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− Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq ra (Period of Khilafat: 632-634 AD) ± ± − ± − − The personal name of Hadrat Abu Bakr was ‘Abdullah, but based ra ± ± − − on his son's name, Bakr, he was known as Abu Bakr. His father was known − as Abu Qahafah and his mother as Ummul Khair Salma. He was born in − ± − 572 AD in Mecca. He was a close friend of the Holy Prophet. He was the sa first among men to confirm the truth of the claim of the Holy Prophet and sa thus earned the title. He was in the company of the Holy Prophet Siddiq sa ± − during his migratory journey ) from Mecca to Medina. He was the (Hijrah only companion of the Holy Prophet in the Cave , where they both sa Thaur took refuge during this journey. Following the (The Last Pilgrimage), when the Hajjatul Wida‘ ± − Holy Prophet fell seriously ill, he instructed Hadrat Abu Bakr to lead the sa ra ± ± − daily Prayers. After the sad demise of the Holy Prophet , Hadrat Abu sa ± ± − Bakr was elected as the first. He had to deal with an extremely ra Khalifah − difficult situation which developed due to the sudden demise of the Holy Prophet. sa The first problem was that some of the tribes renounced Islam, − simply because their tribal chiefs did not feel necessary to remain loyal to the successors of the Holy Prophet. Not only that but they started sa preparing to attack Medina to end the newly established institution of Khilafat. Hadrat Abu Bakr , after knowing their intentions, sent troops and ra − ± ± − succeeded in suppressing their rebellion. The second major problem faced by Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq was ra ± ± − ± − that many people refused to pay the , which was essential for Zakat − fulfilling the needs of the Islamic state and caring of the poor. Hadrat Abu − ± ± − Bakr vowed to collect from everyone and took all the necessary ra Zakat − measures to achieve this goal. 195