The Companions
| The Second Caliph, Umar (634-644 A.C.) |
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| Aspects of His Life - The Companions | ||||||
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| Thursday, 23 February 2006 | ||||||
Page 1 of 4 "O God! I am advanced in years, my bones are weary, my powers are declining, and the people for whom I am responsible have spread far and wide. Summon me back to Thyself, my lord!" Some time later, when 'Umar went to the mosque to lead a prayer, a Magian named Abu Lulu Feroze, who had a grudge against 'Umar on a personal matter, attacked him with a dagger and stabbed him several times. Umar reeled and fell to the ground. When he learned that the assassin was a Magian, he sid, "Thank God he is not a Muslim."
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