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Which caliph is considered the second greatest of the Sahabah after Abu Bakr in Sunni Islamic tradition?
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Uthman ibn Affan
Umar
Muawiyah I
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In Sunni Islamic tradition, Umar is considered the second greatest of the Sahabah (companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) after Abu Bakr. He is revered as a just ruler and a paragon of Islamic virtues.
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