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− Hadrat ‘Umar established a splendid system of administration for ra ± ± the Islamic state. Some of his main achievements in this field are: − 1. Establishment of , a consultative body of Majlis Shura − advisors to the. Khalifah − 2. Division of the whole Islamic state into provinces to − facilitate administration. 3. Establishment of a finance department and building of schools and mosques in different parts of the state. 4. Introduction of the Islamic calendar of. Hijrah − Hadrat ‘Umar was so anxious about the welfare of his people that ra ± ± he used to go around in disguise, in the city of Medina at night, to see himself if anyone was in need of help. Once, during his patrol at night, he observed a woman cooking something in a pot while her children were crying around her. He found out from the woman that the children were hungry for two days and the pot was put on the fire just to console them. He immediately went to the treasury, and himself brought all the necessary food items to the woman. On his way, one of his servants offered to carry the load but he stopped him saying: 'On the Day of Judgment you will not carry my load. ' The woman, who had not seen Hadrat ‘Umar before, was so ra ± ± pleased that she prayed aloud for him saying, 'May Allah make you the − Khalifah in place of ‘Umar. ' On hearing this, Hadrat ‘Umar started crying ra − ± ± and without saying a word left the place. In 644 AD, Hadrat ‘Umar was stabbed by a Persian slave, while ra ± ± he was offering his Prayers in the Mosque. This proved fatal and he passed away at the age of sixty three on 26th of , 23 AH. He was a Dhul Hijjah ± truly great whose period of was undoubtedly a golden Khalifah Khilafat − − period in the history of Islam. He was one of ten blessed ones to whom the − Holy Prophet had given the glad tidings that they had been rewarded the sa Paradise. (The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, Cyril Glasse, Stacey International, − London,1989, p 408; Ahmadiyya Gazette, April/May 2000, p 28-29) ± 198