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236 236 236 236 236 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Firstly, there were a number of tribes who renounced Islam, simply because their tribal chiefs had political motives and therefore they did not want to remain loyal to the successor of the Holy Prophet sa. Hadrat Abu Bakr ra sent troops and suppressed their politically motivated rebellion. Secondly, many people refused to pay Zakat, which was essential for fulfilling the needs of the Islamic state and care for the poor. Hadrat Abu Bakr ra vowed to collect Zakat from everyone and took all the necessary measures to achieve this goal. Thirdly, a number of ambitious persons pretending to be “prophets”, started planning rebellion against the Islamic state. Hadrat Abu Bakr ra was prompt to fight back these rebellious false prophets. After successfully dealing with all the internal disorders, Hadrat Abu Bakr ra turned to the external enemies threatening the security of the Islamic state. The Muslim army, under the command of Khalid Bin Waleed ra , crushed a rebellion in Bahrain. Then the Persians were defeated, who had supported the rebels of Bahrain. The Muslim army also defeated the Roman forces in the battles of Ajnadan and Yarmuk, and thus the whole of Syria came under the control of the Islamic state. Although, the writing and arrangement of the Holy Qur’an was done under the supervision of the Holy Prophet sa himself, yet it was written on various pieces of skin, leaves and slates. Hadrat Abu Bakr ra collected all these pieces of writings in one place, and reorganized the Huffaaz (i. e. those who committed it to memory in a systematic way) for the preservation of the Qur’an. Hadrat Abu Bakr ra passed away on August 23, 634 A. D. , after fifteen days of illness. His period of Khilafat was a little over two years. During his Khilafat, Hadrat Abu Bakr ra successfully established the integrity of the Islamic state against all internal disorders and external enemies. Also, he was able to unite the Muslims under the system of Khilafat. Internal Disorders External Enemies Preservation of the Holy Qur’an His Demise H H H H H OL OL OL OL OLY Y Y Y Y P P P P P ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET SA SA SA SA SA AND AND AND AND AND S S S S S UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS — H — H — H — H — H ADRA ADRA ADRA ADRA ADRAT T T T T A A A A A BU BU BU BU BU B B B B B AKR AKR AKR AKR AKR RA RA RA RA RA 6. 3 6. 3 6. 3 6. 3 6. 3