His blessed Urs was celebrated on 1^st Muharram-ul-Haraam. Let’s receive the privilege of listening to some Madani pearls about his blessed life. Sayyiduna Umar’s patronymic is ‘Abu Hafs’. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 4, pp. 239, Hadees 5042)

His title is ‘Farooq-e-A’zam’. This title was bestowed upon him from the court of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Umm-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has narrated: The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ the name (i.e. title) ‘Farooq’. (Tahzeeb-ul-Asma, vol. 2, pp. 325) His name was ‘Umar’ in the pre-Islamic era of ignorance as well as after embracing Islam. (Riyad-un-Nudrah, vol. 1, pp. 267) ‘Umar’ means the one who makes something flourish. Islam also flourished through Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, therefore, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ had already granted him the name ‘Umar’.

(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 360) 

Birth of Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ

Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was born in Makkah-tul-Mukarramah, 13 years after ‘Aam-ul-feel, this corresponds to 583 A.C., approximately 41 years before the Hijrah (migration). He was almost 10 years and 6 months younger than Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and almost 13 years younger than the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

(‘Usd-ul-Ghaabah, vol. 4, pp. 157)

Blessed Du’a of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہ وسلَّم

By virtue of the blessing of Allah’s grace and mercy and the blessed Du’a of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen embraced Islam in the sixth year of the declaration of Nubuwwat after 39 people had already embraced Islam. (Ar-Riyad, vol. 1, pp. 258)

It is stated in a blessed Hadees: The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم made this special Du’a: ‘اَللّٰھُمَّ اَعِزَّ الْاِسْلامَ بِعُمَر بْنِِ الخَطَّابِ خَاصَّۃً’ i.e. O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, bless the religion of Islam with honour and eminence especially through ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. (Ibn Majah, vol. 1, pp. 77, Hadees 105)