ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr al-Taymī (; ) was a son of the first

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Abu Bakr Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...

() and a Companion of the

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Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

Early life

Abd Allah was born in

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around . His father

hailed from the

Banu Taym Banū Taym (; alternatively transliterated as ''Banu Taim'') was a clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca. The first caliph, Abu Bakr, hailed from the Banu Taym, as did another prominent companion of Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubaydallah. Ancestry The tr ...

of the

Quraysh The Quraysh () are an Tribes of Arabia, Arab tribe who controlled Mecca before the rise of Islam. Their members were divided into ten main clans, most notably including the Banu Hashim, into which Islam's founding prophet Muhammad was born. By ...

tribe. His mother was Qutaylah bint Abd al-Uzza, from the Banu Amir ibn Luayy clan.Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). ''The Companions of Badr''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Blankinship, K. Y. (1993). ''Volume 11: The Challenge to the Empires''. Albany: State University of New York Press.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). ''Volume 39: The Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors''. Albany: State University of New York Press. His parents were divorced soon before or after his birth.Muhammad ibn Saad. ''Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina''. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. When Muhammad and Abu Bakr migrated from Mecca in September 622, Abu Bakr instructed young Abdullah to listen to people's conversations and report the day's news to them at the cave on Mount Thawr each night. Abdullah duly reported that the Quraysh had offered a hundred camels to anyone who captured Muhammad. Each morning, when he left the cave, the family

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would lead a flock of sheep over the same route to cover his tracks.Muhammad ibn Ishaq. ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Emigration to Medina

A few months later, Abdullah emigrated to

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in the company of his stepmother

Umm Ruman Zaynab bint ʿĀmir ibn ʿUwaymir ibn ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAttāb al-Farāsīyya al-Kinānīyya, known by her '' kunya'' "Umm Rūmān" () was among the followers or companions of Muhammad. She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aisha, which m ...

and two sisters Asma and

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.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by McDonald, M. V. (1987). ''Volume 7: The Foundation of the Community''. Albany: State University of New York Press. In 630 Abdullah fought at the

Siege of Ta'if The siege of Ta'if took place in 630, as the Muslims under the leadership of Muhammad besieged the city of Ta'if after their victory in the battles of Hunayn and Autas. One of the chieftains of Ta'if, Urwah ibn Mas'ud, was absent in Yemen ...

, where the Thaqafite poet, Abū Miḥjan al-Thaḳafī, shot him with an arrow. This wound ultimately caused his death, although he survived for nearly three years afterwards.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Donner, F. M. (1993). ''Volume 10: The Conquest of Arabia'', p. 39. Albany: State University of New York Press.

Marriage

He married

Atiqa bint Zayd Atika bint Zayd al-Adawiyya () was a woman in 7th century Arabia who was an Islamic scholar and poet. She was a disciple ( Sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was one of the wives of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph. She was a p ...

, a poetess from the

Banu Adi Banu Adi () was a clan of the Quraysh tribe descended from Adi ibn Ka'b. The Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr; they did not join Quraysh further. Notable members Clan members include: * Umar ...

clan of the Quraysh. This marriage was childless. It was said that Abdullah deferred to Atika's judgment and that he spent so much time with her that he neglected his duties to the Islamic state. Abu Bakr punished his son by ordering him to divorce her. Abdullah did as he was told but was grief-stricken. He wrote poetry for Atika: ''I have never known a man like me divorce a woman like her,'' ''nor any woman like her divorced for no fault of her own.''Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. ''Al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-Sahaba'' vol. 8 #11448. In the end, Abdullah was allowed to take Atika back before her

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was completed.Abbott, N. (1942). ''Aishah - the Beloved of Mohammed''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Death

Abdullah died in January 633, when his old wound from Ta'if flared up.Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. ''History of the Caliphs''. Translated by Jarrett, H. S. (1881). Calcutta: The Asiatic Society.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Smith, G. R. (1994). ''Volume 14: The Conquest of Iran''. Albany: State University of New York Press. His wife composed an elegy for him. ''I vow that my soul will remain in sorrow over thee'' ''and my skin will remain dusty''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullah Ibn Abi Bakr Companions of the Prophet Family of Abu Bakr 610 births Place of birth unknown 633 deaths Place of death unknown Children of Rashidun caliphs Sons of caliphs