Marriages of the Hulafa Rashidin

In this working, knowledge is given about the life, lineage, tribes and children of the spouses of the four caliphs known as Hulafa Rashidin in Islamic History. Furthermore, the religious, political, economic and cultural activities of the spouses and tribes of the four caliphs in the periods before and after Islam are discussed. Hulafa Rashidin's religious life enabled him to figure his weddings accordingly. For instance, some of the spouses of the four caliphs did not admit become Muslims after the start of the Islamic call. Caliphs divorced their non-Muslim wives. The wives of the four caliphs, accepting Islam, helped their wives before and after the caliphate. As a result of the study, it was seen that Hulafa Rashidin had more than one marriage and some of them have taken concubinage. Abu Bakr made all his marriages with free women and did not have a courtesan. Abu Bakr was married four times and had six children, three girls and three boys, from these marriages. Omar married seven times, twice before he became a Muslim and five later he became a Muslim, and had two concubinage except that these marriages. Omar had a overall of thirteen children, eight boys and five girls. Osman had eight marriages and from these marriages he had a overall of sixteen children, three girls and thirteen boys. Moreover these marriages, Osman also acquired many concubinageand only Zaynab bint Hayyan b. Omar's name has been finding. Ali had nine marriages and these marriages had a overall of twenty children fifteen boys and five girls. Except that these marriages of Ali, he had nineteen courtesans and had thirteen children from them. The main reasons for the marriage of the four caliphs were political, religious, etc. are factors.