Abu Lu'lu'a

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title: Abu Lu'lu'a
text: Abū Luʾluʾa Fīrūz, also known in modern Persian-language sources as Abū Luʾluʾ (ابولؤلؤ) or Fīrūz Nahāvandī, was a Sasanian Persian slave who assassinated Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644), the second Islamic caliph, in November 644. After having been captured in battle during the Arab-Muslim conquest of Persia, Abu Lu'lu'a was brought to Medina, the then-capital of the Rashidun Caliphate, which was normally off-limits to non-Arab captives. However, as a highly skilled craftsman, Abu Lu'lu'a was
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description: Assassin of the 2nd caliph Umar
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date created: 2008-06-04T21:20:30Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T17:17:00Z
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