ANCESTRY AND ATTRIBUTES
His full name was Umar ibn Al-Khattab ibn Nufayl ibn Abdul- Uzza. He was known as Abu Hafs and earned the nickname of Al Farooq (the Criterion) because he showed his Islam openly in Makkah and through him Allah distinguished between disbelief and faith. was born in 583 AC, thirteen years after the year of the Elephant. His father was Al-Khattab ibn Nufayl, and his grandfather Nufayl was one of those whom Quraysh used to refer for judgment. His mother was Hantamah bint Hashim bin Al Mugheerah.
With regard to his physical characteristics, he was white with a reddish complexion. He was muscular, tall, solid and bald. He was very strong, not weak or puny. When he walked, he walked quickly, when he spoke, he spoke clearly, and when he stuck, he caused pain (Al-Sayed,1996).
Source: (The Series of: Men and Women Around Muhammad)
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