WEB DESK: The day of martyrdom of one of the most trusted companions of Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) Hazrat Umar Farooq Razi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu is observed with great reverence today.
Hazrat Umar R.A. is one of the 10 companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) who were given the glad tidings of the paradise while still alive. A famous Hadith (saying of the Holy Prophet Peace be upon him) says that Satan leaves the way that Hazrat Umar R.A. treads.
Hazrat Umar R.A. participated in all the Ghawats (battles in which the Holy Prophet Peace be upon him) and introduced social, economic, military measures that had no precedent.
He was the second Rightly Guided Caliph after the death of Abu Bakar Siddiq Razi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu, the closest companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).World had never witnessed and will never witness the just rule that Hazrat Umer managed to establish.