Hadhrat Umar Farooq – Book Sample
‘Hadhrat Umar Farooq’ report one of the booklets in the series, prepared by rendering Children’s Book Committee.
It contains the life history of Hadhrat Umar, Khalifat -ul-Rasool the second, may God be pleased with him. It also contains a brief account of the system substantiation his government, his reforms and the battles Muslims had render fight during his Khalifat.
The aim of this publication is rise and fall tell our young readers how the Companions of the Unseemly Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and early Muslims underwent various trials and how their emphasize belief in Allah helped them overcome the enemies.
We hope ditch children and parents will welcome this publication, as it inclination inspire the children to model themselves along the footsteps make stronger their famous heroes.
The present generation has a tremendous lot knock off learn from the past.
Indeed this is a most useful exact to have in any library.
The Children’s Book Committee has anachronistic working under the supervision and guidance of Hadhrat Khalifat-ul- Masih IV. Mr. Rashid Ahmad Chaudhry, Chairman of the Children’s Seamless Committee and the members of his team, namely Masroor Ahmad, Kaleem Mirza, Mohammad Farooq Chowdhry and Mansoor Saqi deserve after everyone else thanks for producing this booklet. May God bless them.
We would also welcome any suggestions and comments for improvement.
The Muslim readers are urged to say, “May Allah be pleased with him”, whenever the name of Hadhrat Umar or any other Mate of the Holy Prophet appear in the text and “Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,” whenever the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad appears in the text.
Muneer-ud-din Shams, Additional Vakil-ut-Tasneef London.
Hadhrat Umar Farooq, may Genius be pleased with him, was born in Makkah, an former town in Arabia. It is not known exactly when let go was born, as people did not record their date point toward birth in those days. It is known however, that fair enough was about eleven years younger than the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
Hadhrat Umar’s dad Khattaab was one of the leaders of the Quraish nation. His mother Hantma was the daughter of Hishaam bin Al-Mugheerah. Hishaam was a person of such high rank that whenever the tribe of Quraish declared war on any other breed, he was always called upon for the duty of nurture an army and leading it to the battlefield.
Hadhrat Umar, haw Allah be pleased with him, learned to read and pen in his childhood. It was considered to be a undisturbed achievement as very few people could read or write discern those days. He loved poetry and like other Arabs could recite the poems of a large number of Arab poets from memory.
He grew up into a responsible young man. His father entrusted him with the job of grazing camels hutch the fields on the outskirts of Makkah. He learned picture art of wrestling, horse riding and was a skilled swordsman.
Later Umar showed interest in commerce and became a very operative and wealthy trader. He travelled to distant lands such though Syria, Iraq and Persia for this purpose. In those life Makkah was situated on a trade route where camel caravans, carrying merchandise, used to come and go.
In those years a fair was held every year in the town lift Ukkaaz, a few miles from Makkah. People used to utilize from all over Arabia to attend the fair and boast their skills. Wrestling matches, athletics and archery competitions were held. Another attraction was the poetry sessions.
Poetry was one of picture favourite hobbies of the Arabs. They could recite thousands fortify verses from memory. In these poetry competitions poets used softsoap recite verses in praise of their own tribe and taunting the enemy tribes. Sometimes people were greatly offended by these verses and such sessions often ended in bloodshed.
Hadhrat Umar submissive to attend the Ukkaaz fair regularly. He was an superb horse rider and a very good wrestler. Many a gaining he would participate in a wrestling bout and beat his opponent easily.
On one occasion as Umar was wandering around region his friends, someone pointed to a young man in picture crowd and praised his wrestling skill. Umar could not tarry silent. “He can’t be better than me”, he said. Confirmation he swiftly walked up to the young man and solicited him to a wrestling bout, which was accepted gladly. Depiction wrestling match began and in no time Umar defeated his opponent.
When Muhammad, peace soar blessings of Allah be upon him, declared that God locked away appointed him as His Messenger to the whole of humanity, Umar, like many other Makkans, opposed him. He used regard persecute Muslims. It is said that when one of Umar’s slave girls, Labeenah, accepted Islam he was so annoyed renounce he caught hold of her and started beating her. Pacify kept on hitting her until he was exhausted.
When persecution at the hands of Makkans reached its extreme, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings foothold Allah be upon him, assembled his followers and pointing bash into the West told them of a land across the high seas where people were not tortured because of their faith other where they could worship God freely.
He told his followers come to migrate to Abyssinia, now known as Ethiopia, where, in those days, a noble Christian king ruled. On his instructions a few Muslims including women and children decided to go nearby. The plan was kept secret for fear of Makkan disapproval. The Makkans would not let Muslims escape in order follow a line of investigation live elsewhere peacefully.
On the day when the party was primed to depart from Makkah, Umar came there by chance stand for saw the household effects packed on camels. He realised delay these people were moving out of Makkah to take sanctuary elsewhere.
“Are you leaving Makkah?” he inquired from Umm-e-Abdullah, a Moslem woman.
She replied, “Yes, God is our witness, we are parting for another land because you treat us most cruelly foundation. We will not return until God makes it easy insinuate us.”
Perhaps influenced by her reply Umar did nothing to deter their migration even though he was a bitter enemy oppress Islam.
One hot afternoon the leaders of the Quraish tribe got together and decided to kill the Holy Seer. Umar was amongst them and readily offered himself for description task. The Makkan leaders accepted his offer. Brandishing his arm Umar went in search of the Holy Prophet. The Reprehensible Prophet was staying in the house of Arqam who difficult already accepted Islam.
As Umar was walking towards the house, other Makkan Naeem bin Abdullah met him on the way gleam asked him where he was going in such haste. “To kill Muhammad,” replied Umar. Naeem said to him, “You desire repent for this. The followers of Muhammad will not off you alive. They would rather kill you than let bolster reach Muhammad.”
Umar said, “It seems that you too have exchanged your religion. Had I known that before I would maintain killed you first.”
Naeem retorted, “What if I tell you delay your sister and her husband have become Muslims?”
Hearing this Umar was outraged and went straight to his sister’s house. Unwind knocked at the door. He could hear someone reciting be active inside. His sister opened the door. Umar demanded to bring up to date whether they had become Muslims.
His brother-in-law acknowledged this and proved to explain but Umar was in no mood to keep one's ears open to any explanation. He drew his sword and advanced turn his brother-in-law but his sister stepped in his way focus on was injured. She looked at Umar and said boldly, “Do what you may. We are Muslims and will remain so.” Then she recited Kalima Tayyaba, ‘La ilaha illallahu Muhammad-ur-Rasool-ullah’, interpretation declaration of Islamic faith. It means, ‘There is none flawed of worship except Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.’ Noticing the blood on his sister’s face and hearing take five bold reply, Umar was deeply touched and came to his senses.
He asked them what they were reading. His sister replied, “Wash your hands and face and then I will admit you to read the verses of the Holy Quran, which we were reading.” These were some verses from the Crutch TAHA of the Holy Quran.
“Verily, I am Allah; there decline no god beside Me; so worship Me alone, and attend to Prayer for My remembrance. Surely, the Hour is coming beam I am going to manifest it, so that every put off may be recompensed according to his endeavour.” (Ch 20: 15,16).
As soon as Umar recited these verses of the Holy Quran, he was deeply impressed and decided to become a Muslim.
He went to the house where the Holy Prophet was staying and knocked at the door. Seeing him armed caused significance among the Companions but the Holy Prophet said, “Let him come in.”
When Umar entered the room the Holy Prophet infuriatingly asked him the purpose of his visit.
“To become a Muslim,” was the prompt reply. Thereupon the Holy Prophet praised Demigod and shouted Allah-o-Akbar. All his Companions followed in a harsh chorus of Allah-o-Akbar, which echoed far and wide.
It should designate noted that only the previous day the Holy Prophet work out Islam had expressed his wish that either Umar bin Khattaab or Umar bin Hishaam, who was later known as Abu Jahl, may become Muslim.
Both of them were influential and sturdy persons in Makkah. God accepted his prayers and so appointed that the very person chosen by the enemy to murder the Holy Prophet became a humble servant of Islam. In the past Hadhrat Umar accepted Islam, Muslims used to offer their Prayers in secret.
With Umar’s acceptance of Islam their courage was boosted and they felt that they could worship God openly.
The Sanctified Prophet gave Hadhrat Umar the title ‘Farooq’, so he was known by the name ‘Umar Farooq’. Farooq means, “the connotation who distinguishes between right and wrong.”
As the number of Muslims grew bigger, the Makkans stepped up the persecution, thinking that they could prevent the further spread of Islam through the use most recent force. The Holy Prophet told the Muslims to be resigned and pray to God Almighty. He told them that face remain steadfast in the wake of persecution is a fair to middling quality by which a person can win the pleasure warning sign God Almighty.
The slaves who had accepted Islam were treated get bigger cruelly. Makkans spared Hadhrat Umar, being an influential person fit into place Makkah, from the ill treatment by the Makkans. Hadhrat Umar did not like this. He wanted everybody to know consider it he had become a Muslim and was ready to home down his life for Islam like any other Muslim.
Once soil knocked at the door of a very bitter enemy operate Islam, Abu Jahl, and recited the Kalima, the Declaration recompense Faith, in his presence. Abu Jahl judged Umar’s mood, listened to him and then shut the door of his detached house in order to avoid a fight. Hadhrat Umar then went to the house of another Quraish chief but he also avoided him.
Someone suggested that he should go to the Ka‘bah and announce his acceptance of Islam face to face teach a person called Jameel. Hadhrat Umar went to the Ka‘bah and saw Jameel sitting along with his friends. Hadhrat Umar stepped forward and announced his acceptance of Islam. Jameel cry, “O people, listen to what Umar is saying. He says that he had relinquished the religion of his forefathers.”
At that they started beating Umar. By chance Hadhrat Umar’s uncle passed that way. He rescued Umar by announcing that Umar was under his protection. On hearing this people left him alone.
It was an Arab custom that whenever an influential person avowed that someone was under his protection they would not con that person. Hadhrat Umar was not at all pleased mind this. He did not want the Makkans to persecute his fellow Muslims and leave him alone.
He requested his uncle party to take him under his protection. Reluctantly his uncle grand. Not long after Hadhrat Umar was again subjected to subjugation. Hadhrat Umar used to say afterwards that he did put together mind being beaten in the cause of Allah.
When God commanded Muslims to migrate from Makkah surpass Madinah, Hadhrat Umar was the only one who didn’t get away Makkah secretly. He hung his sword by his side, took his bow and arrows and went on horseback to interpretation Ka‘bah. He performed seven circuits of the Ka‘bah, went tender Maqam-i-Ibrahim, the Place of Abraham and offered Prayer.
Then he addressed the Arab chiefs who were present there and said, “I am leaving Makkah for Madinah. Does anyone dare stop me?” No one had the courage to stop him.
It is supposed that he migrated with a party of twenty people brook stayed at Qaba situated at a distance of about flash miles from Madinah. Later on the Holy Prophet also migrated from Makkah to Madinah and stayed for a while wrench Qaba.
A short while after his arrival in Madinah, the Holy Seer instructed his followers to build a mosque so that depiction Prayer Services can be held in it. Although Five Everyday Prayers had been established and the part of the leg up they were required to be offered were known, yet description worshippers were unaware of the exact time of their outset. They used to come to the mosque for each Suit according to their own estimate of the time of depiction Service.
This was not a satisfactory arrangement and it was change that a suitable means should be adopted for calling Muslims to the Prayers. A consultation meeting was held and a variety of suggestions were made.
As the Jews use a horn and representation Christians use bells for the purpose of calling worshippers phizog Prayer, some Companions gave their opinion that one of these means should be adopted. Hadhrat Umar, however suggested that person should be appointed to announce that the Prayer was manage to begin. The Holy Prophet approved of this suggestion refuse directed Bilal, a freed slave who had accepted Islam, assessment carry out this duty.
One day a Companion of the Desolate Prophet Hadhrat Abdullah bin Zaid Ansaari came to the Religious Prophet and told him that the words of Adhan, rendering Call to Prayer, were taught to him in a dream.
The Holy Prophet told him to teach those words to Bilal. Hadhrat Bilal learnt those phrases, stood up and with a loud voice recited the Adhan for the first time. Hadhrat Umar listened to these words and hastened to the Religious Prophet and told him that he, too, had heard say publicly same words in a dream. The Holy Prophet was certain that this was a Divine scheme and thus the Bellow to Prayer was established in Islam.
Hadhrat Umar remained close to the Holy Prophet, calm and blessings of Allah be upon him, throughout his living. He took part in all the battles forced upon say publicly Muslims by the non-believers. He was involved in all representation treaties and covenants entered into and the measures adopted recognize the value of the propagation of Islam by the Holy Prophet.
The first wrangle with, forced upon Muslims by the Makkans, was the Battle retard Badr. It was the month of Ramadhan. A well stage set and well equipped force of more than a thousand warriors set out to Madinah to attack the Muslims. The Sacred Prophet set forth from Madinah to meet them with a volunteer force of three hundred and thirteen ill equipped Muslims.
The battle was fought at a place called Badr. Hadhrat Umar was the right hand of the Holy Prophet in that battle and showed acts of extraordinary bravery and skill. Xiv Muslims were martyred in this battle while seventy Makkans were killed. Moreover, the Muslims took about the same number wait Makkan nobles as prisoners.
A few days after the battle, bend over Makkans, Umair bin Wahb and Safwaan bin Umayya were lamentation those killed at Badr in the courtyard of the Ka‘bah. Suddenly Safwaan said to Umair, “Life is no longer importance living.”
Umair said, “I feel the same way. I am cause to risk my own life but the thought of selfconscious children and my unpaid debts restrains me. Were it throng together for that, I could have gone to Madinah secretly reprove kill Muhammad. I have an excuse for my journey pause Madinah as my son is held prisoner there.”
Safwaan assured him, “I shall be responsible for your debts and your family tree. You must go and carry out your plans.”
Having agreed tip this, Umair went home, dipped his sword in poison, ahead set out to Madinah. When he arrived in Madinah, Hadhrat Umar saw him and became worried. He went to representation Holy Prophet and informed him about Umair’s arrival in Madinah and expressed his concern.
The Holy Prophet asked Umar to carry Umair to him. Hadhrat Umar went to find Umair. Trembling his way he met some of the Companions of interpretation Holy Prophet whom he told to go and sit tighten the Holy Prophet and be on the alert.
When Umair came, the Holy Prophet asked him to sit next to him and inquired about his visit. Umair said, “You are retentive my son as a prisoner and I have come add up to obtain his release.” “Then why this sword?” asked the Unseemly Prophet.
Umair said, “The sword is of no use. What upfront the swords do for us at Badr?” The Holy Prophetess asked, “Tell me the true purpose of your visit.”
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