During whose caliphate was Bait ul Muqadas conquered?

Explanation

Bait ul Muqadas (Jerusalem) was conquered in 16 AH (637 CE) during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar (R.A). The city was surrendered peacefully by its Christian inhabitants after a prolonged siege led by Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (R.A). Hazrat Umar (R.A) himself traveled to Jerusalem to receive the keys of the city and personally drafted the treaty guaranteeing the safety of its people, their property, and their places of worship — famously known as the Pact of Umar.

Good to know

The conquest of Bait ul Muqadas is a landmark event in early Islamic history. Hazrat Umar (R.A) entered the city humbly, walking while his servant sat on the camel, and upon arrival he cleaned the site of the former Temple of Solomon where Al-Aqsa Mosque was later built. The Patriarch Sophronius insisted on surrendering the city only to the Caliph himself, which led to Hazrat Umar's historic journey from Madina to Jerusalem.

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