Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Uthman ibn Affan alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Uthman ibn Affan were alive at the same time, from AD 574–575 to AD 634.

Abu Bakr

1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Uthman ibn Affan

Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656

Born AD 574–575 · died 17 June AD 656

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Uthman ibn Affan
  5. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  6. Brahmagupta
  7. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Abu Bakr and Uthman ibn Affan in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.