سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه  This is the exalted rank of Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ – the highest ranking personality after the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.  May Allah Almighty grant us true and steadfast love for him. If we have love for our master Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ in our hearts on the Day of Judgement, we will surely enter Paradise through his intercession - اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه.

Become like Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ

Dear Islamic brothers! Among the countless virtues of the first Caliph of Islam, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, is that all Muslims until the Day of Judgment have been commanded to follow him, walk in his footsteps, and to take his life as a model of guidance.

In the noble Quran, in the 79^th verse of Sūrah Āl ꜤImrān, Allah Almighty commands:  

كُوْنُوْا رَبّٰنِیّٖنَ

 Become people of Allah^[1]

Someone asked Sayyidunā Abū ꜤAbbās ꜤAṭāرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه , “In this verse, who has Allah commanded us to be like?” He explained, “In this verse, we are commanded to be like Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ (as after the Prophets, there is nobody more devoted to Allah Almighty than him).”^[2]

In another verse of the noble Quran, Allah Almighty says:

وَّ اتَّبِـعْ سَبِیْلَ مَنْ اَنَابَ اِلَیَّۚ-

And follow the path of the one who returns to Me in repentance,^[3]