Description

Sayyiduna Hadrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ became the second Caliph of Islam after being nominated by Abu Bakr on his deathbed. His decade-long caliphate saw the greatest territorial expansion in Islamic history — conquering the Persian and half the Byzantine empires. He established the Islamic calendar (Hijri), the Bayt al-Mal (Treasury), and a system of governance admired for its justice and accountability.

Key Figures

Sources

• Tarikh al-Tabari
• Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah