Umar Bin
Khattab (580-644)
Conceived in around 580 A.D,
Hazrat Umar (R.A) had a place with Adi
tribe of Qureysh in Makkah. He was around 10 years more youthful than the Holy
Prophet
ﷺ, and both likewise had similar precursors.
His progenitors assumed an extraordinary part in settling question among the
tribes, the Adi family used to lead them as an Arbitrator. His father`s name
was Khattab and his granddad was Nufail, who were both surely understood for
their judicious and basic leadership capacities. His mom, Khantamah was a
little girl of Hisham container al-Mughirah, a profoundly positioned individual
among the Qureysh.
Life During Youth
He used to touch camels from his initial age
which expanded his errand taking care of capacities and general inclination. He
likewise needed to hold up under the hardships by confronting fury of his dad
at whatever point he tumbled in completing the allocated obligations. Umar
(R.A) was additionally one of only a handful few instructed people in the whole
Qureyshi tribe, who could both read and compose. He additionally got
comfortable with the workmanship and study of family history and knew the
historical backdrop of the Arabs. At youth, he was a physically solid
individual with tall stature. He could travel long separations on his feet with
no issue. He was additionally considered among the best wrestlers because of
his incredible athletic capacities and he likewise won the vast majority of the
battles held at the yearly fairs of Ukaz. He was additionally well known for
his faultless steed riding abilities. He was keen individual, a notable open
speaker and effectively took care of the ambassadorial part on part of Qureysh.
Acknowledgment of Islam
Regardless of the mix of his immaculate scholarly
and physical ability he had, shockingly Umar had not acknowledged the Message
of Allah SWT. He contradicted the Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ
and different Muslims to the extent that he even offered his administrations to
execute) the Prophet ﷺ (God prohibit when the Qureyshi tribes
assembled in sixth year after first disclosure. When he was headed to executer
this endeavor, he came to think about grasping of Islam by his sister and
sibling and law from Sa`d receptacle Abi Waqqas. He went straight to his
sister, Fatimah`s house where they were being shown Quran by Khabab (R.A). He
was significantly moved by the Holy verses and endorsed them as the Word of
God. On hearing Umar`s (R.A) concurrence with the lessons of the Holy Book,
Khabab revealed to him that he had heard the Prophet ﷺ
getting some information about conceding the friendship of either Umar or Abu
Jahl. At that point, he (R.A) asked where the Rasulullah ﷺ was, lastly grasped Islam on account of Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ. Alternate Muslims yelled with delight at this occurrence as
they realized that it would essentially reinforce the believers` constrains
against the skeptics. The Apostle ﷺ of God has been
described by Abdullah (R.A):
"We have turned out to be strong since 'Umar
wound up noticeably Muslim." (Bukhari)
In this way, the Prophet ﷺ communicated His sentiments over Umar`s (R.A) incorporation in
Islam by respecting him as an awesome reinforcing factor in the power of the
Muslims.
Getting the Title of Al-Farooq
Prior to the incorporation of Hazrat Umar
(R.A) in the hover of Islam, Muslims couldn't offer Salah freely because of
dread of intense head of the Qureyshi tribes. Be that as it may, not long after
his relationship with the Religion of Peace, the devotees got the bravery to
come transparently before them as they was already aware nobody would set out
to meddle as long as Umar (R.A) was there. He also attended many wars. He (R.A)
was the person who initially proposed the Holy Prophet ﷺ that they ought to perform salat in the Haram (the Holy Kaaba),
where the Messenger ﷺ of Allah out of the blue lead the Muslim
supplication. Because of such brave proposition of Hazrat Umar (R.A), he was
given the title of Al-Farooq by Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ,
which signifies "the person who recognizes the privilege and the
off-base". Described by Abdullah canister Umar (R.A):
"Undoubtedly, Allah has put truth upon
Umar`s tongue and heart." (Tirmidhi)
Most likely Hazrat Umar (R.A) properly should
have been related to the name of Al-Farooq as saw in the previously mentioned
Hadith.
Movement from Makkah To Madina
In 622 A.D, Allah SWT requested the Muslims to
emigrate from Makkah instantly with the goal that they could be spared from
mistreatment of the Makkan skeptics. It was the season of awesome dread and
fear as Muslims imagined that they would be slaughtered if non adherents had
come to think about their taking off. Everybody was moving towards Madina
unobtrusively separated from the overcome Umar (R.A), who subsequent to performing
Namaz in Kaaba, transparently pronounced his undertaking before all and
welcomed them to stop him in the event that they could set out to do as such.
The Holy Prophet ﷺ is accounted for to have said in regards
to the exceptional certainty of Hazrat Umar (R.A) in the accompanying words:
"I see that villain either from people or
jinn, flees from Umar." (Tirimzi)
The above expressed Hadith shows the enormous
size of boldness of Hazrat Umar (R.A) as far as his incredible perseverance
over religious confidence.
Part as Prophet`s ﷺ Main Counselor
As asked for, Allah SWT made Hazrat Umar (R.A)
the dearest companion of Rasulullah ﷺ who remained by Him
for the duration of his life. Described by Abdullah ibn Abbas (R.A):
"O Allah, reinforce Islam with Abu Jahl
canister Hisham or Umar container Khattab.' In the morning Umar went to the
Holy Prophet ﷺ and grasped Islam.'" (Tirmidhi)
He ended up being an incredible guide in numerous
perplexing issues, and the Holy Prophet ﷺ
consented to his thoughts on commonly. His reasonability was because of his
outstanding characteristics of critical thinking capacities and information
about the historical backdrop of the Arabs.
"On the off chance that the information of
'Umar was put on one side of a scale, and the learning of the general
population on the opposite side of the scale, 'Umar's information would measure
more." (Al-Mustadrak)
With respect to awesome rank of Hazrat Umar (R.A)
in Islam, the Messenger ﷺ of Allah has been accounted for by Uqbah
receptacle Amir to have stated:
"On the off chance that there were to be a
prophet after me, to be sure he would be Umar, child of Khattab."
(Tirmidhi)
The previously mentioned Hadith demonstrates that
Sayyidina Farooq e Azam (R.A) had such extraordinary identity qualities that he
was even considered close to the prophets.
The majority of this discourse reveals to us that
Hazrat Umar (R.A) was an extraordinary counsel and manual for Rasulullah ﷺ in tackling diverse multifaceted issues.
Being Second Caliph in Muslim History
After the demise of the Prophet ﷺ, Umar (R.A) was in so much distress that he couldn't trust it.
At that point, Abu Bakr (R.A) ameliorated him and influenced him to understand
that Prophet ﷺ was likewise a human. At that point, a
question rose whether who might take expert after the entry of Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ. Immediately, Hazrat Umar (R.A) tended to the Muslims about
awesome character of Sayyidina Siddeeq e Akbar (R.A), reminded them about his
closeness to Rasulullah ﷺ and proposed to make him the primary
Khalifah (Caliph). After death of Abu Bakr (R.A), Umar (R.A) assumed control
over the Caliphate and turned out to be second Khalifah. His value to be held
as the Ameer of Momineen can be approved from the accompanying Hadith in which
he has been said as a standout amongst the most equitable people. He was the
great leader and hero of Islamic Khilafah.
"Trail me from my mates Abu-Bakr and
'Umar." (Tirmidhi)
Amid his opportunity, Hazrat Umar (R.A) acted insightfully,
made the social framework simply through Zakah (Charity) to the degree that
there did not exist even a solitary bum on boulevards, set up courts of equity,
made Bait ul Maal (Public Treasury) for reasonable keeping and arrangement of
assets, built up postal administrations, division of bigger regions into
regions for parallel circulation of assets, allotment of stipends for
minorities in vanquished ranges, beginning "Taraweeh" amid Ramadan,
augmentation of the Masjid ul Haram, the principal Muslim ruler to find Isra,
where the rising of the Holy Prophet ﷺ occurred at
Jerusalem. He was likewise the person who made the Muslim Calendar by taking
proposals of others and tallied it from the relocation year. There are numerous
other awesome accomplishments of Hazrat Umar (R.A) amid his rule which
significantly incorporate the development of Muslim state to the far away
places well past the limits of the Arabia, including the victories of Damascus,
Iraq, Iran, Rome, Persia, and Jerusalem, Egypt and so on. The Muslim control
had extended pretty much 22, 00,000 square miles under the summon of Farooq e
Azam. He ran every one of the issues with such reasonableness that once in a
sermon he was blamed for having taken two bits of fabric from Bait ul Maal, however
he cleared the issue well by expressing that he was given the additional
material by his child Abdullah.
To put it plainly, Hazrat Umar (R.A) had the best
conceivable identity attributes that made him ready to be called Al-Farooq by
the Holy Prophet ﷺ Himself. He was a genuine sidekick,
advocate, researcher, ruler, an overcome man, profoundly wise or more every one
of the an incredible reformer in the Muslim history. In 23 A.H, Farooq e Azam
(R.A) passed on because of death on account of a non adherent who martyred him
while he was asking in the mosque because of an individual hatred. He is
covered alongside Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ according to his
desire. May Allah SWT give us Muslims with a fair ruler like Hazrat Umar (R.A)
once more! Aameen!
