"Now that Umar's death has been announced to me, I say: May the mainstay of justice and religion be not far away. The people have left behind, in the tomb that they dug in Day Sim'an, the balance of the scales."
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tribute by a unknown poet on Umar's death, also quoted in History of the Prophets and Kings, Vol. 24, p. 101
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Umar II
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (Arabic: عمر بن عبد العزيز‎, romanized: ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz; 2 November 682 – c. 5 February 720), commonly known as Umar II, was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 22 September 717 until his death in 720. He was also a cousin of the former caliph, being the son of Abd al-Malik's younger brother, Abd al-Aziz. He was also a matrilineal great-grandson of the second caliph, Umar ibn Al-Khattab. He has been described as "the most pious and devout" of the Umayyad rulers.
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