Al-Farooq (book)

Al-Farūq
Cover of Urdu Version
AuthorShibli Nomani
Original titleالفاروق
TranslatorZafar Ali Khan
Languageur
SubjectUmar
GenreBiography
PublisherNami press, Kanpur
Publication date
1899
Publication placeBritish India
Published in English
1900
Media typeHardcover
Pages395
ISBN978-9648287196 Urdu 2012 version
OCLC1138117194
297.09
LC ClassDS238. U5 S524 2007
Preceded byAl-Mamun 
Followed bySiratun Noman 
Websiteshibliebooks.com

Al-Farūq (Urdu: الفاروق) is a biography of Caliph Umar, written by Shibli Nomani. Umar is universally acknowledged as the first conqueror, founder and administrator of the Muslim Empire. He was known as Al-Farooq ("Distinguisher between truth and false").[1][2][3]

Its publication in 1939 was a significant addition to the knowledge and history of Islamic literature. By extensive study of the subject, the author Nomani collected and collated facts which were lying buried in unpublished manuscripts in great libraries of Istanbul, Beirut, Alexandria, Paris, Berlin and London. The book inspired an unparalleled enthusiasm and ran into several editions in a very short period. The book was translated into English by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan and was titled, Al Farooq: The Life of Omar The Great (Second Caliph of Islam).

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