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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Muhammad, peace be upon him.

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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The story of the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.

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There are various accounts regarding the conversion of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, despite their weakness.

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It appears that Islam took root in his heart, may Allah be pleased with him.

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It gradually took hold of him, bit by bit.

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The first instance of this occurring in his heart

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is what Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih.

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On the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"While I was sleeping near their idols,

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a man came with a calf and slaughtered it.

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Then a crier shouted out—

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I have never heard a crier with a louder voice than his—

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saying:

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'O Jalih!

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A successful matter!

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An eloquent man

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says: There is no god but You.'

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The people jumped up,

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and I said,

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'I will not leave until I know what is behind this.'

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Then he called out again:

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'O Jalih!

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A successful matter!

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An eloquent man

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says:

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There is no god but Allah.'

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So I stood up,

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and it was not long before it was said, 'This is a Prophet.'"

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Imam al-Bayhaqi said:

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"The apparent meaning of this narration suggests that ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, himself

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heard a crier shouting from the calf that was slaughtered."

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This is also explicit in a weak narration regarding the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.

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However, the rest of the narrations indicate that this was a soothsayer

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who was reporting what he had seen and heard.

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And Allah knows best.

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Then Imam al-Bayhaqi cited the hadith of Sawad ibn Qarib,

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and said:

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"It is likely that this is the same soothsayer

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whose name was not mentioned in the authentic hadith."

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Al-Hafiz [Ibn Hajar] said in al-Fath:

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"The author alluded to including this story in the chapter on the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,

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based on what has been reported from ‘A’ishah and Talhah, may Allah be pleased with them,

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regarding ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,

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that this story was the cause of his conversion, may Allah be pleased with him."

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The empowerment of the Muslims through the conversion of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.

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Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih

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on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"We have remained empowered ever since ‘Umar converted to Islam."

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Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath:

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"This is because of the firmness and strength he possessed in the cause of Allah the Exalted."

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Imam Ahmad recorded in Fada'il al-Sahabah with a hasan (sound) chain of narration

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on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"The conversion of ‘Umar was a conquest,

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his migration was a victory,

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and his authority was a mercy."

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Al-Hakim recorded in al-Mustadrak with a chain of narration that is acceptable,

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on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"By Allah, we were unable to pray at the Ka‘bah openly

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until ‘Umar converted to Islam."

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Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.