ʻUmar
By: Shibli Numani.
Contributors: Qureshi, Jamil A.; Ẓafar ʻAlī K̲h̲ān, 1873-1956.
Edition: Abridged ed.
Series: Makers of Islamic civilization
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: ʻUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, Caliph, d. 644; Caliphs -- Biography; Islamic Empire -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Regarded as the epitome of the just ruler, 'Umar, or Omar - the second caliph - is one of the most significant figures in early Islamic history. His rule (634-44 CE) laid the foundations of an empire that has since defined, both culturally and geographically, the heartlands of the Islamic world." "Shibli Numani's classic account links the military conquests of the period with 'Umar's reforms in law, government, and public administration. The author describes the personal strengths, skills, and character of 'Umar, and evaluates his contribution to the ethos of Islam."--Jacket.
Notes: Translated from the Urdu.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"An abridged edition of Shibli Numani's ʻUmar al-Fārūq."
Edited by Jamil Qureshi; based on the translation by Zafar Ali Khan.
"Published in association with the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies"--T.p. verso.