Abū Quhāfa

Abū Quhāfa ( Arabic أبو قحافة, DMG Abū Quḥāfa , also ʿUthmān ibn ʿĀmir ibn ʿAmr ibn Kaʿb /عثمان بن عامر بن عمرو بن كعب) was the father of the first caliph Abū Bakr . Little information exists about him; however, it is questionable whether this information and the sources from which it is obtained are reliable.

The descent from the Banū Taim clan , which belonged to the Quraish , is certain . He probably converted to Islam on the day of the conquest of Mecca .

Individual evidence

↑ Negahban, Farzin. "Abū Quḥāfa." Encyclopaedia Islamica. Editors-in-Chief: Wilferd Madelung and, Farhad Daftary. Brill Online, 2014 ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Abū Quḥāfa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Abu Quhafa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Father of the first caliph Abu Bakr
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century
DATE OF DEATH	6th century or 7th century

[1] Negahban, Farzin. "Abū Quḥāfa." Encyclopaedia Islamica. Editors-in-Chief: Wilferd Madelung and, Farhad Daftary. Brill Online, 2014 ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )