Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr
| Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr | |
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| Native name | محمد بن أبي بكر |
| Born | 631 Medina, Hejaz |
| Died | 658 |
| Cause of death | Assassinated by Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj |
| Children | Qasim (son), |
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Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (Arabic: محمد بن أبي بكر) was the son of Abu Bakr and a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His mother was Asma bint Umays. He became the adopted son of Ali, the first Imam of Shiite Muslims and the fourth Caliph of Sunni Muslims, and became one of his generals.
(631–658)
He was a son of Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq from his marriage with Asma bint Umays. When Abu Bakr died, Asma bint Umays married Ali bin Abi Talib. Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr had a son named, Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr's wife was called Asma and she was the daughter of Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr who was Abu Bakr's other son. The daughter of Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr and Asma was called Fitima (Umm Farwah).
After the Battle of Siffin, Ali ibn Abi Talib appointed Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as the Governor of Egypt, then a newly conquered province of the Islamic empire. In 658 CE (38 A.H.), Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, the then Governor of Syria, sent his general 'Amr ibn al-'As and six thousand soldiers against Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr. Muhammad asked Imam Ali for help. Ali is said to have instructed his foster son to hand the governorship over to his best general and childhood friend, Malik al-Ashtar, whom he judged better capable of resisting Amr ibn al-As. However, Malik died on his way to Egypt. The Shi'a and Institute for Shia Ismaili Studies in London's Shia'ism researcher Wilferd Madelung believe that Malik was poisoned by Muawiyah I.
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