Hazrat al-Hurmuzan

The Water-Cup Before Umar

The Persian general al-Hurmuzan was captured at Tustar and brought to Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun in Madinah. Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun swore to kill him after he had drunk. Al-Hurmuzan asked for water — and as the cup was given to him, he refused to drink until he was promised safety, since he had been told he would only be killed after he drank.

Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun accepted the ruse and spared his life. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 360–361 — Najeebabadi — al-Hurmuzan's water-cup ruse before Umar; the conditional oath.

He embraced Islam and was settled in Madinah. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 360–361 — Najeebabadi — al-Hurmuzan embraces Islam; settles in Madinah.

A Killing After the Caliph’s Assassination

After Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun’s assassination, his son Ubaydullah ibn Umar killed al-Hurmuzan along with a Christian slave named Jufayna — suspected (perhaps without proof) of having been in on the plot. Uthman رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Uthman ibn Affanرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThird Caliph; Dhun-Nurayn; compiled the Qur'an into one codexKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun later paid the blood-money on Ubaydullah’s behalf. 3 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 382–383 — Najeebabadi — Ubaydullah ibn Umar kills al-Hurmuzan and Jufayna after Umar's assassination; Uthman pays the blood-money.