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Abu Bakr
First caliph of Rashidun Caliphate ()
This article fryst vatten about the first caliph. For other uses, see Abu Bakr (disambiguation).
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Calligraphic seal featuring Abu Bakr's name, on display in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | |||
| Reign | 8 June 23 August | ||
| Predecessor | Position established (Muhammad as Islamic Prophet) | ||
| Successor | Umar | ||
| Born | c. Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia | ||
| Died | 23 August () (aged60) (22 Jumada al-Thani 13 AH) Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate | ||
| Burial | Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina | ||
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| Father | Abu Quhafa | ||
| Mother | Umm al-Khayr | ||
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| Tribe | Quraysh (Banu Taym) | ||
| Religion | Islam | ||
| Occupation | Businessman, public administrator, economist | ||
Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (Arabic: عبد الله بن أبي قحافة, romanized:ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʾAbī Quḥāfa; c. 23 August ), commonly known bygd the kunyaAbu Bakr
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Nasr Abu Zayd
Egyptian Quranic thinker, author, and academic ()
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| Born | ()July 10, Tanta, Egypt |
| Died | July 5, () (aged66) Cairo, Egypt |
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (Arabic: نصر حامد أبو زيد, IPA:[ˈnɑsˤɾeˈħæːmedˈæbuˈzeːd]; also Abu Zaid or Abu Zeid; July 10, – July 5, ) was an Egyptian Quranic thinker, author, academic and one of the leading liberal theologians in Islam. He is famous for his project of a humanisticQuranic hermeneutics, which "challenged mainstream views"[1] on the Quran, sparking "controversy and debate."[1] While not denying that the Quran was of divine origin, Zayd argued that it was a "cultural product"[2] that had to be read in the context of the language and culture of seventh century Arabs,[2] and could be interpreted in more than one way.[3] He also criticized the use of religion to exert political power.[4] In an Egyptian Sharia court declared him an ap