Today is his day. He became Siddique by entrusting Mairaj incident, he became Atique when once called by Last Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), he became Yaar-e-Gh’ar when accompanied by Rasool Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), he became Khalifa tur Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) when nominated by Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), he was none but Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (R.A) and today is his day.

Abu Bakr (R.A)’s love with the Islam and Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is infinite as my words are unable to ascribe. After the Islam’s advent he was the first man to accept this Divine Reality. Nonetheless, he was a rich renowned trader and also the member of Quraish’s Parliament. When he accepted Islam then whatever was in his possess he donated for the glory of Islam. Not only this but at the time of Tabook War he presented all his home’s goods in the feet on Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) for the war to built Islam.

When asked by Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam),

“Abu Bakr (R.A) what has you left for your family?”

The most loyal friend of Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) replied,

“For I and my family, ALLAH and His Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) are enough!”

The event is enough to belie his generousness as he was the most. The highest level to glorify Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) is, once Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) stated,

“I am not obliged of anyone but of Abu Bakr (R.A). And it will be returned by ALLAH at the Day of Judgement.”

After when Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) curtained from the world, he was the one who was Caliph. A lots of Fitnas raised at that time some were the candidate of Prophetship, and some were denying of giving Zakat as Islam’s one of basic pillars. He toiled to annihilate all those false and he succeeded with the grace of ALLAH. Thing to fuss over is that artificial Muslims were tend to offer prayer but not willing to pay Zakat which is 2.5 percent of year’s income. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) fought against them not that he had any greed of that money. But the money from Zakat is given to the poor so that they can survive. However it is essential to abase the love for money which is here in the form of Capitalism and Materialism. It was the fight against the greed of money and materialism as it is the root of all evils.

But the man – who was most loyal to Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) – was burnt by missing Rehmatallil Aalameen (Prosperity for Entire Universe), Khatamun Nabiyyeen (The Last Prophet) Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). After the curtained death of Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), this wound was amplifying immensely as once he missed his Lord and got out from Masjid (Mosque) and start walking towards Syria while weeping badly. But when asked by people of happening. He replied, once I saw Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) walking towards way to Syria so I thought perhaps he went there!

The great Muslim from entire Ummat of Muslims who reformed Muslims at the very crucial time was met his ALLAH by curtaining (Death) from this world on 22 Jamadi us Sani (month of Islam) and TODAY IS HIS DAY!

by,
Farrukh Ahmed Khan

B.S. II year

International Relations

University of Karachi