Many Muslims believed that Abu-Bakr, the Prophet’s closest companion would be the first Caliph (which means ‘deputy to God’s Prophet’). This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed tha ...

"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead ... His family claimed to descend from the Prophet Muhammad's tribe, which made it possible for al-Baghdadi to later become the leader of the Islamic caliphate.

Sunni close SunniMuslims who believe in the successorship of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali as leaders of the Muslim community after the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims specifically set the duties out ...

Dubai: Saudi authorities have ramped up preparations at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina ... and his two companions, Abu Bakr and Umar. To maintain cleanliness, 161 cleaning vehicles are deployed ...

Some were not prepared to accept Abu Bakr’s status ... None of Muhammad’s three sons survived childhood, and the prophet was survived only by his daughter Fatima. Thus Ali, Muhammad’s ...

After Zayd chooses to stay with the Prophet, the Prophet announces in Mecca that Zayd is like his son. The Prophet begins to ...