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History The Rashidun Caliphate
The era of the four rightly-guided caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. The golden age of Islamic governance.
History Umar ibn al-Khattab: The Just Ruler
The second caliph whose conversion strengthened Islam, whose justice became legendary, and whose reign saw massive territorial expansion.
History Umar's Conquest of Jerusalem (637 CE)
The peaceful surrender of Jerusalem to Caliph Umar, the Pact of Umar, his refusal to pray inside the Church of...
History Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: The Fifth Righteous Caliph
The Umayyad caliph who transformed his rule to follow the model of the Rashidun, his radical reforms, and how he is remembered as a renewer of the faith.
Spirituality Muhasabah: The Practice of Daily Self-Accounting
Umar's advice to account yourself before you are accounted, the ...