Farouk Omar
Faith & religionBelief, doubt and religious institutions.This show: 10/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 7/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 7/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Samer IsmailAssad KhalifaMehyar KhaddourGhassan MassoudFethi HaddaouiQasim Milho
Starring
Samer IsmailAssad KhalifaMehyar KhaddourGhassan MassoudFethi HaddaouiQasim Milho
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"An epic conversion story told with real weight"
This lavish historical drama traces the life of Omar ibn al-Khattab, from his years as a fierce opponent of a new faith to his rise as one of its most consequential leaders. Spanning battles, political intrigue, and personal transformation, it moves at a deliberate, almost novelistic pace, favoring long dialogue-driven scenes over spectacle, though the production values and desert cinematography are consistently impressive. It rewards patience and some grounding in the era's history, unfolding more like an epic chronicle than a fast-paced drama, with gravity and reverence guiding every scene.
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the sweeping, meticulously staged portrait of a pivotal historical figure's transformation.
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you prefer fast pacing over long, dialogue-heavy historical exposition.
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Season 12012
9.15K3123h 15m
The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islamic State, before and after he embraces Islam.
Farouk Omar is a historical Arab series, which is based on one of the best companions of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and the 2nd Caliph of the Islamic state, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him).
The series commences with the year 23 of Hijra at Makkah, where the Muslim pilgrims have come together for the Hajj. In midst of them, we can see Umar Ibn Al Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) supplicating to the Lord while doing the Tawaaf around the Ka'abah. On the return journey to Medinah from Makkah, they pass by a group of people tending to their camels in the desert. Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) reminisces his past days, when he used to tend to his father Al-Khattab's camels in the desert, and how his father used to work him to exhaustion and beat him up if he slackened.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | During His Youth | 8.6 | 288 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Islam Begins | 8.7 | 226 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Abu Lahab | 9.0 | 190 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Family Affairs | 9.1 | 170 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Torture Begins | 9.1 | 161 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Bilal Gains Freedom | 9.1 | 156 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Hijrah to Abissinia | 9.0 | 151 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Omar embraces Islam | 9.4 | 216 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Boycott Against Muslims | 9.0 | 155 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Hijrah to Yathrib | 9.2 | 164 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Battle of Badr | 9.3 | 169 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Prisoners of the Battle of Badr | 8.9 | 147 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Battle of Uhud & Khandaq | 9.1 | 150 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Treaty of Hudaybiyah | 9.1 | 141 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Abu Baseer | 9.2 | 143 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Khalid & Amr embrace Islam | 9.3 | 143 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Death of The Prophet | 9.3 | 193 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Abu Bakr becomes caliph | 9.2 | 145 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Rise of Sajah | 8.9 | 138 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Battle Against Musailimah | 9.1 | 138 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Battle Against Persians | 9.2 | 139 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Omar Becomes the Second Caliph | 9.4 | 209 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Battle of Yarmuk | 9.3 | 144 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Battle in Syria | 9.0 | 131 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Omar and His Subjects | 9.1 | 137 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | Conquest of Damascus | 9.2 | 133 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 27 | Battle of Qadisiya | 9.2 | 135 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 28 | Battle of Madain | 9.3 | 139 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 29 | Famine Year | 9.0 | 145 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 30 | Last Days of Omar | 9.3 | 151 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 31 | Plague, conquest of Egypt and death of Umar: Part 2 | 9.4 | 159 | 45 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Samer Ismail Farouk Omar
Assad Khalifa Umar ibn Al-Khattab
Mehyar Khaddour Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed
Ghassan Massoud Abu Bakr, Abu baker
Fethi Haddaoui Abo Sofian, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Qasim Milho Amr ibn al-As, Amr ibn al-'As
Faisal Al-Ameeri Bilal ibn Rabah, Bilal Ibn Rabah
Abdeslam Bouhcini Abdullah ibn Suhayl
Majd Fidha Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl
Tamer Al-Arbeed Uthman ibn Affan
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