📰 Biography

❓ Before Accepting Islam

He remained a bitter enemy of Islam and the Holy Prophet before his conversion.
Prophet prayed for his conversion to Islam.
He was initially angry at the prophet and the new message he was preaching and set out to kill him;
On his way he was told his own sister and brother-in-law had converted and so went there;
- Overheard recitation of part of sura Ta Ha;
- This enraged Umar so much that he attacked her and her husband.
The words of the Holy Qur’an softened his heart and tears began to fall from his eyes and he immediately decided to embrace Islam.
- Given the title 'Al Faruq'
He approached the Holy Prophet and embraced Islam at the age of 26.
He had a reputation of being the fiercest man in Makka and so his conversion provided Muslims some protection;
He fought Qur’aysh until Muslims could pray at the Ka’bah.