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hand of Omar and told him that he would find him together with his Companions in the
house of Akram, near the Hill of Safa.

Omar went to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him. When Omar
arrived, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, held him in his arms and
shook him asking what he had come for. Omar replied that he had come hear more
about Islam whereupon the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, told him
that it was to bear witness that there is no god except Allah who has no partner and to
bear witness to the messengership Muhammad His Messenger and Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him. Omar accepted the invitation and asked the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, so that he might take his leave and go to offer his prayer
at the Ka‟bah. He did not fear the the inevitability of the hostilities he would no doubt
encounter from the unbelieving Koraysh.

Aslam, the Companion tells that Omar once said to the Companions, “Do you want to
hear how I embraced Islam?” The Companions were anxious to know and asked him to
continue. Omar said, “I was one of the foremost people who opposed the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, then the day came when I went to him in a house
near the hill of Safa and sat down before him. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon