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The legacy of Umar Ibn Khattab R. A.

 The legacy of Umar Ibn Khattab R. A. 


Alhamdulillah, Umar Ibn Khattab R. A is one of the great sahaba who through him Islam spread throughout the world after Rasulullah صل لله عليه وسلم.

He was known as a staunch enemy of Islam and his people hated islam. He too hated islam and one-day took his sword with anger going to the place of the prophet Peace be Upon Him to kill him. 

As he was going, he met his friend, Nu'im who asked Umar where he was going. 

Umar R. A said, 

I am going to kill the prophet. But Nu'im said to him, 

Your sister, Fathima has also accepted the faith of islam. 

So Umar r.a even became more angry and decided to go to his sister's place, Out of Anger, he banged into their room as they were reading a scroll. 

Umar asked what they were reading but they refused to give him. 

So out of disagreement and quarrelling, he pushed his sister and her forehead was hit to the ground as blood was coming. 

Umar R. A felt regretful and became calm. 

He gently asked in a nice manner and was given the scroll but they said to him to purify himself before they will give him the scroll. 


So After he purified himself, they gave him the scroll as he sat to read, 

The first Surah he read was Surah Ta Ha. 

He was amazed at this letters as he continued, 

Ta Ha 20:2

We have not sent down to you the Qur’ān that you be distressed 

Ta Ha 20:3

But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allāh] -

After reading five verses of this surah, Umar R.A stood up and his hearts was filled with Eeman(faith) and decided to go to the prophet as his sword was in his hand. 

As he came to daarul arqaam, he knocked as one sahaba peeped through the gate and saw it was Umar. 

He alerted the sahaba but Hamza R. A said, 

Let Umar come in, if he came with peace, we will give him peace but if he came with war, we will fight him until our last. 

So Umar r.a entered with the sword and said, 

I have come to Accept Islam. 

The sahaba made a takbir as the prophet was happy and strike the chest of Umar saying, 

May faith be steadfast in your heart. 


Such was the conversion of the second khalifah in islam, Umar ibn Khattab R. A. 


May Allah guides us and safeguard our eeman. Aamiin

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