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

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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The supplication of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) for the guidance of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and his conversion to Islam.

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Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad,

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and al-Tirmidhi in his Jami‘ with a hasan (sound) chain of narration,

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on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

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"O Allah, strengthen Islam with the one of these two men who is more beloved to You:

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either Abu Jahl or ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab."

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The one more beloved to Allah was ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab.

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Al-Hakim also narrated in al-Mustadrak with a sahih (authentic) chain,

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on the authority of the Mother of the Believers, ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said:

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

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"O Allah, strengthen Islam specifically with ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab."

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Al-Hakim narrated in al-Mustadrak with a hasan chain,

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on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

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"O Allah, support the religion with ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab."

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What appears to be the case

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is that Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, revealed to His Messenger (peace be upon him)

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that Abu Jahl would not embrace Islam,

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and that Allah, the Glorified, had not decreed his guidance.

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Therefore,

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the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) singled out ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) for guidance.

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And Allah knows best.

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The impact of the Prophetic supplication on ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

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The effects of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) supplication

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for the guidance of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)

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became apparent in his encounter with Layla bint Abi Hathma (may Allah be pleased with her).

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He was remarkably gentle with her

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as she was preparing to migrate to Abyssinia,

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which was behavior uncharacteristic of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) toward the Muslims,

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for he had been one of the harshest people toward them.

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Imam Ahmad narrated in Fada’il al-Sahaba,

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and al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak with a hasan chain,

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on the authority of Umm ‘Abd Allah bint Abi Hathma (may Allah be pleased with her), who said:

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"By Allah, we were preparing to depart for the land of Abyssinia,

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and ‘Umar had gone out for some of our needs,

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when ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab approached.

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He stood over me while he was still in his state of polytheism,

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and we had suffered much harm and severity from him.

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He said, 'Are you departing, O Umm ‘Abd Allah?'

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I replied, 'Yes, by Allah, we are going out into the land of Allah;

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you have persecuted us and oppressed us,

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until Allah grants us a way out.'

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He said, 'May Allah be with you.'

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I saw in him a tenderness I had never seen before.

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Then he turned away, and I could see that our departure had saddened him."

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She said: "Then ‘Amir returned from his errand,

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and I said, 'O Abu ‘Abd Allah,

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if only you had seen ‘Umar just now, and his tenderness and sadness for us.'

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He asked, 'Are you hoping for his conversion to Islam?'

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I replied, 'Yes.'

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He said, 'He will not convert until the donkey of al-Khattab converts!'"

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He said this in despair, due to the harshness and cruelty he had witnessed from him toward Islam.

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A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-‘Azimi,

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and presented by the Mawadda Society in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,

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the longing for you has no fathomable extent.

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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,

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and as long as lips move in remembrance.