Sayyiduna umar ibn khattab biography
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Umar
2nd Rashidun caliph from 634 to 644
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Umar ibn al-Khattab[a] (Arabic: عُمَر بْن ٱلْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 582/583 – 644), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644. Umar was a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Umar has been called instrumental in the expansion of the Islamic world beyond Arabia.
Umar initially opposed Muhammad, who was his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later became his son-in-law. However, after his conversion to Islam in 616, Umar became the first Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. He participated in nearly all the battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed upon him the title al-Fārūq for his sound judgments. Followi
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Umar the Great5 min read
By: Salman Yazdani
Umar ibn Al-Khattab: The Unparalleled Ruler Who Transformed History with His Conquests and Leadership
Whenever we talk of great generals or kings of the world one name usually comes to our mind, i.e., Alexander the Great. For obvious reasons he deserves this reputation, but many of us don’t know that there was another ruler in history who was greater than many influential kings in every respect, even greater than Alexander the Great. He was Umar ibn Al-Khattab, a companion of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the second caliph of Islam.
During Umar’s reign, the Islamic empire grew at an unprecedented rate, taking Mesopotamia and parts of Persia, effectively ending the Persian Empire, and taking Egypt, Palestine, Syria, North Africa and Armenia from the Byzantines. The Battle of Yarmouk, fought near Damascus in 636 C.E., permanently ended Byzantine rule south of Anatolia.
He defeated two super powers of his time &#
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Invocation 28 from Morning and Evening Invocations is known as:
Sayyiduna ‘ABD ALLAH B. ‘UMAR’S رضي الله عنه ENCOMPASSING SUPPLICATION:
O Allah, I ask You for security in this world and in the Hereafter.
O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and security in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and keep me safe from the things which I fear.
O Allah, guard me in my front, my back, my right, my left, above me, and I seek in You greatness from receiving unexpected harm from below me.
Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said:
‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not leave these prayers in the evening and morning:
‘“O Allah, I ask You for security in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and security in my religion…”’
Reported by Abu Dawud, 5074; an-Nasa’i, 8/282; Ibn Hibban, 3356 Mawarid, who graded it Sahih; al-Bukhari in Al-Adab al-Mufrad and others.
Imam an-Nawawi said in al-Adhkar, 183