khulfa e rashideen

he four Khulafa of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, are known as the Khulafa-e-Rashideen, or the rightly guided successors. The following article is a brief account of the lives and achievements of those Khulafa, may Allah be pleased with them.

Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq

The personal name of Hazrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was Abdullah, but in respect of his fatherhood he was known as Abu Bakr. His father was known as Abu Qahaafah and his mother as Ummul-Khair Salma. His lineage can be traced back to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in the sixth generation before him.

He was born to a subtribe of Quraish, in 572 AD in Mecca and was raised there. When he came of age, he became a cloth merchant. He was a close friend of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He was the first among men to confirm truth of the claim of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and thus he earned the title Siddeeq. Throughout his life, he remained fully devoted to the service of Islam.

Hazrat Umar Farooq

His personal name was Umar, Farooq was his title, and Ibn-ul-Khattaab, his family name. He was born in 581 AD in Mecca, and belonged to a noble family of the Quraish. He was a renowned businessman and used to lead trade delegations to Syria and Iraq.

Hazrat Uthman Ghani

Hazrat Uthman Ghani, may Allah be pleased with him, was elected the third Khalifa by the council appointed by Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, shortly before his death. He belonged to the well known family, Banu Umayya of the Quraish. His lineage can be traced back to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in the fifth generation before him. His generosity for the poor was so well known that he earned the title Ghani.

Hazrat Ali Bin Abi Talib

Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was the son of the Holy Prophet's uncle, Abu Talib. He was born in Mecca about twenty years after the birth of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. His father, Abu Talib and mother, Fatima were two persons who took care of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in his early childhood.



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