Short biography of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

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4. What will we achieve today?
Learning outcomes and success criteria:
Everybody will show a good focus.
Most of us will cover most objective questions .
A few of us will show a good remembrance of the
details of Umar’s life then write the biography perfectly.
Minimum
expected in order
to achieve the 4th
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earn a
Merit!
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success!

5. WALT: we are LEARNING TO…
LO: Write a short biography about al-Farooq
(Umar Ibn al-Khattab) including the accurate
details of his life.
‫القيمة‬
:
‫االحترام‬
Value: Respect

6. SUCCESS CRITERIA: Learning
outcomes
I Can answer some questions about the Caliph
Umar Ibn al-Khattab
I can deduce lessons from his life
I can write a biography of the Caliph Umar Ibn
al-Khattab accurately.

7. Listening Time!
Surah YaSeen Aayaat 1-12
https://en.muqri.com/

8. Al-Farooq
Umar Ibn al-
Khattab
(He was umar ibn aiKhattaab Abu Haf aiQurashee a i-Adawee. He embraced Islam in 6 AH
when he was twenty-six years old.

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about Umar Ibn al-
Khattab?
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11. ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (Arabic: ‫عمر‬
‫بن‬
‫الخطاب‬ , also
spelled Omar, c. 583/584 – 644) was the second Rashidun
caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644.
He succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as the second caliph
of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a
senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic
prophet Muhammad PBUH.
He was also an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and
just nature, which earned him the epithet al-Faruq ("the
one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)").
Umar initially opposed Muhammad (PBUH). Following his
conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslim to
openly pray at the Kaaba.
Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions
under Muhammad, who bestowed the title al-Faruq ('the
Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements.

12. Umar is generally viewed by historians to be
one of the most powerful and influential Muslim
caliphs in history.
After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar
pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as
the first caliph and served as the closest adviser
to the latter until August 634, when the dying
Abu Bakr nominated Umar as his successor.
Under Umar, the caliphate expanded at an
unprecedented rate, ruling the Sasanian
Empire and more than two-thirds of
the Byzantine Empire.
Umar was assassinated by the Persian
slave Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz in 644.

13. Umar Ibn Al-Khattab was
answer choices
one of the most powerful and
caliphs
son of Abu Bakr (RA)
not brave
Umar’s nickname was Al Farooq
because he
answer choices
distinguished between black and white
distinguished between right and wrong
distinguished between Arabs and non

14. He was the ...... khalifah
(successor/leader) for Muslims after the
Prophet's death.
answer choices
first
second
third
fourth
Q. Omar bin al Khattab (RA) was the biggest
enemy of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) before
accepting Islam.
answer choices
True
False
Q. He was a friend of Prophet Muhammad, even
before becoming a Muslim.
answer choices
True
False

15. In 610, Muhammad started preaching the message of Islam.
However, like many others in Mecca, Umar opposed Islam and
even threatened to kill Muhammad. He resolved to defend the
traditional polytheistic religion of Arabia. He was cruel in
opposing Muhammad and persecuting Muslims. He
recommended Muhammad's death. He firmly believed in the
unity of the Quraish and saw the new faith of Islam as a cause of
division.
Due to persecution, Muhammad ordered some of his followers
to migrate to Abyssinia (Ethiopia). When a small group of
Muslims migrated, Umar became worried about the future unity
of the Quraish and decided to have Muhammad assassinated.
Opposition to Islam
Strategy:
story-telling

16. Conversion to Islam and
service under Muhammad
Umar converted to Islam in 616. The story of his
conversion is so famous. On his way to murder
Muhammad, Umar met his best friend Nu'aym ibn
Abd Allah who had secretly converted to Islam but
had not told Umar. When Umar informed him that
he had set out to kill Muhammad, Nu'aym said,
“By God, you have deceived yourself, O Umar! Do
you think that Banu Abd al-Manaf would let you
run around alive once you had killed their son
Muhammad? Why don't you return to your own
house and at least set it straight?"

17. Nuaimal Hakim told him to inquire about his
own house where his sister and her husband
had converted to Islam. Upon arriving at her
house, Umar found his sister and brother-in-
law Saeed bin Zaid (Umar's cousin) reciting the
verses of the Quran from sura Ta-Ha. He
started quarreling with his brother-in-law. When
his sister came to rescue her husband, he also
started quarreling with her. Yet still they kept on
saying "you may kill us but we will not give up
Islam". Upon hearing these words, Umar
slapped his sister so hard that she fell to the
ground bleeding from her mouth. When he saw
what he did to his sister, he calmed down out
of guilt and asked his sister to give him what
she was reciting. His sister replied in the
negative and said "You are unclean, and no
unclean person can touch the Scripture." He
insisted, but his sister was not prepared to
allow him to touch the pages unless he washed
his body.

18. Umar at last gave in. He washed his body
and then began to read the verses that
were: Verily, I am Allah: there is no God but
Me; so serve Me (only), and establish
regular prayer for My remembrance (Quran
20:14).
He wept and declared, "Surely this is the
word of Allah. I bear witness that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." On
hearing this, Khabbab came out from inside
and said: "O, Umar! Glad tidings for you.
Yesterday Muhammad prayed to Allah, 'O,
Allah! Strengthen Islam with either Umar
or Abu Jahl (Amr bin Hisham), whomsoever
Thou likest.' It seems that his prayer has
been answered in your favour.
‫العمرين‬ ‫بأحد‬ ‫اإلسالم‬ ‫أعز‬ ‫اللهم‬

19. Umar then went to Muhammad with the same sword he
intended to kill him with and accepted Islam in front of him and
his companions. Umar was 39 years old when he accepted
Islam.[24]
According to one account, after his conversion to Islam Umar
openly prayed at the Kaaba as the Quraish chiefs, Abu Jahl
and Abu Sufyan
, reportedly watched in anger.[25] This further helped the
Muslims to gain confidence in practicing Islam openly. At this
stage Umar even challenged anyone who dared to stop the
Muslims
from praying, although no one dared to interfere with Umar
when he was openly praying.

20. Migration to Medina
In 622 CE, due to the safety offered by Yathrib (later
renamed Medīnat an-Nabī, or simply Medina),
Muhammad ordered his followers to migrate to Medina.
Most Muslims migrated at night fearing Quraish
resistance, but Umar is reported to have left openly during
the day saying: "Any one who wants to make his wife a
widow and his children orphans should come and meet
me there behind that cliff. "Umar migrated to Medina
accompanied by his cousin and brother-in-law Saeed ibn
Zaid.
Umar's conversion to Islam granted power to the
Muslims and to the Islamic faith in Mecca. It was
after this event that Muslims offered prayers openly in
Masjid al-Haram for the first time. Abdullah ibn
Masud said,
Umar's embracing Islam was our victory, his migration to
Medina was our success,
and his reign a blessing from Allah. We didn't offer prayers
in al-Haram Mosque until Umar had accepted Islam.
When he accepted Islam, the Quraysh were compelled to
let us pray in the Mosque

21. Why was Umar’s conversion to
Islam a turning point?
The Quraysh regarded his conversion as a
severe blow to their prestige. Umar's
acceptance of Islam was a turning point in the
fortunes of Islam, for until his conversion,
Muslims could not hold their prayers in public.
 Now, after his conversion, they held their
prayers in the courtyard of the Ka’bah.

22. Questions:
Complete the following:
Umar Ibn al-Khattab was the father-in-law of ………………………………………
Why did Umar oppose Islam ?
…………………………………………………………..
What was the prophet’s invocation (Du’aa) to Allah about Umar before he embraced Islam?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Why was Umar’s conversion to Islam a turning point?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
“Any one who wants to make his wife a widow and his children orphans should come and meet me
there behind that cliff.” Who said the previous statement and when?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. ‫؟‬ ‫نعرف‬ ‫مــــاذا‬
What do you know
about Umar Ibn al-
Khattab?
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‫؟‬ ‫نعرف‬ ‫أن‬ ‫نريد‬
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to know?
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learn?

24. Part 2
Al-Farooq
Umar Ibn al-
Khattab

25. Warm up
https://wordwall.net/resource/834423/umar-ibn-
alkhattab-as

26. Why did Abu Bakr appoint Umar as his successor?
Umar participated in all the battles of the Prophet (pbuh) Before his death,
Abu Bakr appointed Umar as h is successor, a decision which met with
little resistance from the larger community. There were many good
reasons for this acceptance. Umar was a strong-willed person and ranked
very high indeed due to his record of his early and phenomenal services to
Islam. He was.
unquestionably the greatest Companion of the Prophet after Abu
Bakr
Strategy:
story-telling

27. Umar's immediate goals as caliph included consolidation of the gains made by
his predecessor and to build on them. This he did with great resolution and
considerable brilliance. He led the defeat of the Persian and the Roman empires.
He extended the rule of Islam from Iran to Egypt, laid down the institutions of
the new government and society and transformed the young nation that he
inherited into a major world power upon his death ten years later. It was also
Umar who regulated the Islamic Calendar. He introduced for this purpose the
Islamic Year, commencing with the new moon of the first month, Muharram, of
the year in which the Prophet : migrated from Makkah To Madeenah
During his ten-and-a- half year caliphate, Iraq, Iran, and all the Arabian
Peninsula were added to the dominion of Islam, and a bout twelve thousand
mosques were built. Umar has related 530 ahaadeeth from the Prophet

28. The prophet’s evaluation of Umar
The evaluation of Umar and his far-sighted policies is captured in a statement
attributed to the Prophet: 'If there were a prophet after me, it would be
umar: (at-Tirmidhee) The Prophet also once light-heartedly remarked that
'even Satan flees from umar: (at-Tirmidhee; fladeeth 3692, and it is 'flasan')

29. Umar’s deep knowledge
He is known for his profound knowledge of the Qur'an and the Sunnah and
for his creative insight into Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). The most important
title applied to Umar ibn Al Khattaab is al-Faarooq, roughly’ the one who
distinguishes between right and wrong: This title is commonly understood to
point to his role as a richly productive interpreter of the Islamic Law
(Shareeah). It was Umar who adopted the title 'Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen'
(Commander of the Believers) and established the Public Treasury and offices
of accounts.

30. Umar was a model
of all virtues
Umar was not only a great ruler, but also one of the most
typical models of all the virtues of Islam. Simplicity and duty
were his guiding principles, and impartiality and devotion
were the leading features of his administration. He was the
caliph of a vast empire, but he never lost the balance of a wise
and sober judgement. His sense of justice was strong. Whip in
hand, he would tread the streets and markets of Madeenah,
ready to punish the offenders on the spot. But even with all
this, he was kindhearted.

31. Umar was assassinated on the morning of Dhul-Hijjah 27, 23 AH (Nov 5, 644 CE)
by Abu Lu'lu'ah, a Persian slave of the governor of Basra, al-Mugheerah ibn
Shubah. The slave had made complaints to the Caliph about his duties and
wages but had been dismissed. In revenge, he stabbed Umar as he was leading
worshippers in the mosque for the dawn prayer. On his death bed, Umar
appointed a council, the Shooraa, to elect a new caliph, which resulted in the
election of Uthmaan ibn Affaan. Subsequently Umar died of the wounds and
was buried on Sunday , 24 AH (November 9, 644 CE), beside his two
companions in Aa'ishah's a partment

32.  What is one of the Key achievements of Umar (RA)
answer choices
He was the first to create Hijri Calender.
He was a wrestler
He opened a school for poor people.
 Umar was assassinated ………………….
answer choices
at his house
In the Masjid
In the street
 Which one of the following is not from Umar’s
qualities………………….
answer choices
simplicity
Hard- hearted
Justice
 Where did Umar acquire his deep
knowledge………………….
answer choices
From books
From other companions
From the Quran and the Sunnah

33. Write a short biography about al-Farooq Umar Ibn al-Khattab.
Essential to include:
Umar’s conversion to Islam
Umar’s achievement as a Caliph
Umar’s good virtues

34. How far I know? Average Good Excellent
Who is al-Farooq?
What were his achievements?
How was his personality?
What values I got from reading about him?

35. Thank You!
Jazakumullaahu
Khayra
‫ودائعه‬ ‫تضيع‬ ‫ال‬ ‫الذى‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫استودعكم‬
I bid you farewell, trusting in Allah to protect you!