Abdul M Omar

Abdul Manan Omar was born in India in April of 1910 and lived to be 96 years young. Hajji Abdul Manan Omar was married to the late Amatul Rahman Omar, his wife of 50 years. She was the first Muslim woman to translate the Holy Qur?an into English, and was awarded several gold and silver medals for her outstanding achievement and distinction in the Arabic language. Hajji Abdul Manan Omar graduated from Aligarh University of India in Arabic, Urdu and Islamic Studies. His love for languages and...See more

Abdul Manan Omar was born in India in April of 1910 and lived to be 96 years young. Hajji Abdul Manan Omar was married to the late Amatul Rahman Omar, his wife of 50 years. She was the first Muslim woman to translate the Holy Qur?an into English, and was awarded several gold and silver medals for her outstanding achievement and distinction in the Arabic language. Hajji Abdul Manan Omar graduated from Aligarh University of India in Arabic, Urdu and Islamic Studies. His love for languages and religious knowledge took him on a life long quest in scholarly pursuits to research and teach in such places as Germany, Switzerland, Holland, United Kingdom, Egypt, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United States, where he was a citizen. We are pleased that he made Delaware and Masjid Al Kauthar his home. Fluent in the Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Gurmukhi, and English languages, he was a prolific writer with a wealth of knowledge and made numerous literary contributions in service to God and humanity. For years he was Professor and Editor of the Encyclopedia of Islam, Punjab University in Pakistan. In this twenty two volume publication, he authored more than 100 published articles on Islam in the Urdu language. He was translator of the Holy Qur?an from Arabic to English, author of the Dictionary of the Holy Qur?an (Arabic to English), editor and compiler of the ?Subject Codification? of the Book of Hadith by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (10 volumes in Arabic only), translator and commentator of the Holy Qur?an (Arabic to English), a work that is ready to be published, translator and commentator of the Holy Qur?an (Arabic to Urdu), also ready to be published. He was publisher of the Holy Qur?an in Dutch and German. In addition, he authored more than 50 books on Islam in English. Still in his hand writing, these books are to be printed in the near future. Known for his extensive knowledge of Islam, Professor Omar was a Visiting Professor at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Professor Omar had the privilege of performing Hajj and Umrah twice. In 1955, he performed hajj and was a guest of the King of Saudi Arabia. The king invited him to perform two rakas of prayer inside the four walls of the Kaaba. After, they prayed together, the king asked if he had any desire, thinking he might want land or money. Hajji Abdul Manan Omar asked the king for some of the cloth that hung on the inside of the Kaaba walls ? enough to be his burial shroud. The cloth was cut from the interior walls and put straight into his hands. In preparation for his death, Hajji Abdul Manan Omar kept this cloth in a box that traveled with him wherever he lived, and he kept this box for over 50 years. As he wanted, he is shrouded in his hajj garments and wrapped with the cloth that touched the inside of the Kaaba walls. Hajji Abdul Manan Omar's life was spent rendering the words of revelation into the different languages of man so that, in a very personal way, God's revelation could be understood as a message to guide with God's guidance, to heal with God's words, and connect to God with prayer, praise, gratitude and good deeds. This was the life work of Professor Abdul Manan Omar, whose heartfelt desire and prayer to Allah was that He pours in the hearts of the people a love for the Holy Qur?an, and also creates a passionate longing for understanding the meanings of the word of Allah. See less