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It was during this time that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, supplicated to
Allah to give him either the support of Omar, son of Al Khattab or Amr, Hisham‟s son.
Allah accepted his supplication and Omar was His choice.
THE TURNER OF HEARTS
It was now the sixth year of the prophethood and although Omar had disliked the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and his Companions, his reasons were different
from those of his uncle Abu Jahl. Omar came from a family steeped in conservatism and
tradition, and as such was taught to respect, but not question through lack of Divine
Guidance, the age-old custom of reverence for the idols and Ka‟bah. The very idea of
even challenging the validity of worshipping its idols was to Omar something that was
simply not open for discussion. Traditions and heritage went hand in hand, and were to
him, something to be preserved at all costs, even though there was nothing to support
the worship of idols. As for the Ka‟bah itself, only fragments of its real reason for
reverence remained. Omar, as well as most of the people of Mecca, was content with
the age-old illogical excuse that his fathers and ancestors had worshipped them and
what had been good enough for them, was still good enough for his generation.
Allah to give him either the support of Omar, son of Al Khattab or Amr, Hisham‟s son.
Allah accepted his supplication and Omar was His choice.
THE TURNER OF HEARTS
It was now the sixth year of the prophethood and although Omar had disliked the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and his Companions, his reasons were different
from those of his uncle Abu Jahl. Omar came from a family steeped in conservatism and
tradition, and as such was taught to respect, but not question through lack of Divine
Guidance, the age-old custom of reverence for the idols and Ka‟bah. The very idea of
even challenging the validity of worshipping its idols was to Omar something that was
simply not open for discussion. Traditions and heritage went hand in hand, and were to
him, something to be preserved at all costs, even though there was nothing to support
the worship of idols. As for the Ka‟bah itself, only fragments of its real reason for
reverence remained. Omar, as well as most of the people of Mecca, was content with
the age-old illogical excuse that his fathers and ancestors had worshipped them and
what had been good enough for them, was still good enough for his generation.