This book which is before you is an abbreviation and explanation of an extract from <strong>Allāmah Jalāl al-Dīn Sūyūṭī’s </strong>book<strong> Tārīkh al-Khulafā</strong>, which describes the life and virtues of Sayyidunā Umar ibn al-Khattab al-Fārūq. Allah willing, the virtues and merits of the other al-Khulafā’ al-Rāshidīn will also be highlighted in this treatise.