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Omar or Omar Farouk is a historical Arab television drama miniseries-serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by the Syrian director Hatem Ali. Co-produced by Qatar TV, the series is based on the life of Omar ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam, and depicts his life from 18 years old until the moments of his death. The series had to face large controversy due to its depiction of Omar, Abu Bakr, Uthman and Ali, the four Rashidun Caliphs, along with other characters, who some Muslims believe should not be depicted, much like Mohammad. The series consists of 30 episodes and was originally aired in the month of Ramadan since July 20, 2012. It was made at a cost of 200 million Saudi riyals and filmed in Morocco, primarily in the cities of Marakesh, Tangiers, El Jadida, Casablanca and Mohammedia. After the series was broadcast on MBC, it was dubbed into several languages for international broadcast and subtitled in English on YouTube; it received great support from many different scholarly bodies and people watching it. As the series depended largely on reliable historical established facts, the series did not face criticism in terms of its content, as past films faced.
Original Release
07/20/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Samer Ismail | Farouk Omar |
Assad Khalifa | Umar ibn Al-Khattab |
Mehyar Khaddour | Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed |
Ghassan Massoud | Abu Bakr / Abu baker |
Fethi Haddaoui | Abu Sufyan ibn Harb / Abo Sofian |
Qasim Milho | Amr ibn al-'As |
Faisal Al-Omari | Bilal ibn Rabah |
Tamer Al-Arbeed | Uthman ibn Affan |
Abdeslam Bouhcini | Abdullah ibn Suhayl |
Majd Fidha | Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | During His Youth | Friday, 20 July 2012 |
2 | Islam Begins | Saturday, 21 July 2012 |
3 | Abu Lahab | Sunday, 22 July 2012 |
4 | Family Affairs | Monday, 23 July 2012 |
5 | Torture Begins | Tuesday, 24 July 2012 |
6 | Bilal Gains Freedom | Wednesday, 25 July 2012 |
7 | Hijrah to Abissinia | Thursday, 26 July 2012 |
8 | Omar embraces Islam | Friday, 27 July 2012 |
9 | Boycott Against Muslims | Saturday, 28 July 2012 |
10 | Hijrah to Yathrib | Sunday, 29 July 2012 |
11 | Battle of Badr | Monday, 30 July 2012 |
12 | Prisoners of the Battle of Badr | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 |
13 | Battle of Uhud & Khandaq | Wednesday, 01 August 2012 |
14 | Treaty of Hudaybiyah | Thursday, 02 August 2012 |
15 | Abu Baseer | Friday, 03 August 2012 |
16 | Khalid & Amr embrace Islam | Saturday, 04 August 2012 |
17 | Death of The Prophet | Sunday, 05 August 2012 |
18 | Abu Bakr becomes caliph | Monday, 06 August 2012 |
19 | Rise of Sajah | Tuesday, 07 August 2012 |
20 | Battle Against Musailimah | Wednesday, 08 August 2012 |
21 | Battle Against Persians | Thursday, 09 August 2012 |
22 | Omar Becomes the Second Caliph | Friday, 10 August 2012 |
23 | Battle of Yarmuk | Saturday, 11 August 2012 |
24 | Battle in Syria | Sunday, 12 August 2012 |
25 | Omar and His Subjects | Monday, 13 August 2012 |
26 | Conquest of Damascus | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 |
27 | Battle of Qadisiya | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 |
28 | Battle of Madain | Thursday, 16 August 2012 |
29 | Famine Year | Friday, 17 August 2012 |
30 | Last Days of Omar | Tuesday, 18 September 2012 |
31 | Plague, conquest of Egypt and death of Umar: Part 2 | Saturday, 18 August 2012 |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Samer Ismail | Farouk Omar |
Assad Khalifa | Umar ibn Al-Khattab |
Mehyar Khaddour | Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed |
Ghassan Massoud | Abu Bakr / Abu baker |
Fethi Haddaoui | Abu Sufyan ibn Harb / Abo Sofian |
Qasim Milho | Amr ibn al-'As |
Faisal Al-Omari | Bilal ibn Rabah |
Tamer Al-Arbeed | Uthman ibn Affan |
Abdeslam Bouhcini | Abdullah ibn Suhayl |
Majd Fidha | Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl |
Soheil Babaei | Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas |
Ghanem Zrelli | Ali Ibn Abi Taleb / Ali ibn Abi Talib |
Zied Touati | Wahchi |
Hicham Bahloul | Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl |
Hazem Zedan | Salamah |
Jawad Al Shakarji | Abu Gahl / Abu al-Hakam / Abu Jahl |
Bahaa Tharwat | Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba |
Jaber Joukhdar | Abdullah ibn Masud |
Khaled Al Qish | Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah |
Mohammed Miftah | Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib |