Unit Two – Lesson Four

The Second Caliph: Omar Bin Al-Khattab

الخليفة الثاني: عمر بن الخطاب

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Reading Passage

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The Second Caliph: Omar Bin Al-Khattab

الخليفة الثاني: عمر بن الخطاب

He was Omer Bin Al-Khattab, bin Nafeel. His family relationship met with the Prophet's family relationship in his grandfather Ka'ab Bin Lua'y Bin Ghalib AlQurayshi. His surname is (Abu Hafs). The Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) named him (AL-Farouk) because Allah (Glory be to Him) differentiated by Omer between Islam and Kufr. His birth: He was born after (Aam AL-feel): the Elephant's year by thirteen years. His overlooking: He was a long, white, red colored man. He was strong in character, brave and very respected. His life in Islam: He was rigid (strict) in following the Prophet's Sunnah. The Holy Quran agreed with his opinions in many ideas and attitudes. The Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) praised him highly, saying that he was genius.

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Vocabulary / المفردات

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his grandfather

جده

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his surname

لقبه

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differentiated by Omar

فرقها عمر

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Aam Al-feel

عام الفيل

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his overlooking

مظهره

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character

شخصية

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Exercise 1: Questions

📝 Answer the following questions about the passage above

أجب عن الأسئلة التالية حول النص أعلاه

1

Who was the second Caliph?

من هو الخليفة الثاني؟

2

With whom did Omar's family relationship meet?

مع من التقت علاقة عائلة عمر؟

3

What is Omar's surname?

ما هو لقب عمر؟

4

What did the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) name Omar?

ماذا سمى النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) عمر؟

5

How was Omar in following the Prophet's Sunnah?

كيف كان عمر في اتباع سنة النبي؟

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Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks

📝 Fill in the blanks with the right words from the list

املأ الفراغات بالكلمات الصحيحة من القائمة

📦 Word Bank / بنك الكلمات:

respected (محترم) differentiated (فرّق) born (ولد) ideas (أفكار) genius (عبقري)
1

Omar was named AL-Farouk because he between Islam and Kufr.

2

Omar was a long, white, red colored man and he was very .

3

The Holy Quran agreed with Omar in many and attitudes.

4

The Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) praised Omar highly and said that he was .

5

Omar was after (Aam AL-feel) by thirteen years.