Omar left his sister’s house and speedily headed towards our Master with his sword swinging around his waist. When he got there, he vigorously knocked on the door.

“Who is it?” they yelled “Omar the son of Khattab!” he answered.

 Everybody knew Omar’s animosity towards Islam and our Master. They hesitated… Bilal al-Habashi looked through the door hole and saw Omar standing tall with his enormous sword around his waist. 

He apprehensively ran inside and said, “O Rasul of Allah! Omar bin Khattab is at the door with a giant sword around his waist!”

Hamza interrupted, “Let him come in. If he came with good intentions, he is welcome, but if he came with ill intentions then he will surely get his share from my mighty hands!”

Our Master assured, “Open the door and let him in. If Allah has willed good for him, He will surely allow him to unite with the reality!”

Bilal ran back to the door and admitted Omar inside...

Our Master stood up and waited until Omar came near him. Everybody was curious and nervous at the same time. With what intention had Omar come there?

When Omar was close enough our Master reached out and placed one hand on Omar’s shoulder and his other hand on his sword. With dignity and nobility both in his voice and gesture he asked, “O Omar! Why have you come here? I swear I will not desire for you to be degraded like Walid bin Mughiyra with the belittling and condemning verses of Allah! For how long will you continue to be in this state?”

Omar was melting like sugar in water…

Then our Master made a prayer:

“O Allah, honor Omar bin Khattab with Islam and strengthen Islam with Omar!”

Omar inadvertently fell on his knees…

“O Rasul of Allah! I have come here to place my faith in Allah and His Rasul… I bear witness that there is no god, only Allah, and that you are the Rasul of Allah!”

With joy, our Master recited the takbir, “Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!” 

The crowd joined him, “Allahu Akbar! La ilaha illallah! Wallahu akbar! Wa lillahil hamd!”

Their glorification was so loud it echoed through the streets of Mecca…

Hence the frank and daring child of Mecca entered Islam and reached the status of being “hadhrat” … After Hadhrat Omar became a Muslim, he went home and started thinking, “Who is the biggest enemy of Muhammad and Islam? I want to go to that person and declare my Muslim identity!”

Of course, he already knew the answer, it was Abu Jahil!

The next day he went straight to Abu Jahil’s house. When Abu Jahil opened the door and saw Omar standing with a grin on his face, he asked, “Salam my sister’s son! What is it? It everything alright?” 

Hadhrat Omar was completely calm and serene, with a smile on his face he said: 

“I came to let you know that I became a Muslim; I believe in Allah and his Rasul, and the knowledge that he has brought!”

Abu Jahil was dumbfounded. He was utterly shocked. “God damn you and the news that you bring!” he yelled as he slammed the door on Omar’s face.

Omar then went to the Masjid al-Haram, spent some time there, then restlessly went back to the Rasul of Allah, who was sitting with his followers and conversing in Erkam’s house… It was just after noon when Omar ardently asked, “O Rasul of Allah, whether we die or live, are we not upon the true religion?”

“Indeed! By Allah in whose hands of Power lies my soul, whether you live or die, you are upon the right path, the true religion!”

“Then why are we hiding?” asked Omar. “I swear by Allah who sent you to us with the true religion, there shall no longer be a meeting in which we sit with fear and apprehension! Let us disclose our Islamic identity to the public and broadcast the reality of Islam openly!” 

Our Master was pleased to hear this, the time had come indeed. The Muslims left Erkam’s house and walked towards the Masjid al-Haram in two groups.

One group was led by Hadhrat Omar and the other by Hadhrat Hamza… They both had their swords in their hands. The polytheists who saw them walking were awestruck!

Some of them approached Omar and asked, “What’s going on O Omar?” 

Omar yelled, “Let everyone know that I am a Muslim! Whoever dares to stand in my way will find my sword on his head!”

After this, the Rasul of Allah, together with all the Muslims, did tawaf around the Kaaba, and together they thanked Allah for allowing this…

Islam was now public and the Muslims were able, for the first time, to engage in worship in front of the Kaaba…

This was a great blessing from Allah, both to Omar and to Islam…

Meanwhile, the Muslims who had migrated to Abyssinia were living in peace and comfort. The Meccan polytheists who were disturbed by this, decided to send two ambassadors and a generous number of precious gifts – as a bribe – requesting the Abyssinian King Nebus to send the Muslims back to Mecca.

Abdullah bin Abi Rabia and Amr bin As, two polytheists from Quraish were delegated for this job.

Our Master and Abu Talib were immediately notified of this plan… Abu Talib sent a detailed letter to Nebus, honoring and complimenting him, and drawing his attention to the benevolence of the Muslims in his land and how the Meccan polytheists had no right to bring them back.

When the ambassadors arrived in Abyssinia, they met with all the high-ranking bureaucrats and ministers before they met with King Nebus, and showered them with gifts, requesting their help in their cause. 

Of course, they gave their word to support them before the King. When they were finally admitted to the King’s palace, Abdullah bin Amr began his speech. After making a great deal of compliments to the King, he said:

“Your majesty, some of our foolish youth and underprivileged have forsaken their religion and embraced a made-up new religion. Some of them reside in your lands, they have sought refuge in your kingdom. Since we are their kin, we know better the harm they are capable of bringing to you. Because of this we request that you return them to us. They are so misguided that they won’t even prostrate before you!” 

King Nebus, who had received Abu Talib’s letter prior to their arrival, responded with fury:

“No! Never! I will never return a group of people who have helplessly sought refuge in me and my kingdom! But I will call them here and see if you have any rights over them, in which case I will allow you to take them. But on the contrary, I will never allow you to take them!” 

Upon this the Muslims were called to the King’s presence. They were rather anxious, what would they say, what would they do?

Hadhrat Jafar volunteered to speak to the King on behalf of the Muslims living in Abyssinia. Meanwhile the priests who heard the Muslims were called to the King’s court, curiously gathered around the King with their sacred books, eager to hear what the Muslims had to say…

Hadhrat Jafar came inside and gave salam to Nebus. However, he did not prostrate before the King as per the custom of the Abyssinians. The King’s men who were disturbed by this reproached, “How dare you not prostrate before the King!?”

Hadhrat Jafar answered:

“The Rasul sent to us by Allah has instructed us to prostate only to Allah and to never prostrate anything besides Him!”

Amr interrupted, “We told you they are misguided! You see, they don’t even prostrate to your King!”