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Umar ibn al-Khattab [a] (Arabic: عُمَر بْن ٱلْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 582/583 – 644), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644.
Ruqayya bint Umar: Luhya (a woman from Yemen whose marital status with Umar is disputed; al-Waqidi said she was Umm Walad, meaning a slave woman) [3] Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar (the middle or youngest) Fukayha (as Umm Walad) [9] Zaynab bint Umar (youngest child of Umar) mother unknown: Another son of Umar was az-Zubayr ibn Bakkar, called Abu ...
According to Anver M. Emon, "There is intense discussion in the secondary literature" about the Pact's authenticity, with scholars disagreeing whether it originated during the reign of Umar b. al-Khattab ['Umar I] or was "a later invention retroactively associated with Umar -- the caliph who famously led the initial imperial expansion -- to ...
Khattab ibn Nufayl, Umar's father; Khantamah, Umar's mother; Hisham ibn al-Mughirah, maternal grandfather of Umar and brother of Walid ibn al-Mughira, who was the father of General Khalid ibn al-Walid. Khalid was thus a cousin of Umar's mother. Abu Jahl whose personal name was Amr bin Hisham was a brother of Umar's mother, and his maternal uncle.
Umar ibn al-Khattab was one of the earliest figures in the history of Islam. While Sunnis regard Umar ibn al-Khattab in high esteem and respect his place as one of the "Four Righteously Guided Caliphs", the Shia do not view him as a legitimate leader of the Ummah and believe that Umar and Abu Bakr conspired to usurp power from Ali.
Umar was the second Rashidun Caliph and reigned during 634–644. Umar's caliphate is notable for its vast conquests. Aided by brilliant field commanders, he was able to incorporate present-day Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and parts of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and south western Pakistan into the Caliphate.
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Abdallah ibn Abdallah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: 785-786 Dismissed Appointed by the caliph al-Hadi [68] Ishaq ibn Sulayman ibn Ali: From 786 First cousin twice removed of the caliph Harun al-Rashid, who appointed him [69] Abd al-Malik ibn Salih ibn Ali: First cousin twice removed of Harun al-Rashid, who appointed him [70]
Umar ibn al-Khattab, he was the elder son of Hantamah and Al-Khattab; Fatimah bint al-Khattab, daughter of Hantamah and Al-Khattab; Zayd ibn al-Khattab, he was the son of Al-Khattab and his second wife Asma bint Wahb. Daughters and sons-in-law. Sa'id bin Zayd; Zaynab bint Madhun, she married Umar before 605 [6]: 56 Umm Kulthum bint Jarwal, she ...