DEATH OF THE CALIPH AND REVIEW OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS Martyrdom of Hazrat Umar (Rad.A) The glorious rule of Ha/rat Umar (Rad.A) came to an end with his death on Wednesday the 27th of/il Hijjah, the >ear 23 A.H. (643 A.D.) when he was 61 years old. fliere \\as a Persian slave of Hazrat Mughirah bin Shubah, named Abu 1 u’l u’i-iro/. One day he complained about the burden his master had imposed upon him. The complaint was not genuine, hence Hazrat Umar (Rad’.A) ignored it. Next day, early in the morning when Ha/rat Umar (Rad.A) went to Masjid to perform Fajr Salat, the slave who was hiding in a corner, attacked him with a dagger and stabbed Ivm six times. People overpowered the assassin but he slew himself v\ith the same dagger.
The injuries were so serious that the Caliph died the next morning. Before his death the Muslims asked him about his successor,.he appointed a penal of six persons. Ha/rat, Usman, Ali, Zubair, Taiha. Sa’d bin Waqqas and Abdur Rahman bin Auf (Rad.A) to select a ”Khalifdh” from amongst them within three days after him He requested Hazrat Aisha (Rad.A) for permission for his burial by the side of Holy Prophet. Though she had reserved that place for herself but on Umar’s (Rad.A) request she gave it to him where he was buried.
