The meeting at Saqifa
اجتماع السقيفة
June 632 CE · Rabi' I 11 AH
After the Prophet's death, leaders of the Ansar and Muhajirun met in the hall of the Banu Sa'ida and chose Abu Bakr as leader of the community.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Factions, splits and schismsSects and schools
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Opinions on the question
The question: How is the pledge to Abu Bakr at Saqifa described: a choice by the community's leaders, a political process, or a departure from an earlier designation?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
More opinions (2)
Academic viewSecondary opinion
Shia (Twelver) viewOther opinion
Connections
- Had participant
- Sa'd ibn UbadaAbu Bakr al-SiddiqAli ibn Abi Talib
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Caused by
- The death of the Prophet
People and things also explored
The burial of the ProphetThe death of the ProphetThe HijraAbu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illnessAbu Sufyan's mission to MedinaThe three years of the secret callThe Battle of BadrThe Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)
Sources
- Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
- Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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islam.museum contributors. “The meeting at Saqifa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/saqifa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.