If you place the incident of Hamzah which clearly shows his...

If you place the incident of Hamzah which clearly shows his valour and bravery side by side with this episode you can very well decide as to whose Islam had a greater effect in the early days of Islam on the honour strength and fear of the unbelievers. You will soon read about the Islam of Umar. His Islam also like that of his old friend did not strengthen the defensive power of the Muslims.

But for 'As bin Wai'l it was possible that the blood of the Caliph might have been shed on the day he embraced Islam because he ('As bin Wai'l) came and addressed the group who wanted to kill Umar in these words: "What do you want from a man who has adopted…