The Story of Umar bin Khattab's Conversion to Islam
Before converting to Islam, Umar bin Khattab was known as someone who was fiercely hostile towards Muslims
The Story of Umar bin Khattab's Conversion to Islam
Before converting to Islam, Umar bin Khattab was known as someone who was fiercely hostile towards Muslims, obeyed the teachings of his ancestors, and committed bad deeds that were generally carried out by the ignorant, but was still able to maintain his self-respect. He converted to Islam in the month of Dzulhijah in the 6th year of the prophethood, three days after Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib converted to Islam. al Faruq Listening to the Prophet's Prayer Reading In short, one night he came to the Grand Mosque secretly to listen to the Prophet's prayer. At that time the Prophet read Surah al-Haqqah. Umar bin Khattab was amazed by the structure of the sentences and then said to himself - "By Allah, this is a poem as said by the Quraysh." Then he heard the Messenger of Allah reading verses 40-41 (which stated that the Qur'an is not poetry), then he said, "Then that means he is a shaman." Then he heard the Prophet reading verse 42, (which states that the Qur'…
