Hussein M-Al Gayyar
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That was `Omar ibnul-Khattab, the man of extraordinary strenght, height,
broadshoulderedness thickness of hands and feet; the man who forced the
people to listen when he spoke, who always hastened away when he
walked, and who usually caused much pain when he struck. That was `Omar
who never felt scared of anything or anybody throughout his life. It was
not strange to see him facing the first Muslims with all the violence
and ruthlessness he had. There was a strong enmity between him and
Islam; the reason for this was that, among his people, he had been a man
full of power prudence zeal and dignity power to defend his people and
their beliefs; prudence to be always having watchful care of their
interests; zeal to spend his time and effort to keep them in union; and
dignity to provide full respect and prestige for himself and his people
always and everywhere. With all these honourable qualities, ‘Omar had
had to face any call that might have caused disunion among his people,
dispersing them, nullifying their aspirations condemning their beliefs
and satirizing their gods. No wonder, then, that `Omar’s violence
inflicted the severest persecution and torture upon the first Muslims.
We have seen how he had inherited so much of his father’s brutal and
violent nature. If we bear in mind that the most brutal and merciless
enemy of Islam, its Prophet and its first adherents, was `Amr
ibn-Hisham, after wards named “Abu-Jahl” by the Prophet and his
companions, was `Omar’s uncle (his mother’s brother), we can easily
discern that `Omar’s violence was the outcome of what he had inherited
from his father, and of the hideous ruthlessness his uncle used to
inflict upon the poor and weak Muslims of his time.
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Contents:
Before The Grand Event .
The Grand Event.
After The Grand Event Years Of Conquest
Omar’s Marked Individuality.
Amirul-Mu’Mineen The Commander Of The Faithful.
`Omar’s Martyrdom.
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