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Apr 12, 2024 · ʿUmar II (born 682/683, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died February 720, near Aleppo, Syria) was a pious and respected caliph who attempted to preserve the integrity of the Muslim Umayyad caliphate (661–750) by emphasizing religion and a return to the original principles of the Islamic faith.
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Sep 13, 2012 · Umar II: The Mujadid of the First Century. Written and collected by Zia H Shah. Umar II, in full ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (born 682/683, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died February 720, near Aleppo, Syria), pious and respected caliph who attempted to preserve the integrity of the Muslim Umayyad caliphate (661–750) by emphasizing ...
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Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عُمَر بْن ٱلْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 582/583 – 644), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644.
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (Arabic: عُمَر بْن عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن مَرْوَان, romanized: ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān; c. 680 – February 720) was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 717 until his death in 720. He is credited to have instituted significant reforms to the Umayyad central ...
Abū ʿAbd Allāh ʿUmar ibn Shuʿayb al-Balluti (Greek: Βαβδέλ; Babdel in the Byzantine sources) commonly known as Umar II of Crete, was the third emir of Crete, ruling c. 880–895. The surviving records on the internal history and rulers of the Emirate of Crete are very fragmentary.
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Quick Reference. (r. 717–20) Also known as Umar II. Umayyad caliph who introduced measures to create a uniform judicial system. Shifted the emphasis of the empire from Arab to Muslim, recognizing all Muslims as equal. Made rules of taxation more egalitarian, revising kharaj tax to consider the status of land rather than the religion of its owner.
