Chapter 9: Death of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz on Death: Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz once wrote to some of his relatives saying: when a person truly senses that death may come at any moment, worldly things lose their attraction, and the heart turns towards what is everlasting and peaceful. Umar’s […]
Chapter 8: Famous Sayings of Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz Famous Sayings of Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz: Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz said: If the power you have allows you to oppress any people, then remember the power of Allah SWT always stands over you. Umar also said that Islam consists of the Sunnah, the Fardh
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Chapter 7: Attributes of Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz Attributes of Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz possessed many noble qualities and praiseworthy traits. When he became the Caliph, neither pride nor arrogance was in his heart and instead, he wished he could be relieved of the position and was even prepared to
Chapter 6: Incidents With His Wife Incident With His Wife: Fatimah, the daughter of Abd al-Malik and wife of Umar, owned unique and precious jewellery given as a gift from her father. Umar bin Abd al-Aziz said to her that she had two choices: either to return this jewellery to the Bayt al-mal or
Chapter 5: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz’ First Sermon The First Sermon: In his first sermon as the Caliph, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz praised Allah SWT and declared that there would be no prophet after the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and no divine book after the Quran. He reminded the people that whatever Allah has declared
Chapter 4: Successor to the Caliphate Succession to the Caliphate: One Friday after the Jumu’ah prayer, the Caliph at the time, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik consulted Raja ibn Haywa about choosing his successor. They eventually agreed that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz should be appointed as the next Caliph. Raja wrote on Sulayman’s behalf: This
Chapter 3: Governor of Madinah Governor of Madinah: Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was around 25 years old when he was appointed as the governor of Madinah. He was very keen to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in all aspects of his life, including Umrah, Hajj, prayer and recitation of the Quran.
Chapter 2: Birth and Upbringing Birth of Umar bin Abd-al ‘Aziz: One of Asim ibn Umar’s daughters later married Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan and from this marriage, Allah SWT blessed them with a son: Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was born in the 63rd year after the Hijrah. Upbringing of Umar
Chapter 23: Testimony of the Companions Companions of the Prophet on Mu’awiyah: It was narrated that when Umar ibn Al-Khattab appointed Mu’awiyah as governor of Syria, he said: Do not say about Mu’awiyah anything but good. (Ibn Kathir) Ali ibn Abi Talib said, after returning from the Battle of Siffin: People, do not loathe
Chapter 22: The Death of Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan The Final Days of Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan: Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan was around eighty years old at the time of his death and had been suffering from an illness for some time beforehand. Despite this, he travelled to Makkah and on the way, in
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