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Abu Bakr
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Abu Bakr (d. 634 (AH 13)). The first adult male convert to Islam, a close friend of the Prophet
Muḥammad, and first Caliph (
Khalīfa) of the Islamic ʾumma. His faithfulness to Muḥammad at
Mecca earned him the title of
al-Siddīq (‘the truthful one’).
Upon Muḥammad's death in 632 (AH 11), the forceful
Umār persuaded the Madinans to accept Abu Bakr as the Prophet's successor.
Abu Bakr accelerated Arab integration under Islam: captured tribal leaders were treated with respect, and consequently became active supporters of Islam (i.e. a united, God-fearing community). Thus Abu Bakr gave to Islam, the religion, the means of political expression, and therein lies his greatness. On his death he was buried beside Muḥammad.
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Abu Bakr, from basketball player to social activist.(The Providence Journal)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...players. Then again, he never met Abu Bakr. Once Bakr was a basketball player...Before his senior year he became Abu Bakr, the public acknowledgment of his new Muslim faith, Abu Bakr being the name of an early Muslim...
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Swans seek further new arrivals to follow Abu Bakr.
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 9/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...and Tobago international Radanfah Abu Bakr. The 22-year-old defender, who...leaving FC Utrecht in the summer. Abu Bakr's arrival was announced by his agent...machine Jason Scotland, believes Abu Bakr can be a big hit in South Wales...
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NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS ISSUES OPINION REGARDING STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA V. ABU-BAKR RAHMAN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...for defendant appellant. McCULLOUGH, Judge. Defendant Abu-Bakr Rahman appeals judgment entered after a jury verdict of...determine there was no error. FACTS On 19 April 2005, Abu-Bakr Rahman ("defendant") was indicted for trafficking...
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Sarah Stroumsa, Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic Thought.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Islam & Science; 6/22/2004; 700+ words
; ...Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi and Their Impact on Islamic...protagonists of Sarah Stroumsa's book are Abu Husayn Ahmad b. Yahya b. Ishaq ibn al-Rawandi (b. 205/815) and Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Zakariya' al-Razi...
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Was he really EU architect? ; Abu-bakr A Dantata-Denisse (June 24) quotes a Churchill speech of September 19, 1946 saying he is the true architect of the EU.
Newspaper article from: Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph; 7/3/2008; 434 words
; Abu-bakr A Dantata-Denisse (June 24) quotes a Churchill speech of September 19...Are these the words of an architect of the EU? More to the point, Abu-Bakr does not mention three of the true architects of the EU: One Alterio Spinelli...
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Was Churchill really EU architect? ; Abu-bakr A Dantata-Denisse (June 24) quotes a Churchill speech of September 19, 1946, saying he was the true architect of the EU.
Newspaper article from: Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph; 7/4/2008; 437 words
; Abu-bakr A Dantata-Denisse (June 24) quotes a Churchill speech of September 19...Are these the words of an architect of the EU? More to the point, Abu-Bakr does not mention three of the true architects of the EU: Alterio Spinelli...
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17 men, including prominent cleric Abu Bakr, arrested in Australia
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 11/8/2005; 361 words
; ...Algerian-Australian Abdul Nacer Benbrika, also known as Abu Bakr, was among those detained. His support of Osama Bin Laden...the London Underground bombings," one spokesman said. Abu Bakr was among nine men who appeared Tuesday morning in Melbourne...
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Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, and their Impact on Islamic Thought.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn al-Rawandi, Abu Bakr al-Razi, and their Impact on Islamic Thought. By SARAH...thesis, Stroumsa focuses her work on Ibn al-Rawandi and Abu Bakr al-Razi who both rejected prophecy a nd considered that...
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It takes more than a flag to call us united ; I'm Sorry Abu-Bakr A Dantata-Denisse (Viewpoint, June 24), but it takes more than a meaningless flag, a chunk of a German symphony, a bunch of powerless MPs and a ruling junta of unelected bureaucrats to make a country, let alone a United States of Europe. Mind you, I don't want one, so I'm not too disappointed.
Newspaper article from: Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph; 7/8/2008; 468 words
; I'm Sorry Abu-Bakr A Dantata-Denisse (Viewpoint, June 24), but it takes more than...pretending all we were joining was a trading partnership. And I might remind Abu-Bakr A Dantata-Denisse we were promised a referendum by Tony Blair before...
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L'Agriculture nabateenne: Traduction en arabe attribuee a Abu Bakr Ahmad b. Ali al-Kasdani connu sous le nom d'lbn Wahsiyya.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...source. The Nabatean Agriculture is attributed to a certain Abu Bakr Ahmad b. Ali al-Kasdani, better known as Ibn Wahsiyya...1875 (ZDMG 29: 445-55) that the forger was a certain Abu Talib al-Zayyat. Be that as it may, it is obvious that...
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Abu Bakr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Abu Bakr Abu Bakr (ca. 573-634) was the first caliph, or successor of Mohammed as ruler of the Arab state. He held together the political structure created by Mohammed at Medina, defeated separatist revolts, and initiated the expansion...
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Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Tufayl
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Tufayl Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Tufayl (ca. 1110-1185) was a Spanish Moslem philosopher...Known to medieval Christian scholastics as Abubacer (from Abu Bakr), Ibn Tufayl was born in the town known in modern times as Guadix...
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Al-Razi, Abu-Bakr Muhammed ibn Zakariya
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Al-Razi, Abu-Bakr Muhammed ibn Zakariya PERSIAN PHYSICIAN...c.e. – ca. 930 c.e. Abu-Bakr Muhammed ibn Zakariya al-Razi (also...196. Internet Resources Zahoor, A. "Abu Bakr Muhammad Bin Zakariya ar-Razi." Available...
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Ibn Tufayl, Abu Bakr
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Ibn Tufayl, Abu Bakr (d. 1185 (AH 581)). Muslim philosopher and physician, known in the West as Abubacer. Born near Granada in Spain, he became...
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ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr (d. 678 CE (AH 59)). Daughter of Abu Bakr , born in Mecca about 614 CE, and wife of Muḥammad . She was married to him not long...
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