634-644 CEmajor

Caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab

خلافة عمر بن الخطاب

Map: Medina (24.4672, 39.6112)

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, established the Islamic calendar, created the diwan system, founded Basra and Kufa, and established the office of Qadi. His just rule earned him the title al-Faruq.

Sources

  • at-Tabari
  • Ibn Sa'd