Umar عمر | |
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2nd Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate | |
23 August 634 – 3 November 644 | |
Predecessor | Abu Bakr |
Successor | Uthman ibn Affan |
Born | c. 586 or 589 CE Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia |
Died | November 644 CE (Dhu al-Hijjah 23 AH/Muharram 24 AH) (aged 60–61) Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate |
Burial | Prophet's Mosque, Medina |
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Issue (among others) | |
Tribe | Quraysh (Banu Adi) |
Father | Khattab ibn Nufayl |
Mother | Hantamah bint Hisham |
Religion | Islam |
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ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, c. 586/589 – 644) was the second Rashidun caliph. He ruled from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also a father-in-law of Muhammad. Umar was an expert Muslim jurist. He was known for his pious and just nature. It earned him the epithet al-Farooq. This meand "the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)".