27/11/2025
History Speaks..!
"The Chronicle"
Abu Jahl roared, "Whoever brings me the head of Muhammad shall be gifted 100 red camels!"
A young man from the crowd stood up and declared, "I will finish that task." He was none other than Umar (RA), the nephew of Abu Jahl.
As Umar was walking swiftly with his sword, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (RA) saw him and guessed his intentions.
"Umar! Where are you going?" he asked.
Umar replied, "I am going to kill the man who has turned this peaceful Arab land into a place of unrest."
The companion asked, "Even if he brings the truth, would you kill him?"
Umar retorted, "By your words, it seems you have joined his religion. I shall kill you first, and then Muhammad!" and he drew his sword.
As Sa'd also drew his sword, and while they were about to clash, he said, "Umar! First, go and set your own house in order, then go to settle the story of Muhammad."
"What wrong has my family done?" Umar asked.
"Your sister and her husband have accepted Islam," he revealed.
Umar’s anger turned towards his family. He went straight to their home and knocked on the door. Realizing it was her brother, his sister told her husband, Khabbab (RA), to hide.
When the door was opened, Umar asked, "I heard some sound here; what was it?"
"My husband and I were just talking," she replied.
"No, you are lying!" he shouted. He turned his sword around and struck his sister’s head with its hilt.
As blood dripped from her head, she held the blood in her hand and defiantly asked, "Yes, my husband and I have embraced Islam. What can you do to us?" Even Khabbab (RA), who was hiding, received a blow.
Seeing the blood, Umar’s anger subsided, and he felt ashamed of how he had treated his sister.
His eyes fell upon a copy of the Quran that had been dropped in the haste. When he tried to pick it up, his sister stopped him, saying, "You are impure. You must perform 'Wudu' (ablution) before touching it." She snatched the script away.
Umar (RA) bathed, returned, and took the script. He read the verses from Surah Taha (20:14), beginning with: "Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me..."
Upon reading this, he burst into tears.
Seeing this, Khabbab (RA) came out and said, "O Umar! Last night, the Prophet (PBUH) prayed, 'O Allah, strengthen Islam by [converting] whichever of the two men—Abu Jahl or Umar—is more beloved to You.' Today, Allah has accepted that prayer and chosen you."
Umar went straight to the Prophet (PBUH) and accepted Islam. The Sahaba (companions) around them shouted "Allahu Akbar" in joy.
Umar (RA) then went directly to Abu Jahl’s house and knocked. When the door opened, Abu Jahl saw Umar standing outside and said, "O son of my sister! May your arrival be good. Have you finished Muhammad's story?"
"No," Umar replied. "I have joined his religion. I came only to tell you that."
Hearing this, Abu Jahl became furious. "May your arrival be cursed! Go to ruin!" he shouted and slammed the door shut.
From that day on, Umar followed the Prophet (PBUH) like a shadow. It was only after Umar (RA) converted that Muslims began to pray openly at the Kaaba.
He loved the Prophet (PBUH) so much that he could not bear even a speck of dust falling upon him.
For Steadfastness..!
M. NUSRAN