At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia · Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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In time
The Rashidun caliphate began after the Prophet ﷺ's death and lasted from 632 to 661. The four caliphs who ruled in it are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali.
After the Prophet ﷺ's death, the four caliphs whom Muslims call the rightly guided ruled: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali. Their caliphate was between 632 and 661, and cities such as Medina and Kufa were its centres.
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A caliphate that began in 632 CE after the Prophet ﷺ's death and ended in 661 CE. It was held by the four caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, whom historians call the Rashidun. Medina and then Kufa were among its chief centres, and its conquests reached Syria, Egypt and Persia. The reports differ on how each caliph was chosen and on the events of the strife under Uthman and Ali, so each detail needs a source. This entry presents the caliphate as the history books relate it, and it does not judge the people or the strife.
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Connections
- Opposed by
- al-Aswad al-Ansi· Sajah bint al-Harith· Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid
- Predecessor of
- Umayyad Caliphate
People and things also explored
ʿAli's dispatch of his own governors to the garrison towns (36 AH)· The Battle of Buzakha· Conquest of Qazwin· The Killing of al-Aswad al-Ansi· The Prophet's dream of the two gold bracelets, interpreted as the two liars· Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma· Banu Tamim· Khalid ibn al-Walid
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Rashidun Caliphate”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/rashidun-caliphate/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.