Abu Quhafa

Abu Quhafa
Born
Uthman ibn Amir

540
Mecca, Hejaz
DiedMarch 635
Mecca, Arabian Peninsula
Spouses
Children7, including Abu Bakr
FatherAmir ibn Amr ibn Ka'b ibn Sa'd ibn Taym
RelativesUbaydullah (cousin; father of Talhah ibn Ubaydullah ibn Uthman ibn Amr ibn Ka'b)

Uthman ibn Amir ibn Amr (Arabic: عُثْمَان ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن عَمْرِو, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn ʿĀmir ibn ʿAmr,[1] 540–635 CE),[2]: 87  commonly known by the kunya Abu Quhafa (Arabic: أَبُو قُحَافَة, romanized: Abū Quḥāfa), was the father of the first Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr (r. 632–634). Abu Quhafa is honored by Shia Muslims as they believe that he did not support the caliphate of his son Abu Bakr. On the contrary, the Sunnis regard Abu Quhafa as an evident supporter of his son.

  1. ^ "Abu Bakr Siddiq (Radhia Allahu Anaha)". Anwary-Islam.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09.
  2. ^ Al-Suyuti, Jalal ad-Din (1881). Jarrett, H. S. (ed.). Tarikh al-Khulafa [The History of the Caliphs]. Translated by Jarrett, H. S. Calcutta, India: The Asiatic Society.