: Abu Bakr's birthday is October 27. He was born on October 27, AD 573 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
How old was Abu Bakr when he died?: Abu Bakr died on August 23, AD 634, aged 60.
Who shares a birthday with Abu Bakr?: Famous people who share Abu Bakr's October 27 birthday include Theodore Roosevelt, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Sylvia Plath, Niccolò Paganini and Roberto Benigni.

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