Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 95
28 The First KhalifaH of Islam P eople were still gathered in Masjid-e-Nabaw i when someone came and told them that the An sa r had gathered in the courtyard of Ban u S a ‘idah to consult with one another on how to choose a successor to the Holy Prophet sa. As soon as they heard this, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra and Hadrat ‘Umar ra headed over there. On the way, they met with Hadrat Ab u ‘Ubaidah ra and the three of them arrived where the An sa r were. The An sa r thought that the successor of the Holy Prophet sa should be one of them. However, many Arabs who had become Muslim in the last days of the life of the Holy Prophet sa did not fully understand all the teachings of Islam, nor did they understand