Who was Abu Bakr al-Siddiq?

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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may God be pleased with him) was the first caliph. He was among the earliest men to embrace Islam and was the companion of the Hijra. He ruled for two years, unified the Muslims against the apostates, and carried the conquests into Iraq and Syria. ¹

Disputing the count of raids and sariyas

The maghazi arithmetic disputes: Ibn Ishaq's twenty-six raids versus the twenty-seven that split Wadi'l-Qura from Khaybar; nine pitched battles common to both lists with al-Waqidi adding Wadi'l-Qura and al-Ghaba for eleven; and the sariya counts ranging from thirty-five to al-Waqidi's forty-eight (in al-Tabari's chain) to sixty-six.

Who was Abu Bakr al-Siddiq?

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Disputing the count of raids and sariyas