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63: 303: 875:, who are supported by the general consent and orthodox tradition of the Mussulmans, entertain a more impartial, or at least a more decent, opinion. They respect the memory of Abu Bakr, Umar, Othman, and Ali the holy and legitimate successors of the prophet. But they assign the last and most humble place to the husband of Fatima, in the persuasion that the order of succession was determined by the decrees of sanctity. 571: 125: 22: 447: 227: 556:
He was the head of the largest State in the world, and yet he lived the life of a common man. Of simple habits, austere and frugal, he was always accessible to the meanest of his subject, and yet he was a cause of terror for the wrong doer. He would wander about at night to enquire into the condition
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In their private converse, in their public worship, they bitterly execrate the three usurpers who intercepted his indefeasible right to the dignity of Imam and Caliph; and the name of Umar expresses in their tongue the perfect accomplishment of wickedness and impiety. The
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Amr, a brother of Khattab was a paternal uncle of Umar. Zaid, son of Amr and cousin of Umar, was among the distinguished persons of the Quraish, who before the advent of Islam gave up
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during the caliphate of Abu Bakr, Umar was highly grieved. He used to say, "Whenever the wind blows from Yamama, it brings me the fragrance of Zayd".
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mentions it in the Tabaqat, and he said: It used to be said, after him, 'The whip of 'Umar is more terrible than your sword.'
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The exact date of birth of Umar is not known. The consensus, however, is that Umar was born at
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whose personal name was Amr bin Hisham was a brother of Umar's mother, and his maternal uncle.
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the son of Zaid who had married Umar's sister Fatimah, was among early converts to Islam.
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around 580 AD. The house in which Umar was born in Mecca was situated midway between
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Umar had several brothers and sisters. The most well known out of these were:
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in the provinces, the first who established the provinces of (the cities of)
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Fatimah was the real sister of Umar. She was married to her cousin
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He (an-Nawawi) continued: He was the first to appoint
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one of the great men of knowledge of the Companions
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