His Age at the time of his Demise

There are various narrations with regard to Hazrat Umar’s (ra) age at the time of his demise. Also there are differences of opinion regarding his date of birth. According to the various narrations found in Al-Tabari, Usd al-Ghabah, Al-Bidayah wa Al-Nihayah, Al-Riyad Al-Nadirah and Tarikh al-Khulafa, Hazrat Umar’s (ra) age is mentioned as: 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63 and 65.

(Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari [translated], Vol. 1 [Karachi, Pakistan: Dar al-Isha‘ah, 2003], p. 211) (Ali Ibn al-Athir, Usd al-Ghabah fi Ma‘rifat al-Sahabah, Vol. 4 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 2003], p. 166) (Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, Vol. 10, [Dar Hijr, 1998] pp. 192-194) (Riyad al-Nadirah, pp. 418-419, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut) (Jalaluddin Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Suyuti, Tarikh al-Khulafa [translated], p. 168, Mumtaz Academy, Lahore)

However, according to the narrations in Sahih Muslim and Tirmidhi, Hazrat Umar (ra) was 63 years old [at the time of his demise].

Hazrat Anas bin Malikra narrates that at the time of his demise, the Holy Prophet (sa) was 63 years old; and at the time of Abu Bakr’sra demise, he was also 63 years old and when Hazrat Umar (ra) passed away, he was also 63 years old.

(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fada‘il, Bab kam Sanah al-Nabi (sa) Yaum Qabd, Hadith 6091) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Manaqib, Abwab fi Sunan al-Nabi (sa) kam kana hina mat, Hadith 3563)