AL FAROOQ THE LIFE OF OMAR THE GREAT pdf download

Al Farooq The Life of Omar The Great (The Second Caliph of Islam)  By Shaykh Allamah Shibli Nomani

AL FAROOQ THE LIFE OF OMAR THE GREAT

The book before you is the result of the lifelong study of Maulana Shibli, the great Indian scholar, and Orientalist of modern times.

 It is a well-known fact that the Maulana had to do intensive research work which led him to ransack the libraries of Constantinople, Beirut, Alexandria, Paris, Berlin, and London. Its publication took the Muslim world by storm and was considered a great literary event in the history erf Islamic literature.

Through extensive study of the subject, Allama Shibli collected and collated facts that were lying buried in unpublished manuscripts in the great libraries of the East and West.

 The book created an unparalleled enthusiasm and ran into several editions in a very short period. The merits of the book elicited applause even from countries other than India.

 It was translated into Turkish by Omar Raza and was published by him in Istanbul in 1928.

Another translation was made by the sister of the late King Nadir Shah into Persian and was published in Kabul. After the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) Omar is universally acknowledged as the first great Conqueror, Founder, and Administrator of the Mus-