Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A)

  The second caliph of Islam: Hazrat Umar Farooq R.A

Hazrat umar farooq (r.a) is a great man and attractive personality by attitude and physic also. He was

very brave  and strongest man one of  all in the  Makkah. before islam and after accepting islam He

was shown their bravery. No body in Makkah existed in His youth who could dare to fight with Him. People respect Him and feared with him to talk him.But after embracing Islam He was the most fair and just in ever. On 6th year of Prophet hood by Muhammad (s.a.w.w), he embraced Islam.His embaracing islam story is more popular among kids and bigs.

Hazrat Umar Farooq (r.a) is the most respectful personality in Muslim Ummah after Abu Bakr (r.a). He is also one of the Companions (r.a) of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w), who was given the reward of Heaven in the world by Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w).For the first time in history He was the man who took to offer prayer the Holy Prophet PBUH and small group of Muslims in kaaba.The wordings to Kuffars was: "If anyone want to make his children Orphan and wife as a widow, do stop us!". The same words were heard by the Kuffars again at the time of migration of Muslims to Madinah. Hazrat Umar Farooq (r.a) earned the title of "Al-Farooq" (the one who makes the clear difference between Right and Wrong) from the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w).He participated in all battles with Prophet Muhammad PBUH. He donated/sacrificed his half property in the way of Allah when and where Prophet Muhammad PBUH being asked. Prophet Muhammad PBUH said many times that it looks, Umar speaks and Quran is bestowed upon. Few examples of ALLAH's rule are; Hijab, offering 2 prayers as "Nafal" at "Baab-e-Ibrahim" in Kaaba, solution for the prisoners of Badr, not to offer Duua on "Munafiq" grave etc. He passed thier caliphate great 10 years after the death of Abu Bakar R.A, He lived as a simple man, speak straight forward, in simple dress.His Caliphate is the most popular and memorable Caliphate according to fair and just amongst all others. A Jew named "Abu-Lolou-Feroz" inserted a dagger in His back, while He was offering the Fajr prayers to Muslims in the position of prostrating (Sajdah). Jews kept the name of a stone in name of their partner who martyred Hazrat Umar Farooq (r.a) as "Feroza" (a sky blue like stone usually been wore in the form of a ring in finger. Hazrat Umar Farooq (r.a) breathed his last on 26th Dhul-Hajj, 23 Hijri. He is buried next to the side of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).


Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w):

1. If some else Prophet should have been proposed by ALLAH after me, would have been Umar bin Khattab. (Tirimzi).

2. I saw in a dream that I was given a bowl of milk which I drunk and remaining I gave it to Umar. (Tirimzi)

3. No doubt, ALLAH has issue truth, on the tongue and in the heart of Umar. (Tirimzi)

4. I saw a dream that I am in the Heaven, there I saw Rameesa (my quilt aunt) and I heard someone's footstep, I asked: who is this?. I was answered: it is Bilal and I saw a palace with a handmaid standing in front of it, I asked: whose palace is this?. She said: Umar bin Khattab's. I wished to see it from inside but, Oh Umar!, I divided my attention from your shame.Hazrat Umar (r.a) said: My father and mother be sacrificed upon You, should I ponder from Your saying?. (Bukhari)

5. I see that devil either from humans or jinn, runs away from Umar. (Tirimzi)