Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 8
8 HADRAT ABU BAKR ra Islam, the Holy Prophet sa changed it to ‘Abdull a h (servant of Allah). Because of his nobility of character and handsome features people used to call him ‘At i q (noble). 3 Since he was the first free man to accept Islam, he came to be known as S idd i q (truthful). It is unfortunate that we do not know more about the early childhood or history of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. He was the closest friend of the Holy Prophet sa and he passed away at approximately the same age at which the Holy Prophet sa passed away.