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Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr

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Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Abi Quhafa al-Taymi (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْن أَبِي بَكْر بْن أَبِي قُحَافَة, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʾAbī Bakr ibn ʾAbī Quḥāfa; c. 631–July/August 658) was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali (r. 656–661). The youngest son of the first Rashidun caliph Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) and Asma bint Umays, Muhammad was a leading rebel against the third Rashidun caliph Uthman (r. 644–656) and was accused of being involved in the assassination of Uthman in June 656. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr has received more than 420,792 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr is the 364th most popular companion (up from 368th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ranks 364 out of 784Before him are Maria Francisca of Savoy, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Empress Teimei, Pat Nixon, Meketaten, and Irene Doukaina. After him are Tanaquil, Mercedes of Orléans, Joan of Portugal, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Amestris, and Fredegund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 631, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ranks 2Before him is Emperor Tenmu.  Among people deceased in 658, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ranks 3Before him are Samo, and Malik al-Ashtar. After him are Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, Erchinoald, Thonmi Sambhota, and Chu Suiliang.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ranks 140 out of 354Before him are Al-Mughira (600), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Al-Khansa (575), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), and Idris I of Morocco (743). After him are Fatimah bint Musa (790), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), and Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612).

Among COMPANIONS In Saudi Arabia

Among companions born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ranks 14Before him are Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580). After him are Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Al-Khayzuran (701), Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null), Umm Ruman (null), Adi ibn Hatim (550), and Muhammad ibn Maslamah (589).