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Following Muhammad's death in 632, Abu Bakr [[Succession to Muhammad|succeeded the leadership]] of the Muslim community as the first caliph, being elected at [[Saqifa]]. His election was contested by a number of rebellious tribal leaders. During his reign, he overcame a number of uprisings, collectively known as the [[Ridda Wars]], as a result of which he was able to consolidate and expand the rule of the Muslim state over the entire [[Arabian Peninsula]]. He also commanded the initial incursions into the neighbouring [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanian]] and [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine empires]], which in the years following his death, would eventually result in the Muslim [[Muslim conquest of Persia|conquests of Persia]] and [[Muslim conquest of the Levant|the Levant]]. Apart from politics, Abu Bakr is also credited for the compilation of the [[Quran]], of which he had a personal caliphal codex. Prior to dying in August 634, Abu Bakr nominated [[Umar]] ({{Reign|634|644}}) as his successor. Along with Muhammad, Abu Bakr is buried in the [[Green Dome]] at the [[Al-Masjid an-Nabawi]] in [[Medina]], the [[Holiest sites in Islam|second holiest site in Islam]]. He died of illness after a reign of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, the only Rashidun caliph to die of natural causes.

 

 

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