Umar
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| Full Name | 'Umar bin al-Khattab (عمر ابن الخطاب) |
| Reign | 23 August 634 – November 7 644 |
| Born | c.586-590 |
| Birthplace | Mecca, Arabia |
| Died | 7 November 644 |
| Deathplace | Medina, Arabia |
| Place of Burial | Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Madinah |
| Predecessor | Abu Bakr |
| Successor | Uthman |
| Father | Khattab ibn Nufayl |
| Mother | Hantamah binti Hisham ibn al-Mugheerah |
| Brother(s) | Zayd ibn al-Khattab |
| Sisiter(s) | Fatimah bint al-Khattab |
| Spouse(s) | • Zaynab bint Mazh'un • Umm Kulthum bint Ali • Quraybah bint Abi Umayyah al-Makhzumi • Umm Hakim bint al-Harith ibn Hisham • Jamilah bint Ashim ibn Thabit ibn Abi al-Aqlah • Atikah bint Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nifayl • Luhyah • Fukayhah |
| Son(s) | • `Abd Allah ibn `Umar • 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Umar • 'Ubaid Allah ibn 'Umar • Zayd ibn 'Umar • Asim ibn Umar • Iyaad ibn 'Umar • 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Umar • Az-Zubayr ibn Bakkar (Abu Shahmah) |
| Daughter(s) | • Hafsa bint 'Umar • Fatima bint 'Umar • Zaynab bint 'Umar |
| Descendants | Farooqui |
| Other Titles | Al-Farooq ("Distinguisher between truth and false") Amir al-Mo`mineen ("Commander of the Faithful) |
Umar (c. 581-83 CE– 7 November, 644), also known as Umar the Great or Omar the Great was a Muslim from the Banu Adi clan. He was a disciple of the Muslim prophet Muhammad and the second Caliph of Islam. He was great caliph of Islam and his life was inspiration for many Muslims and Mahatma Gandhi said that if India finds a man like Omar ibn Khatab all the problems will be solved. There are some hadiths claiming that Umar forbade the writing down of hadiths. He also said the Quran is sufficient.
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