HAZRAT UMAR (RAD.A) (634 - 644 A.D./13 - 23 A.M.) Life Before Islam Umar (Rad.A) belonged to ”Adi” family of Quraysh tribe. In the 8Ji generation, his lineage joins with the Holy Prophet. Abu Hafs was his patronymic name and ”al-Farooq” his title given by the Holy Prophet. He was born in 583 A.D., about forty years before the great Hijrah. The early life of H??rat Umar (Rad.A) is not known in detail. In his youth he was a famous ”Tev’rr -••<< ^rctc,, and a spirited person. He was one among the few people in Makkah who knew reading and writing before Islam. His main occupation was business. When the Holy Prophet got revelation and invited people to Islam, Umar became the sworn enemy of Islam and the Holy Prophet and did not hesitate to harm the Muslims and Islam at every opportunity.1
Hazrat Umar (Rad.A) was the second Caliph of Islam and the second of the four Patriarchal Caliphs, one of the most notable figures in Islam, he was famed for his strong will and HJ^ct impetuous and unambiguous character. Before he became Caliph, he Was known to be uncompromising and even violent. When the responsibility of the Caliphate was given to him he became more even-tempered, but still forceful. Under his rule the Islamic Empire expanded with almost miraculous speed and it is fair to say that it ^as Umar (Rad.A) who, after the Holy Prophet, was most influential ln molding the Islamic state and determining its nature. Now we study in detail about the period of Hazrat Umar (Rad.A).
Dr Majid Ali Khan, The Pious Caliph, P 67.
