This series of lectures covers the different aspects of the life of Ummer Ibn Alkhataab (R.A.) Imam Awlaki brings to life stories from the golden era of Islam in a dynamic style and instills in the listeners a deep love for the Beloved of Allah (P.B.U.H.) Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki was born in New Mexico, USA. His parents are from Yemen where he lived for eleven years and received the early part of his Islamic education. Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki has served as an Imam in Colorado, California, and Washington D.C. Currently he resides in Yemen.

Producer: Al-Basheer Company for Publications and Translations (2004)
Format: Audio CD (18 in travel case)
Total running time: 1080 mins. (approx).

Table of Contents

CD1 * Introduction

* His character

* His life before Islam

* Embracing Islam

CD2 * Hijrah

* Umar and the Quran

* Jihad with the Messenger of Allah

CD3 * Jihad with the Messenger of Allah (cont.)

* Incidents in Madinah

* Some of his virtues

CD4 * His virtues (cont.)

* The Advisor of Abu Bakr

CD5 * His appointment as Khalifah

* The inaugural address

* Foundations of Government

CD6 * Foundations of Government (cont.)

* Life as the Khilafah

CD7 * Umar with his family

* Umar and the Household of the Prophet

* Umar and the society

CD8 * Umar and the society (cont.)

CD9 * Enjoining good and forbidding evil

* Attention to Islamic rituals

CD10 * The nightly patrols

CD11 * The famine

* The plague

CD12-13 * Umar with his governors and army generals

CD14-15 * The Opening of the Persian Empire

CD16 * The Roman Front

CD17 * Comments on the Conquests

* Dreams

CD18 * His last days