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I have come to know that Hazrat Umer (R.A) conquered more land than Alexandra i just want to confirm it. i read that article from face book. You all are much qualified n informative persons so plz ans it with facts n details. Waiting Anxiously Thanks in Advance

Alexander conquered 1.7 million sq miles with the help of an organized army in 10 years.
Hazrat Umer R.A. conquered 2.2 million sq miles with the help of an unorganized and untrained army in the same time period.

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@Virdan,

You have already posted an extensive article on this topic. Good work.
http://forum.chatdd.com/freedom-spee...-azam-kon.html

Regards,

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Yes i posted it but i want to know about exact reliable source. if someone ask me how can i say that then i will be able to reply So thats why i wanna ger solid proof otherwise i know there is no comparison between Alexandra & Great Hazrat Umer Farooq (R.A)


Give me source plz so i can prove it

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I didnt get the proof of it and i m being asked this question that where did u find these facts. Last Island will you plz provide me with some proof of the info u shared.

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In the era of umar sassanid persian empire was wipèd out frm the map of earth, byzantine roman empire was reduced to thrace and balkan n anatolia, while their richest province was syria was coquered in 636 at yarmouk, aleppo, homs and eventualy antioch, roman eastern headquarter, fell to muslims. Muslim armies marched in the heartland of anatolia, jerasalem, egypt coquered in cuming yrz, while muslim armies in east reached the coasts of makran after defeating sassanids in qadisiyah. Alexender defeated darius 3 with well prepared army he inherited 4m his father philip 2nd. He fought with declining power of achemenids . Umar fought two super powers of the time simaltaneously with a tiny army of volunteers. The only man who z equally imp to umar R.A at this time z khalid ibn walid he z the architect of roman n persian defeat.

well dear i know all of this, i m not asking this kind of material, i personally i already sure about it but i m just asking for exact source for confirmation

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@ Virdan

Al-Farooq : The Life of Omar the Great, by Nu’mani (By the end of his rule the total area of his conquests was to reach 2,251,030 square miles) Pg.209


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UMAR’S(R.A) CONQUESTS

List of conquests were completed in the Life is following :

Fall of Damasucus in 14/635

Fall of Fahl in 14/635

Fall of Hims in 14/635

Fall of Balbak and Basrah

Fall Ublah and the bridge of Abi Ubydiah in Najran in 14 /635

Fall of Yarmouk in 15/636

Fall of all of the Jordan except of Tabarias in 15 /635

The Battle of Yarmouk in 15 / 635

The Battle of Qadisyah in 15 /636,

In 16 /637

Battle of Jaljulah and Qansreen

Fall of Ahoz

Fall of Madain

Fall of Jerusalem in 16/637

Fall of Jazirah in 16/637

In 17/638

Fall of Hims again in 17/638

Fall of Hurmuz in 17/637

In 18/638

The City of Kufah is built in 18/639

The great Plague of Amwas, Abu Ubydaih bin al-Jarah dies and many Muslim soliders.

In 19/640

Fall of Qaisariah in 19/640

Battle of Sohab in 19 /640

Fall of Takrit in 19/640

An Army is sent Aremina in 19/640

In 20 /641

Fall of Egypt in 20 /641

Fall of North Africa

Fall of Alexandria in 21/642

Fall of Nahwind in 21/641

Fall of Khorasan in 21/641

Fall of Antioch and Qalqalyia Pecefuly.

Fall of Adharbaijan in 22 /642

Fall of Masbithan in 22/642

Fall of Hamathan in 22 /642

Fall of Tabaristan in 22 /643

Fall of Armenia in 22 /643

Fall of Jarjan in 22/643

Fall of Koos and Raiy in 22/643

Fall of Tripoli (North Africa) in 22/643

Fall of Fars in 23/644

Fall of Kirman in 23/644

Fall of Sajastan in 23/644

Fall of Makran in 23/644

Fall of Khurasan (including Khawarazm, Farghanah, Takharistan) in 23/644

Reference :Tabari’s Tarikh al-Rusul wa’l-Muluk , Vol 3, 4

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For more quench read following :

1. Tabari’s Tarikh al-Rusul wa’l-Muluk, vols. 3 and 4 the events of Years 14 – 23.

2. Al-Farooq: The Life of Omar the great, S. Nu’mani,

3. The Early Islamic Conquest (Princeton, 1981), F. M. Donner,

4.The Caliphate. , T. W. Arnold,

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