Departure from Jerusalem

Upon returning from Baitul Maqdis, Hazrat Umar (ra) toured the entire land and assessed the conditions at the borders and made the security arrangements to ensure the protection of the land.

(Al-Faruq, Shibli Nu‘mani, pp. 125-126, Idarah Islamiyyat, 2004) (Futuhah al-Sham translated, Vol. 2, p. 224, Maktabah A‘la Hazrat Darbar Market, Lahore, September 2008) (Khulafa Rashidin, pp. 126-127, Maktabah Rahmaniyyah, Lahore) (Al-Iktifa bima Tadmanuhu min Maghazi Rasul Allah wa al-Thalathah al-Khulafa, Vol. 2, Chapter 1, pp. 295-296, Alam al-Kutub, Beirut, 1997)

The purpose of Hazrat Umar (ra) travelling to Baitul Maqdis had been fulfilled and he returned to Medina on the same route as he had come from. Upon reaching Jabiyah, Hazrat Umar (ra) stayed there for a few days and then departed from there on his horse. Hazrat Ali (ra) and the other Muslims had already been informed of the work that had been carried out by Hazrat Umar (ra) in Palestine. And so, they gave him a huge welcome just outside of Medina.

(Hazrat Umar Farooq A‘zam, Muhammad Husain Haikal, p. 382, Islami Kutub Khana, Lahore)