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...e of the most important figures of early Islam. Umar ibn al-Khattab — who would later become the second caliph and one of the...
Umar ibn al-Khattab left his house one day in the sixth year of prophethood c...
... CE) — is the pivotal event in Islamic history. Umar ibn al-Khattab chose it as the anchor of the Islamic calendar not becaus...
...le, for his voice is more resonant than yours.' Umar ibn al-Khattab arrived shortly after, having seen the same vision the sa...
...elf after declining proposals from Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab — two of the senior companions. When Ali came to ask for ...
...ie after him, in 20 AH, during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab.
...cca to Medina would be returned to the Quraysh. Umar ibn al-Khattab was furious; the Prophet ﷺ replied calmly: 'I am the serv...
...Quran itself, not merely hoped for or inferred. Umar ibn al-Khattab during his caliphate would ask, when news came of a compa...
...believing community had reached its completion. Umar ibn al-Khattab, asked about the day and time of its revelation, confirme...
...imp in hers. The news shattered the community. Umar ibn al-Khattab drew his sword and refused to believe it, threatening any...
...f al-Mada'in (Ctesiphon) under the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه. He died in approximately 36 AH (c. 656 CE),...
... the keys be handed only to the Caliph himself. Umar ibn al-Khattab made the journey personally from Medina to receive the ke...
Umar ibn al-Khattab was stabbed by Abu Lu'lu'ah Firuz, a Persian slave of al-...
...rangement that continued until the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. The conquest secured the northern flank of Medina, elimi...
...ly surrender the keys to the Caliph himself, so Umar ibn al-Khattab travelled from Medina to accept the surrender in person. ...
...entered the city peacefully and wrote to Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab describing its vastness: 'I have taken a city of which I ...
... conquest and the earlier Muslim conquest under Umar ibn al-Khattab — which was entirely peaceful — became a powerful referen...
...e. Abu Bakr had already died by this point, and Umar ibn al-Khattab had to rebuild morale and reorganize the Iraq campaign.
...era, pushing into the Caucasus mountain passes. Umar ibn al-Khattab commissioned Suraqah ibn Amr to lead a campaign through A...
Umar's decade as caliph saw the greatest territorial expansion in Islamic history. He conquered the Sassanid Empire, took the Levant and Egypt from Byzantines,
The second Rightly-Guided Caliph, known as al-Faruq for distinguishing truth from falsehood.
Author of Maalim as-Sunan, one of the earliest commentaries on Sunan Abu Dawud.
... the first emigrants to Abyssinia. Appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab as commander in Iraq, he founded the city of Basra in 14-...
... who served as governor and military commander. Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed him to lead the decisive Battle of Nihawand (21...
...d gather there secretly during the persecution. Umar ibn al-Khattab accepted Islam in this house.
...companion of the Ansar and a judge appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab to Damascus. Known for his wisdom, piety, and asceticism....
An Ansari companion appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab as governor of Hims (Emesa) in Syria. He was renowned for...
...ri companion and Badr veteran, father-in-law of Umar ibn al-Khattab's son. He was martyred at Bi'r Ma'unah (4 AH). After his ...
Son of the Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and one of the most prolific Companion narrators with ove...
The great judge of Kufa, appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab, who served as qadi for sixty years and left a profound l...
The second caliph whose conversion strengthened Islam, whose justice became legendary, and whose reign saw massive territorial expansion.
The history, styles, and spiritual significance of Arabic calligraphy as the highest art form in Islamic civilization.