GCEIslamic Religious StudiesThe Rightly Guided Caliphs2024

Abu Bakr's most significant achievement during his caliphate was

Athe conquest of Persia and the Byzantine territories
Bthe suppression of apostasy (riddah) and the unification of ArabiaCORRECT
Cthe establishment of the Islamic calendar
Dthe expansion of Islam into North Africa
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Abu Bakr's most notable achievement was waging the Riddah Wars against tribes that apostatised or refused to pay Zakat after the Prophet's death, thereby preserving the unity of the Muslim state. Umar is credited with establishing the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, while major conquests of Persia and North Africa occurred largely under Umar and later caliphs.
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