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Abu-Bekr

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/ əˌbuːˈbækər, əˌbuːˈbɛkər /

noun

  1. 573–634 ad , companion and father-in-law of Mohammed; the first caliph of Islam

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jada Tarvin Abu-Bekr, a Pasadena resident, works with programs that serve young people in Pasadena and Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

Death of Mahomet; his successor, Abu-Bekr, sends an army into Syria.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

His own death, which was that of a warrior, left Abu-Bekr in possession of an undivided sovereignty.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Not long after the battle, Yussef being called to Africa by the death of a son, the command of the Almoravides devolved on Syr ben Abu-Bekr, the ablest of his generals.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

His successor Abu-Bekr, the first khalif, attacked both the Romans and the Persians.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

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