Umar ibn al-Khattab
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| Born | 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab c. 584 Mecca, Hijaz, Arabia (present day Saudi Arabia) |
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| Died | c. 3 November 644 (age 61) |
| Other names | Khalifat Rasul Allah (Viceroy to the Apostle of Allah) |
| Successor | 'Umar bin Al-Khattaab |
| Spouse | Zaynab bint Madhun
Umm Kulthum bint Jarwal Qurayba bint Abi Umayya Jamila bint Thabit Atiqa bint Zayd Umm Hakim bint al-Harith Umm Kulthum bint Ali |
'Umar was the second rightly guided caliph following Abu Bakr. A stern and convinced convert to Islam, he is sometimes compared to Christianity's St. Paul due to his history of persecuting the religion before converting to it and having great influence upon it. According to the Islamic tradition, he fought hard with Muhammad during his war against the Meccan pagans and was a man interested in military science. As caliph, he presided over the caliphate during its spectacular victories over the Byzantines and Sassanians at Yarmouk and Qadissiya, and oversaw the tremendous expansion of the caliphate into Egypt, the Levant, and Iraq. He also instituted a number of religious reforms and institutions such as the office of the qadi. He was succeeded in his office by Uthman following his death.