Allah! Bring support to Islam through the conversion to Islam either one of the two 'Umars, Umar ibn Al-Khattab or 'Amr ibn Hisham." The Prophet (salla-Llaahu 'alayhi wa-sallam) 'Taa Haa. We have not sent down the Qur'an to you (0 Muhammad) to cause you distress.But only as reminder to those who fear Allah. A revelation from Him (Allah) Who created the earth and the high heavens. The Most Gracious (Allah) rose over the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). Whatever is in the heavens and the earth and in between them, belongs to Him, as whatever lies under the earth.(The Qur'an 20:1-6) The above verses were the key of the light of Islam to our hero, Umar ibn Al-Khattab, whose nick-name was AI-Farooq. The Qur'an, being the inimitable Words of Allah with its superb style and language and its miraculous content, was responsible for the guidance of many a discriminating Arab in the early days of Islam.. For the Arabs were at the time very fond of linguistic excellence and their appreciation of superior style was at its peak, its being one of the main fields of rivalry and competition. 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab (ra) was one of those Arabs who was enchanted by the Qur'an, especially the verses mentioned earlier. The story runs as follows. One day while 'Umar ibn AI- Khattab was attacking some followers of Islam in Makkah, he was chided for so doing while his own sister and her husband were among the followers of Muhammad. 'Umar was furious. So he drew his sword out of its sheath, and rushed to his sister's house. To his luck, his sister and brother-in-law were studying the Our'an. Their teacher, Khabbab ibn AI-Aratt, was reciting to them the beginning of Chapter 20 (Taa Haa). Upon approaching the house, 'Umar was mesmerized at hearing those few verses. When his sister saw him she swiftly hid the sheet from which they were studying. 'Umar insisted on looking at that sheet, but his sister would not for fear that he might do something bad to it out of disrespect. She was hurt in the process, and our hero calmed down. When the sister felt secure, she told him that he is a pagan and has inpurity and could not, therefore, touch the Our'an. If he wanted to see the sheet that contained Our'anic verses he had to take a bath and to purify himself first and then to announce his declaration of the Faith. Our hero did what he was asked to, and said the declaration of the Faith: "I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." Immediately he went to the Prophet (saws) to announce his conversion to Islam in his presence. The Prophet (saws) was heard earlier praying to Allah to increase the glory of Islam with the conversion of either 'Umar ibn AI-Khattab or Amr ibn Hisham (Abu Jahl). The Muslims were excited and very happy to learn of this great event. For our hero was known as a tough man, feared by many people in Makkah. With the conversion of our hero to Islam the Muslims gained a very strong ally and protector, a man of strength and courage, and they felt more secure. We are told that when our hero decided to migrate to Madina, he announced his decision to the Makkan pagans, challenging anyone to stop him.None dared to be in his way .