Episodes: Series - Omar - 2012

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After returning from Hajj in the year 23 AH, Umar ibn Al-Khattab remembers his youth in the pre-Islamic period, where he used to herd his father's camels, go on business trips to the Levant, serve as an ambassador and wrestle, up until the revelation is revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The secret Islamic Dawa begins in Mecca, and Abu Sufyan is hostile to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas due to that. Utbah ibn Rabiah sees the necessity of prudence and forbearance. Afterwards, the Prophet (PBUH) publicly declares the Dawa, so the masters of Mecca gather with Umar to decide on his matter.

The masters of Mecca decide to urge Abu Talib to get him to stop Muhammad's (PBUH) message. Meanwhile, Umar wants to stop the Prophet without abandoning any immoral acts. However, Abu Talib decides to back the Prophet, so the masters of Mecca decide to try him.

Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utbah frees his slave Salma and adopts him, which angers Wahshi who is seeking his freedom, and Suhayl ibn Amr marvels at the change of his son Abdullah. Al Walid ibn al-Mughira suggests to the masters to say that Muhammad is a sorcerer, and Utbah discovers that his son Abu Hudhayfa and his son and wife have converted to Islam.

After Utbah ibn Rabiah fails to tempt Muhammad to quit the Dawa, Quraish begin to torture Muslims, with Umar torturing converts. Umayya ibn Khalaf tortures his slave Bilal ibn Rabah after learning of his conversion to Islam, and Abu Bakr buys Muslim slaves and frees them to spare them the torture.

Abu Bakr buys Bilal from Umayya and frees him, Abu Jahl kills Sumaya bint Khayyat, and Ammar bin Yasir is forced to denounce the Prophet to escape the torment. Umayya and al Walid ibn Maghira mock the Prophet and Abdullah ibn Masud decides to read the Qur'an out loud in Mecca, so he's tortured.

Umar marvels at the morals of the Sahabah (Prophet's Companions) in contrast to the evil masters of Mecca and their hostility. Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq tries to defend the Prophet while he was praying at the Kaaba and is hurt. Abdullah tells Suhail he has converted to Islam, and the migration of Muslims to Abyssinia begins at the Prophet's order.

Abu Jahl insults the Prophet, and Hamza beats him and declares his conversion to Islam. Umar ibn Al-Khattab is set out to kill the Prophet, but his heart softens after reading the Holy Qur’an with his sister Fatema, so he goes to the Prophet and declares his Islam in Mecca. The immigrants return to Mecca believing that its people had converted to Islam.

The masters of Mecca send Amr ibn al-As to Abyssinia for the immigrants, and Quraysh decide to boycott the Prophet and Bani Hashim until he abandons his call but are surprised to find the boycott document eaten by termites. Abu Talib dies, and a delegation from Yathrib comes asking the Prophet to send them someone to teach them about Islam.

The Prophet orders the Muslims to migrate to Yathrib, and Suhayl binds the feet of his two sons Abdullah and Abu Jandal so that they do not migrate to Yathrib. The attempts of the polytheists to prevent the Prophet and Abu Bakr from migrating to Yathrib fail, and Muslims build the mosque in Yathrib, which becomes Medina.

Bilal calls to prayer in Medina, and the Prophet orders the Muslims to intercept Abu Sufyan’s caravan, so Quraysh prepare their army to fight them. Abdullah ibn Suhayl succeeds in escaping with the polytheists to the Muslims. The Battle of Badr takes place in which Utbah, Abu Jahl and Umayya are killed, and the Muslims are victorious.

Khalid ibn al-Walid is surprised by his brother al-Walid's conversion to Islam, so he imprisons him, and Umayr ibn Wahb converts to Islam after wanting to kill the Prophet. Quraysh decide to battle Muhammad and tempt Wahshi to kill Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib.

The Muslims are defeated in the conquest of Uhud due to Khalid ibn al-Walid's cunning, who succeeds in killing Hamza and obtaining his freedom. Wahshi is shocked to learn that his beloved Rayhana has converted to Islam and refuses to marry him. As Muslims dig a trench around Medina, the Prophet announces to them the conquest of the Levant, Iraq and Yemen.

The Muslims discover the betrayal of the Jews of Banu Qurayza, while Nuaym ibn Masud causes a rift between the polytheists and the Jews, and the polytheists leave Medina. The Prophet (PBUH) and the Muslims go out to perform Umrah, and Quraysh refuse to enter Mecca, and the treaty of Hudaybiyyah is held.

The Muslims flee Mecca while its masters ask the Prophet (PBUH) to join him. Amr ibn al-As meets Najashi and has him vow to declare his Islam. The Prophet sends messengers to kings and rulers asking them to join Islam. Heracles tells Abu Sufyan that Muhammad will reach him.

Khalid ibn al-Walid and Amr ibn al-As go to Medina and declare their Islam. Banu Bakr ambush the Muslims of Banu Khuza'ah, breaking the treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Abu Sufyan fails to persuade the Prophet to reconcile, and the Muslims conquer Mecca.

After the Prophet pardons Suhayl ibn Amr, Safwan ibn Umayya and Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, he performs the farewell pilgrimage with the people and then dies. The Muslims mourn his death, then they gather to choose a successor, the choice finally falling on Abu Bakr.

Abu Bakr decides to carry out sending Usama ibn Zayd to the Levant despite the danger of the apostates. Suhayl ibn Amr addresses the people of Mecca, forbidding them from apostasy and affirming their faith. Abu Bakr and his company fight Assad and Ghutfan for preventing zakat.

Sajah bint Al-Harith, who claims to be a prophet, appears in Banu Taghlib and is followed by her people. Abu Bakr sends Khalid ibn al-Walid to fight Tulayha Al-Asadi and Uyaynah ibn Hisn, defeating them in Buzakha. Malik suggests that Sajah should control the rest of Tamim and get rid of Musaylima the liar.

Sajah reconciles with Musaylima the liar and marries him, leaving Malik alone to face Khalid ibn al-Walid, who captures Malik and kills him for his apostasy. Umar disagrees with Abu Bakr's decision not to punish Khalid, who plans to kill Musaylima.

Khalid succeeds in conquering Al Harth, and Wahshi kills Musaylima. and Umar suggests compiling the Qur'an to Abu Bakr, who sends Khalid ibn al-Walid to fight the Persians with Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha, and the conquests continue until Al-Hira. The Muslims welcome Abu Bakr's suggestion to conquer the Levant.

Abu Bakr decides to gather the Muslim armies in the Levant into one army and sends Khalid ibn al-Walid from Iraq to the Levant with half the army. The Muslims defeat the Romans in Ajnadayn. Abu Bakr falls ill so the Sahabah decide to delegate Umar as the new Caliph.

Umar ibn Al-Khattab assumes the caliphate, and they prepare to fight the Persians in Iraq with Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha. Umar decides to remove Khalid ibn al-Walid from the armies of the Levant and replace him with Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah. The Muslims battle the Romans at Yarmouk and come out victorious.

Khalid receives Umar’s order to isolate him and besieges Damascus with Abu Ubaida. The Persian royalty appoints Princess Boran on the throne of Persia, and she commissions commander Rustam to battle the Muslims, who defeat the Persians in two successive battles, much to Boran and Rustam's dismay.

The Persians defeat the Muslims in the Battle of Al-Jisr. Umar decides to provide for poor women with their children, and the Persians choose Yazdegerd as their king. Umar feeds a woman and her children without revealing he is the Caliph.

Umar decides to marry his son Asim to a moral girl. Khalid ibn al-Walid succeeds in entering Damascus without causing any losses. When he hears about the mobilization of the Persians, Umar decides to mobilize the Muslims and appoint Saad ibn Abi Waqqas over them.

The Battle of Al-Qadisiyah commences, and the Muslims succeed in cutting the ropes of the elephant boats, temporarily removing them from battle. Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr reaches the Levant, the Persian commander Bahman Jaduya is killed, and the four sons of Al-Khansa are martyred that day.

The Muslims triumph over the Persians in the Battle of Qadisiyyah after killing the Persian elephants, and the Muslims enter the cities as conquerors. Umar is astonished by the spoils that were sent to Medina and decides to create state offices, and later witnesses the conquest of Jerusalem.

Umar builds Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and Amr ibn al-As suggests conquering Egypt. The drought hits the Arabian Peninsula in for a whole year, and Umar seeks the help of the governors of the farther provinces for supplies, and decides to eat nothing but oil and bread until the drought is over.

Umar removes Khalid ibn al-Walid from being governor of Qinnasrin for his extravagance. The plague of Amwas spreads in the Levant and kills Suhayl ibn Amr and the governor of the Levant Abu Ubaida ibn Al-Jarrah. Amr ibn al-As begins the conquest of Egypt, which ends with the conquest of Alexandria, then Khalid ibn al-Walid dies.

Umar is deeply saddened by the death of Khalid. Abu Lu'lu'a plans to kill Umar and he stabs him while he leads the people in Fajr prayer. Prior to his death, Umar delegates six men as caliph candidates.