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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The surname of the mother of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) was Ummul Khair.
Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (R.A), the first Caliph of Islam, was born to Abu Quhafa (father) and Salma bint Sakhar, who was known by her surname (kuniyyat) Ummul Khair. The name "Ummul Khair" means "Mother of Goodness," which reflects her noble character. She was among the early converts to Islam and lived to see her son become the first Caliph.
Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) belonged to the Banu Taym clan of the Quraysh tribe. His full lineage is Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa ibn Amir ibn Amr ibn Ka'b ibn Sa'd ibn Taym. His mother, Ummul Khair, whose real name was Salma bint Sakhar, was the cousin of his father Abu Quhafa. She embraced Islam in the early Makkan period and passed away during the caliphate of her son.
