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Umar (R.A.): the challenge of his death and shura

Islamic Religious Education · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Name Umar's (R.A.) assassination briefly without gore, and explain the shura of six that chose Uthman (R.A.) as a model of counsel after a shock.

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