UMAR

oomärˈ or Omarōˈmär, c.581–644, 2d caliph (see caliphate). At first hostile to Islam, he was converted by 618, becoming an adviser to Muhammad. He succeeded Abu Bakr as caliph without opposition in 634. In his reign Islam became an imperial power. The Muslim generals pushed conquests far and wide—into Syria, Egypt, and the Persian Empire. Umar also laid the administrative base of the empire, creating the office of kadi and establishing fixed taxes. He reopened the canals of Mesopotamia and the waterway from the Nile to the Red Sea. Umar was assassinated by a foreign slave. He had appointed a group to select his successor, and the choice fell on Uthman.

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Fakhr Al-Din Al-Razi and Thomas Aquinas on the Question of the Eternity of the World
Book by Muammer Iskenderoglu; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Eternity--History Of Doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500, Philosophy, Comparative--History, Philosophy, Islamic--History, Philosophy, Medieval--History, Razi, Fakhr Al-Din Muhammad Ibn 'Umar--1149 Or 50-1210, Thomas--Aquinas, Saint--1225?-1274
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Acre: The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831
Book by Thomas Philipp; Columbia University Press, 2001
Subjects: Acre (Israel)--History--18th Century, Acre (Israel)--History--19th Century, Palestine--History--1799-1917
...among them two accounts of Z ahir al-Umar's life 10 and a most detailed history...was Uriel Heyd's small study on Z ahir al-Umar, and Doumani's study of the Nablus region...Tiberias, and Nazareth to Acre. Z ahir al-Umar, who was to become the founder of Acre...
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From Zamindar to Ballot Box: Community Change in a North Indian Market Town
Book by Richard G. Fox; Cornell University Press, 1969
Subjects: Businesspeople--India--Case Studies, Cities And Towns--India--Case Studies
...108 Kesarvani and Umar Caste Conflict...13. The Umar 241 The Umar "Caste": Supra-local Features...
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The Origins of Islamic Jurisprudence: Meccan Fiqh before the Classical Schools
Book by Harald Motzki; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Islamic Law--History--To 1500, Islamic Law--Study And Teaching--Arab Countries--History--To 1500, Jurisprudence--Arab Countries--History--To 1500
...Since, firstly, the pious Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz appears as their instigator...about the golden chain Malik Nafi Ibn Umar, and he comes to the conclusion: If the...Nafi (d. 117 735), the mawla of Ibn Umar, al-Zuhri (d. 124 742), and Suhayl ibn...
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Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'dei's Ta'Rikh Al-Sudan Down to 1613, and Other Contemporary Documents
Book by John O. Hunwick; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Mali (Empire), Songhai Empire, Tombouctou (Mali)--History
...deserted from an army of the Caliph `Umar b. Abd al-Aziz in the Yemen, and fled to...Timbuktu. Modibbo Muhammad al-Kdbari taught Umar b. Muhammad Aqit, a Sanhaja scholar of...whose lineage goes back to Abu Bakr b. `Umar-perhaps the Almoravid leader who died in...
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journal articles on: Umar  - 341 results

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The Intellectual Roots of Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia*: Ja'far Umar Thalib of Laskar Jihad (Jihad Fighters) and His Educational Background
Journal article by Muhammad Sirozi; The Muslim World, Vol. 95, 2005
Subjects: Education, Indonesia, Islam, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Personal profiles, Political dissent
...Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia*: Jafar Umar Thalib of Laskar Jihad (Jihad Fighters...post-Suharto Indonesia through the case of Jafar Umar Thalib, founder and leader of Laskar Jihad...Tentara Islam Indonesia (DI/TII),19 and Jafar Umar Thalib of Jihad Fighters or Laskar Jihad...
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Political Turmoil in Al-andalus in the Time of the Amir 'abd Allah (888-912): Study of the Revolt of Daysum Ibn Ishaq, Lord of Murcia and Lorca and the Role of 'umar Ibn Hafsun
Journal article by Roberto Marín-Guzmán; The Muslim World, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: Ishaq, Daysam Ibn, Islam, Middle Eastern history, Political dissent, Radical groups, Rebellions
...Lord of Murcia and Lorca and the Role of umar Ibn Hafsun by Roberto Marin-Guzman...major rebel leader during this time was Umar Ibn Hafsun, whose revolt began during the...government of the amirAbd Allah. One of Umar Ibn Hafsuns most influential allies "was...
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A New Terminus Ad Quem for 'Umar Al-Suhrawardi's Magnum Opus
Journal article by Erik S. Ohlander; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008
Subjects: Islamic philosophy--Analysis, Philosophers--Criticism and interpretation, Philosophers--Works, Philosophy, Islamic--Analysis, Suhrawardi, Shihab al-Din Yahya--Criticism and interpretation, Suhrawardi, Shihab al-Din Yahya--Works
A New Terminus Ad Quem for Umar Al-Suhrawardis Magnum Opus. by Erik...tariqa-lineages, Shihab al-DIn Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi (539-632/1145-1234). (2...early Sufi tariqua-lineages. As an author, Umar al-Suhrawardi left behind a sizable oeuvre...
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Mohammed Umar, Amina
Journal article by Michael Janis; Africa, Vol. 78, 2008
Subjects: Amina (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Mohammed Umar, Amina. by Michael Janis MOHAMMED UMAR, Amina. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press (pb. $19.95-978...Following in the footsteps of the late Ousmane Sembene, Mohammed Umar must be considered a literary pioneer of African feminism...
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Street Hawking: Oppressing the Girl Child or Family Economic Supplement?
Journal article by Fatima M. Umar; Journal of Instructional Psychology, Vol. 36, 2009
Subjects: Child labor practices--Research, Child labor--Research, Children--Employment, Children--Research, Parent and child--Management, Parent-child relations--Management, Peddlers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Peddlers--Finance, Selling--Management
...Economic Supplement? by Fatima M. Umar Street hawking in its simplest form...of prostitution, some for child labour (Umar, 2003). For example, between 5,000 and...times chided for behaving like adults (Umar, 2003). Akinboye sees adolescence as a...
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The Al Qaeda Weapons Race Continues: Osama Bin Laden's Infamous 'Sorcerer', Midhat Mursi Al Sayyid Umar, Comes Back from the Dead and Rekindles New Fears That Jihadists Are Pursuing Chemical, Biological and Radiological Weapons
Magazine article by Ed Blanche; The Middle East, May 2008
Subjects: Al-Qaeda--Equipment and supplies, Al-Qaeda--Officials and employees, Terrorists--Cases, Umar, Midhat Mursi Al Sayyid--Cases, Weapons of mass destruction--Planning
...Continues: Osama Bin Ladens Infamous Sorcerer, Midhat Mursi Al Sayyid Umar, Comes Back from the Dead and Rekindles New Fears That Jihadists...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED THE EGYPTIAN KNOWN as Midhat Mursi Al Sayyid Umar was supposed to be dead, killed in a US missile strike on suspected...
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Terrorists Develop Island Operations: Concerned Government Officials Say Terrorist Groups Have Secured a Beachhead in Trinidad and Tobago That Soon Could Be Used to Target U.S. and British Interests
Magazine article by Scott L. Wheeler; Insight on the News, Vol. 19, January 7, 2003
Subjects: Abdullah, Umar--Investigations, Al-Qaeda--Investigations, Al-Qaeda--Officials and employees, Terrorists--Investigations, Trinidad and Tobago--Investigations, United States. Central Intelligence Agency--Investigations, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Investigations
...Tobago. A U.S. official involved in tracking these activities says Umar Abdullah is "leading a group called the Islamic Front," believed...was in the U.S. at the time." Asked about the Islamic Front and Umar Abdullah, he responded: "I know very little about him; hes a...
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Leading a Nation
Magazine article by Kauthar B. Umar; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 37, November 2008
Subjects: Activism, African Americans, Clergy, Islam, Mohammed, W Deen, Muslim Americans, Nation of Islam--Black Muslims, Personal profiles, Religious organizations, United States
Leading a Nation by Kauthar B. Umar TWO HOURS AFTER his flight departed Chicago, IL, Imam Warith Deen Mohammed stepped onto the air bridge at BWI airport, just 40...
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Carter Sparks Debate
Magazine article by Umar Sayyed; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 36, March 2007
Subjects: Anti-Defamation League, Apartheid, Carter, Jimmy, Foreign policy, Lopate, Leonard, National Public Radio--NPR, Palestinian territory, Presidents, Religion & politics, Responses, Social criticism & satire, United States
Carter Sparks Debate by Umar Sayyed Former president Jimmy Carter is answering many questions about his latest book: "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" (Simon...
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Facing a Dilemma
Magazine article by Jon Gorvett; The Middle East, September 1998
Subjects: Jordan, Turkey
...the Turkish ambassador to Jordan, Suha Umar, was full of praise for the country to...Eastern capitals. Why this is so Ambassador Umar well knew, prompting him to add hurriedly...any connection with Israel," Ambassador Umar was quick to repeat at the time. Then...
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Cricket: GUL KEEN ON NEW ROAD SWITCH UMAR; WARM-UP CLASH LETS ENGLAND PACE ACE STAKE HIS TEST CLAIM
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), November 25, 2007
Cricket: GUL KEEN ON NEW ROAD SWITCH UMAR; WARM-UP CLASH LETS ENGLAND PACE ACE STAKE...CLAIM. Byline: RICHARD SYDENHAM in Delhi UMAR Gul insisted last night that he is desperate...Harmison and bowling coach Ottis Gibson; DEAL: Umar Gul
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We Love to Die like You Love Life, So You Can't Win; Making His Point: Alleged Suicide Bomb Plotter Umar Islam Delivers His Message on the Video, Which Was Shown at His Trial Yesterday
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 11, 2008
Subjects: Islam, Suicide bombings, Video recordings
...His Point: Alleged Suicide Bomb Plotter Umar Islam Delivers His Message on the Video...passengerjets out of the skies over the Atlantic. Umar Islam recorded a ranting video message...those who accused him of being brainwashed, Umar Islam replied: I wouldsay that yes, my...
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The British Muslims and a Plot to Bomb Parliament; Abdulla Ahmed Ali Assad Sarwar Ibrahim Savant Umar Islam Tanvir Hussain: One of the Trio Who Planned a Bomb
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 15, 2008
Subjects: British Muslims, Islam, Muslims in United Kingdom, Suicide bombings
...Bomb Parliament; Abdulla Ahmed Ali Assad Sarwar Ibrahim Savant Umar Islam Tanvir Hussain: One of the Trio Who Planned a Bomb...with Ibrahim Savant,27, of Stoke Newington, North London, and Umar Islam, 30, aka Brian Young, ofPlaistow, East London. The other...
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PLOT TO BLOW SEVEN PLANES FROM THE SKY; Faces of the Eight Accused Men Who Had 'The Cold Eyed Certainty of the Fanatic' Waheed Zaman, 23 Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27 Umar Islam, 29, and Mohammed Gulzar, 26 Tanvir Hussain, 27 Arafat Khan, 26 Assad Sarwar, 27 Ibrahim Savant, 27
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 4, 2008
Subjects: Islam
...Certainty of the Fanatic Waheed Zaman, 23 Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27 Umar Islam, 29, and Mohammed Gulzar, 26 Tanvir Hussain, 27 Arafat...Buckinghamshire, Tanvir Hussain, 27, fromLeyton, East London and Umar Islam, 29, from Plaistow, East London. All denythe charges. The...
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VIDEOS OF HATE; 'Non Believers Will Be Killed. You Are Too Busy Watching Home and Away and EastEnders and Complaining about the World Cup and Drinking Alcohol to Care about Anything' - UMAR ISLAM
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 5, 2008
...about the World Cup and Drinking Alcohol to Care about Anything - UMAR ISLAM. Byline: BY ADRIAN SHAW HATE-filled martyrdom videos...Iraq and Afghanistan and unrest in Palestine. Youngest accused Umar Islam, 19, said: "I say to you disbelievers that as you kill...
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Umar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
UMAR oomar or Omar o mar, c.581 644, 2d caliph (see caliphate...conquests far and wide into Syria, Egypt, and the Persian Empire. Umar also laid the administrative base of the empire, creating...Mesopotamia and the waterway from the Nile to the Red Sea. Umar was assassinated by a foreign slave. He had appointed a group...
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Omar , Caliph
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OMAR , caliph see Umar , caliph. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Al Kufah
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AL KUFAH al koo fa, town, S central Iraq. Founded (638) by Caliph Umar I, it was one of the two Muslim centers (the other was Basra ) of the early Ummayad caliphs. ____________________ Copyright...
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Uthman
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Umayyad family and was selected as caliph after the murder of Umar . Muslim conquests were continued and extended to Bactria and...replaced the generals and governors appointed by Abu Bakr and Umar with members of his own family. Uthman ordered the compilation...
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Abu Bakr
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...made the ties even stronger. On the Prophets death in 632, Umar secured Abu Bakrs election over the tribal chiefs and Ali...remarkable extension of Islam as a world religion. He was succeeded by Umar. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...
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