Who was ‘Umar al-Khayyaam?

Who was 'Umar al-Khayyaam and what was his belief ('aqeedah)? I hope
you canm give me an idea about him.
Praise be to Allaah.
His full name was Abu'l-Fath, 'Umar ibn Ibraaheem al-Khayyaami
al-Naysapoori. He was a poet and philosopher from among the people
ofNaysapoor, where he was born and died.
He was born in 408 AH, in the town of Naysapoor, where he died and was
buried in 517 AH, or it was said, 515 AH.
He was a scholar who waswell versed in mathematics, astronomy,
language, fiqh and history.
Because of his brilliance asan astronomer, he was appointed as
director of the observatory in Baghdaad, and because ofhis interest in
philosophy, his name is associated with that of Ibn Seenaa (Avicenna),
who wrote articles filled with kufr which put him beyond the pale of
Islam.
He is also famous for his poetry, the best known ofwhich is
al-Rubaa'iyaat, which is filled with ideas of kufr, promiscuity and
heresy. No wonder the West took such an interest in publishing and
distributing this book! It has been translated into many languages,
such as English, French, Russian, German, etc. The British sought to
spread the ideas of immorality and promiscuity advocated by
al-Khayyaam in al-Rubaa'iyaat, so they spread it in the countries
which they colonized, such as India and Iran, and attributed it to one
ofthe Muslims, rather one ofthe greatest of them – or so they claimed.
One of the verses about wine – in al-Rubaa'iyaat – says:
Drink wine, for it is the relaxation of the soul
A cure for the soul and heart, and entertainment.
If you are overwhelmed with stress and grief,
Save yourself through it, for it is like the ship of Nooh.
Denying the idea of resurrection after death, he said:
Get up before death seizesyou
And take the rose-coloured (liquid) [i.e.,wine] to expel darkness
O fool, you are not a pieceof gold
To be buried and later brought forth
His words of promiscuity and immorality include the following:
As much as you can, follow the people of immorality
Destroy the structure of fasting and prayer
Receive the best words from al-Khayyaam
Drink, sing and pursue thegood things
His mocking of the sharee'ah, his insolence towards his Lord and his
attitude towards repentance may be seen in the following words:
Every day I have the intention to repent
If night falls and I feel that I want to repent from drinking wine
Then the season of flowers comes and then,
O Lord, I repent from my intention to repent
Some researchers, such as al-Zarkali, said that later he repented and
performed Hajj. Others, such as 'Abd al-Haqq Faadil, expressed doubts
about the attribution of al-Rubaa'iyaat to him.
Whatever the case, the Rubaa'iyaat do not indicate that he repented,
because they contain clearstatements of kufr, wilful neglect of
virtuous attributes and rejection ofthe idea of repenting and turning
to Allaah. Indeed, they contain no indicationthat their author
believed in Allaah and the Last Day.
The doubts about whether he wrote these words are outweighed by number
of people who attributed them to him. Allaah knows best what isreally
the case.
For more details on his life, see al-A'laam by al-Zarkali, 5/38;
Mu'jam al-Mu'aalifeen by 'Umar Ridaa Kahhaalah, 2/549; 'Umar
al-Khayyaam baynaal-Kufr wa'l-Eemaan, by Ihsaan Haqqi; Thawrat
al-Khayyaam by 'Abd al-Haqq Faadil.
May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.

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