Umar II (Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz)

ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz war der achte Kalif der Umayyaden. Er war der Sohn von ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān und Layla bint Assem ibn Umar ibn al-Chattab, Enkelin des zweiten Kalifen ʿUmar ibn al-Chattāb.

Connection to Damascus

Raised and educated in Damascus; governed the caliphate from there; known for his reforms and justice.

Known for

Fifth rightly-guided caliph; renowned for justice piety and reforms.