Umar ibn al-Khattab

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Caliph Companion of Muhammad Muslim leader Sahabi

Umar ibn al-Khattab was the second caliph of Islam and a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his just governance and major role in the early expansion of the Muslim state.

Aliases (6)

Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab ×5
Umar ×2
Omar ibn al-Khattab ×1
Umar al-Faruq ×1
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ×1
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl al-ʿAdawī al-Qurashī ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Caliph → Companion of Muhammad → Muslim leader → Sahabi →
battleDuringRule	Battle of Nahavand → Battle of Yarmouk → Battle of al-Qadisiyyah →
birthDate	c. 584 CE →
birthPlace	Mecca →
burialPlace	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → Medina →
calendarReform	Adopted Hijri calendar starting from Hijra →
caliphateEnd	644 CE →
caliphateStart	634 CE →
causeOfDeath	Assassination →
clan	Quraysh →
closeCompanionOf	Prophet Muhammad →
convertedToIslam	c. 616 CE →
daughterMarriedTo	Prophet Muhammad →
deathDate	644-11-03 →
deathPlace	Medina →
expandedTo	Egypt → Iraq → Persia → Syria →
familyRelation	Father of Hafsa bint Umar →
fullName	ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl al-ʿAdawī al-Qurashī →
honorific	Amir al-Mu’minin →
introducedInstitution	Bayt al-mal (public treasury) → Diwan (state register) → Regular stipends for Muslims →
killedBy	Abu Lu’lu’a Firuz →
knownAs	Al-Faruq → Umar al-Faruq →
knownFor	Administrative reforms → Establishing the Islamic calendar → Expansion of the early Muslim state → Just governance → Strict justice → Strong personal piety →
legalContribution	Development of early Islamic jurisprudence →
personalTrait	Ascetic lifestyle → Courage → Firmness →
positionHeld	Second Rashidun Caliph →
predecessor	Abu Bakr →
regardedAs	Model of justice in Islamic tradition → One of the Rashidun (Rightly Guided) Caliphs →
region	Hejaz →
religion	Islam →
spiritualTeacher	Prophet Muhammad →
spokeLanguage	Arabic →
successor	Uthman ibn Affan →
tribe	Banu Adi →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Green Dome → Hafsa bint Umar →	associatedWith
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib → Zaynab bint Jahsh →	contemporaryOf
Sunni Islam →	acceptsCaliphateOf
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi →	burialPlaceOf
Muslim conquest of Egypt ("ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb") →	commander
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab") →	expandedBy
Hafsa bint Umar →	father
Basra ("Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab") →	foundedBy
Kufa ("Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab") →	foundedUnder
Umar ibn al-Khattab ("ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl al-ʿAdawī al-Qurashī") →	fullName
Omar Khayyam ("Umar") →	givenName
Muawiya I ("Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab") →	governorAppointedBy
Early Islamic period →	hasKeyFigure
Rashidun Caliphate →	hasLeader
Omar ("Omar ibn al-Khattab") →	hasNotableBearer
Conquest of Mecca →	keyFigure
Umar ibn al-Khattab ("Umar al-Faruq") →	knownAs
The Farthest Mosque ("Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab") →	linkedFigure
Umm Salama →	livedDuringCaliphateOf
Umm Habiba →	livedDuringReignOf
Quraysh →	notableMember
Battle of Badr →	notableParticipant
Uthman ibn Affan →	predecessor
Sunni Islam →	recognizesAsRightlyGuidedCaliphs
Ibadi Islam →	recognizesCaliph
Abu Bakr →	successor
Omar ("Umar") →	variantForm