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− The most dangerous of all the problems was that a number of ambitious persons pretending to be prophets, started rebellion against the Islamic state and raised large armies. Musailma Kadhdhab Aswad Ansi, − − − and captured some of the Muslim territories. Hadrat Abu Bakr was ra ± ± − prompt to fight back these rebellious false prophets. Despite meager resources, Allah granted him victory against the mischief mongers. − One of the many great achievements of his was the Khilafat − collection of the Holy Qur’an at one place. Although the writing and − arrangement of the Holy Qur’an was done under the supervision of the − Holy Prophet himself, yet it was written on various pieces of skin, leaves sa and slates. Hadrat Abu Bakr collected all these pieces of writings in one ra ± ± − place, and re-organized the system of , or those who committed it to Huffaz − ± memory, in a systematic way, for the preservation of the Qur’an. − During the last days of his life, the Holy Prophet had raised an sa army to be sent against the Romans who had made some incursions into the Northern borders. This army was still in Medina when the Holy Prophet passed away. As Hadrat Abu Bakr became , the law and sa ra Khalifah ± ± − − order situation within and outside the Medina became very delicate. In view of this grave danger, many Companions of the Holy Prophet advised sa him not to send the army against the Romans. But Hadrat Abu Bakr ra ± ± − replied forcefully, "What authority has the Son of Abu Qahafah, to stop − ± − that which was started by the Holy Prophet ". The Muslim army, under the sa command of Hadrat Khalid bin Walid , crushed a rebellion in Bahrain. ra ± ± − − 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 Yarmuk and , and thus the whole of Syria came under the control − of the Islamic state. − Hadrat Abu Bakr passed away on August 23, 634 AD, after ra ± ± − remaining ill for fifteen days. He was one of ten blessed ones to whom the Holy Prophet had given the glad tidings that they had been rewarded the sa Paradise. He remained for a little over two years. Khalifah − (The Ahmadiyya Gazette, Majeed A. Mian, April/May 2000, p28-29) ± 196