Al Farooq : The Life of Hazrat Omar The Great

A most comprehensive and authentic biography of the Second Caliph Hazrat Omar (Raz), popularly known as Al-Farooq by the famous Islamic historian, ‘Allama Shibli N‘umani.
A detailed and picturesque account of the vast and unprecedented conquests during his caliphate and the administrative measures, most advance even by present-day standards, adopted by him to ensure peace, prosperity and general welfare of the people spread over thousands of square kilometers- a model Islamic state for all times.
Hazrat ‘Omar was a great conqueror, jurist, military strategist, statesman, administrator, strict disciplinarian, reformer, all rolled into one. Translated from Urdu into fluent flawless English by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, it is a truly indispensable reading.