Which caliph nominated Umar as his successor before dying?
Abu Bakr
Ali
Uthman
Muawiyah
Answer
Before his death in August 634, the first Rashidun caliph, Abu Bakr, nominated Umar as his successor. Umar then went on to become the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling until his assassination in 644.
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