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v. t. e. Umar ibn al-Khattab [a] ( 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.
Apr 12, 2024 · caliph (634-644), Caliphate. ʿUmar I (born c. 586, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died November 3, 644, Medina, Arabia) was the second Muslim caliph (from 634), under whom Arab armies conquered Mesopotamia and Syria and began the conquest of Iran and Egypt.
Jan 23, 2020 · Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634-644 CE) was the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 CE, as the first four caliphs are referred to by the Sunni Muslims). He was an early convert of Islam and one of the close companions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (l. 570-632 CE).
Hence, Umar (R.A.) succeeded Abu Bakr (R.A.) as a second Caliph on Monday, 22nd of Jumada Al-Akhirah, 13th AH (August 23rd, 634 AD). His Reign as Caliph: He was the first Caliph to be nominated as "Prince of the Believers".
Umar Ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه the second of the Rightly Guided Caliphs of Islam, made an inconceivably large contribution not only to the geographic spread of Islam but to the establishment of religious justice and intellectual freedom as well.
Umar died in 644, the victim of an assassin's dagger. Umar's killer (Abu-Lu'lu'ah) was a Persian slave who is said to held a personal grudge against Umar. He stabbed the Caliph six times as Umar led prayers in the Masjid al Nabawi mosque in Medina, then committed suicide. Umar died two days later, and was buried alongside Muhammad and Abu Bakr.
Umar was Caliph for ten years from 634 to 644. During this time, Umar expanded the area of Arab conquest. Under Umar, the Arab armies took Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and entered Iraq and Iran. In all countries, the Arab armies were successful in creating one of the largest Empires of the time.
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