When did Hazrat Umar (R.A) capture Jerusalem for the first time?
When did Hazrat Umar (R.A) capture Jerusalem for the first time?
(A) 632 CE
(B) 638 CE
(C) 640 CE
(D) 642 CE
Hazrat Umar (R.A) took control of Jerusalem in 638 CE (often given as 637–638 CE) following a siege led by Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah. The city was surrendered to him personally by Patriarch Sophronius.