Umar’s Mosque at Jerusalem Hazrat Umar (Rad.A) laid the foundation of a mosque at a place as ”Sakhra” proposed by the Bishop, where Allah sent revelation to Prophet Yaqub (Jacob or Israel Alaihis-Salam) and where the great temples of Solomon were built. He himself \vorked like a labourer for building the mosque. That mosque is know n as the Umar’s (Rad.A) mosque”.
Conquest of Jazirah and Mesopotamia After the conquest of Jerusalem the Romans tried to regain Syria. The Muslim did not want territorial expansion, they were fighting either to protect the birth-place of Islam, Arabia or in selfdefence. Their aim was only to proclaim Allah’s message and to preach Islam freely. Whenever they were allowed a free passage to show the right path no fighting took place as it co’Jd be noticed in the case of Jerusalem. Never in the history of Islp.n any nation was forced to forsake its religion and to accept Islam.
The people of Jazirah (now North Western part of Iraq) plotted to oust the Muslims from Syria. Hercu.ius, the Emperor of Byzantine sent his army to help the people of ”Jazirah”. They invaded Hims, a fort whic!< had been conquered by the Muslims under the command of Haz.,^ Abu Ubaidah vRad.A). The Muslims fell upon the enemies and ,sat them off. Jnder such conditions Hazrat Umar (Rad.A) order d Muslims for ;e to occupy ”Jazirah”. After its conquest Jazirah (Mesopotami i) was put under the Governor of Horns (Home). Jazirah was conquered under the command of Ayaz bin Ghanam (Rad.A).
