Umar ibn al-Khattab
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Umar ibn al-Khattab

2nd Rashidun caliph from 634 to 644

About Umar ibn al-Khattab

Umar ibn al-Khattab, also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.Wikipedia ↗

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Religion610 CE

Rise of Islam

The Prophet Muhammad received revelations that became the Quran, founding Islam — a monotheistic faith that rapidly unified the Arabian Peninsula and expanded into one of history's largest empires within a century.