717-720 CEmajor

Caliphate of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

خلافة عمر بن عبد العزيز

Map: Damascus (33.5138, 36.2765)

Often called the fifth Rightly Guided Caliph. He reversed Umayyad excesses, stopped the cursing of Ali from pulpits, redistributed wealth, and ordered the first systematic compilation of hadith. His just reign lasted only two and a half years.

Sources

  • at-Tabari
  • Ibn al-Jawzi