Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 7
2 Early YEARS Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was born in the ancient city of Makkah, home to the Ka‘bah (the first house of worship of Allah). Makkah was also the birthplace of the Holy Prophet sa , and both he and Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra belonged to the Quraish tribe. Although we do not know exactly when Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was born, yet we know that he was about two-and-a-half to three years younger than the Holy Prophet sa. His father was ‘Uthm a n Ab u Qu ha fah (also called Ab u Qu ha fah) and his mother was Ummul- Khair Salm a. They both belonged to the Ban u Tam i m clan of the tribe of the Quraish. 2 At birth, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was named ‘Abdul-Ka‘bah (i. e. servant of the Ka‘bah), but after he accepted