in 573
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Abu-Bekr
- Source: Q24327033
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists October 29, 573 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Born
October 29, 573
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: August 23, 634
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Professions
- merchant, politician, poet
- Citizenship
- Rashidun Caliphate
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: October 29, 573 (Great Norwegian Encyclopedia; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; AlKindi; BnF authorities) or in 573 (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Abu-Bekr; Q24327033) or in 572 (Q80209346).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
in 572
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: Q80209346
More about Abu Bakr
Family
- Spouse
- Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza
- Father
- Abu Quhafa
- Child
- Abd Allah ibn Abi Bakr
- Child
- Asmā' bint Abu Bakr
- Child
- Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
- Spouse
- Umm Ruman
- Child
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
- Child
- Aisha
- Spouse
- Asma bint Umays
- Child
- Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Abu Bakr born?
Abu Bakr was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
When did Abu Bakr die?
Abu Bakr died on August 23, 634.