The two sheikhs

Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and Omar bin Al-Khattab, the two companions who founded and the two caliphs who presented models of the Rashidun Caliphate, made it difficult for those who followed them among the caliphs. He, Dean of Arab Literature Dr. Taha Hussein, narrates their biography, scrutinizing the events of their eras and correcting what had previously been written about them, which tended to exaggeration or neglect. Dr. Taha Hussein observed that some historians who preceded him in documenting these two noble companions had taken an approach of veneration bordering on sanctification, while some historians undervalued their status to the extent of denying their achievements or criticizing their wisdom and justice.