Umar
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Umar (Arabic: عمر)
An islamic name that can be given to a muslim boy after the prophet's companion Hadhrat Umar ibn al Khattab (RA)
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[edit] Hadhrat Umar ibn al Khattab (RA)
[edit] Family
- Umar (RA) was born in Makkah and belonged to the Banu Adi clan of the Quraish tribe
- Fullname: Umar ibn al-Khattab, also known as Umar al Farooq
- Father's name: Khattab ibn Nufayl
- Mother's name: Hantamah bint Hisham
[edit] Facts
- Umar (RA) was second only to Abu Bakr al-Siddique in closeness to and approval from the Prophet (Peace be upon him)
- One of the Asharah Mubasharah
- Second Khalifah after the demise of the Prophet (Peace be upon him)
- He was well known for his strength
- Buried alongside Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and Hadhrat Abu Bakr (RA)in Masjid an Nabawi in Madinah
[edit] Virtues
- The prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "If an Apostle were to succeed me, it would have been 'Umar bin Khattab." (Tirmidhi,Kitab-ul- Manaqib)
Strength
- Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas (RA) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying, "O Allah, strengthen Islam with Abu Jahl bin Hisham, or with Umar bin al-Khattab". In the morning, 'Umar (RA) went to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and accepted Islam; then prayed openly in the mosque. (Ahmad and Tirmidhi)
Deen (Practise)
- The Prophet (Peace be upon him) bore witness to the superiority of Umar ibn Al-Khattab in his deen, saying: "While I was sleeping, I saw the people being presented to me. Each of them was wearing a shirt. Some reached to their chest and some reached farther than that. Then Umar was shown to me with his shirt reaching all the way to the ground." They asked: 'How do you interpret it, Allah's Messenger?' He said: 'Ad-deen (practice)'. (Bukhari)
Knowledge
- The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: 'While sleeping, I drank - meaning milk - until I saw springs coming from my fingernails. Then, I gave Umar some to drink.' They said: 'How do you interpret it, Allah's Messenger?' He said: 'Knowledge'. (Bukhari)