Abu Quhafa

Abu Quhafa
Born
Uthman ibn Amir

(538-07-01)1 July 538
Died1 March 635(635-03-01) (aged 96)
Spouses
Children7, including Abu Bakr
Parent
  • Amir ibn Amr ibn Ka'b ibn Sa'd ibn Taym (father)
RelativesUbaydullah (cousin; father of Talhah ibn Ubaydullah ibn Uthman ibn Amr ibn Ka'b)

Uthman ibn Amir ibn Amr (Arabic: عُثْمَان ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن عَمْرِو, romanizedʿUthmān ibn ʿĀmir ibn ʿAmr,[1] 540–635 CE),[2]: 87  commonly known by the kunya Abu Quhafa (Arabic: أَبُو قُحَافَة, romanizedAbū Quḥāfa), was the father of the first Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr (r. 632–634). Abu Quhafa is honored by Shia Muslims as they believe that he did not support the caliphate of his son Abu Bakr. On the contrary, the Sunnis regard Abu Quhafa as an evident supporter of his son.

  1. ^ "Abu Bakr Siddiq (Radhia Allahu Anaha)". Anwary-Islam.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09.
  2. ^ Al-Suyuti, Jalal ad-Din (1881). Jarrett, H. S. (ed.). Tarikh al-Khulafa [The History of the Caliphs]. Translated by Jarrett, H. S. Calcutta, India: The Asiatic Society.

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