LAHORE (Dunya News) – The beginning of the month of Muharram marks Youm-e-Shahadat (day of martyrdom) of Hazrat Umar (RA) that is being observed in various countries on Sunday, Dunya News reported. <br /> <br />Hazrat Umar (RA), the second of rightly guided caliphs, is regarded as a zealous ruler of the golden age of Islam under whose leadership, the message of Islam propagated widely. <br /> <br />On Youm-e-Shahadat Hazrat Umar (RA), his character, service to Islam and way of rule based on principles of justice is commemorated. <br /> <br />Several events are due to take place in order to pay rich tributes to the Hazrat Umar (RA). <br /> <br />Rallies are also being held in various cities including Lahore. The religious scholars on this day deliver lectures highlighting the great personality the Islamic caliph was.
