Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz – Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi

About the author of the book Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi al-Taymi al-Bakri was a Hanbali jurist, hadith scholar, historian and theologian (510 AH / 1116 CE – 12 Ramadan 597 AH), who was born and died in Baghdad. He became widely famous and attained great standing in oratory, preaching and authorship, and was distinguished by his knowledge of many sciences and disciplines

Description of the book Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

This brilliant book by Ibn al-Jawzi, may God have mercy on him, discusses the many virtues of the rightly guided Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, may God have mercy on him. It contains many of the wise ideas and deeds that marked his successful caliphate. The book also includes reflections on Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's state before he assumed the caliphate and how it changed after he took power. The rightly guided Caliph was among the most pious people on earth in his time and received the testimony of the Messenger (peace be upon him), as in his words to the snake that Umar buried: “O Kharqa'! You will die in a desolate land”. This book is considered one of the important sources for studying the life, thought and achievements of the rightly guided Caliph

Key topics of the book Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 

His Birth / His Pursuit of Knowledge and Questioning of Scholars / His Narrations from a Group of Senior Successors (Tabi'in) / His Knowledge and Eloquence /The Caliphate /His Fear of God Almighty / The Date of His Death and Place of Burial