Abu-Bakr

[ uh-boo-bak-er ]
/ əˌbuˈbæk ər /

noun

a.d. 573–634, Muhammad's father-in-law and successor: first caliph of Mecca 632–634.

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Also A·bu-Bekr [uh-boo-bek-er] /əˌbuˈbɛk ər/.
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Abu-Bekr

Abu-Bakr (əˌbuːˈbækər)

/ (əˌbuːˈbɛkər) /

noun

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