Hazrat 'Umar was the first person to suggest the calling of the Azan. Later, through a revelation, Allah gave permission to the Prophet (PBUH) to call out the Azan.
He was an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet Al-Farooq
Hazrat Umar Reign: 23 August 634 CE – 3 November 644 CE Hazrat Umar Tribe: Quraysh (Banu Adi) Hazrat Umar Father: Khattab ibn Nufayl Hazrat Umar Died: November 644 (aged 59–60)
Umar ibn al-Khaṭtāb, (born c. 586, Mecca, Arabia died November 3, 644, Medina, Arabia), the second Muslim caliph (from 634), under whom Arab armies conquered Mesopotamia and Syria and began the conquest of Iran and Egypt.
