— (উমর) দ্য ডিক্লাইন এন্ড ফল অব দ্য রোমান এম্পায়ার গ্রন্থে এডওয়ার্ড গিবন উমরের সম্পর্কে বলেছেন: "Yet the abstinence and humility of Umar were not inferior to the virtues of Abu Bakr: his food consisted of barley bread or dates; his drink was water; he preached in a gown that was torn or tattered in twelve places; and a Persian satrap, who paid his homage as to the conqueror, found him asleep among the beggars on the steps of the mosque of Muslims." গ্রন্থাকারে কুরআন সংকলন ধর্মীয় ক্ষেত্রে তার অন্যতম বৃহৎ অবদান।
Madam President, two of these hostages have been held for practically a year, I repeat, a year in captivity, and the other five for more than two months!WikiMatrix WikiMatrix