AbuBakr Lineages

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Here you can find the biographies of those who are among the most prominent men and women from the lineage of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA) in the many time periods and places they spread to and lived in. They have been arranged according to the centuries they lived in based on the Islamic calendar.

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Abdullah Bin Abdul-Malik Al-Merjani

Abdullah Bin Abdul-Malik Al-Merjani (1): Abu Muhammad Abdullah Bin Abi Muhammad Abdul-Malik Bin Abi Abdullah Bin Abi Muhammad Al-Merjani of Madinah descended from the tribe of Quraysh and was a descendant of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq. A historian whose ancestors can be traced to Tunisia, Al-Merjani was born in Alexandria and lived in Makkah. In Shawwal of 751 AH, he compiled a history of Madinah that he called Bahjat Al-Nufus wa Al-Asrar fi Tarikh Dar Hijrat Al-Mukhtar. He was also the author of Nuzhat Al-Muqtasit fi Awdha’ Al-Mukhammas Khali Al-Wasat and other works. He was interested in different branches of knowledge and worked in various fields. He was known as a man of faith and righteousness. He went to Northwest Africa after 760 or 770 AH, and nothing is known of him thereafter.

Source: Kitab Al-Sulala Al-Bakria As-Siddiqia – Part II, by Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri

Date of Publication

1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD

(1) Al-Tuhfah Al-Latifah fi Tarikh Al-Madinah al-Sharifah 2/ 56, Sullam Al-Wusul ila Tabaqat Al-Fuhul 2/ 216, Khizanat Al-Turath – Manuscripts Catalogue / King Faisal Center (45/ 298, 84/ 424)