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Correct name – should be “Umar the Great

Hello, I would like to suggest a respectful correction to this article. The proper and historically recognized name is “Umar the Great”, not “Umer.” 2409:4090:A02A:6E02:65F9:8842:5B42:58A2 (talk) 08:21, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

You did not cite any sources. I did an ngrams comparison of "Umar the Great" and "Umar ibn al-Khattab". It shows that "Umar ibn al-Khattab" is overwhelmingly more common in the English-language.-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:57, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 November 2025

Add Umar ibn al-Khattab's full name on the title section as you have about Alexander who is named as Alexander the great Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب بن نفيل بن عبد العزى العدوي القرشي; c. 584–644 CE), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph...

Source: Esposito, John L. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 333. ~2025-33152-72 (talk) 13:19, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NotJamestack (talk) 17:51, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2025

"Change name of the Title and Heading from UMAR to UMAR THE GREAT CALIPH" Umair Ahmed Arain (talk) 12:35, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done. Changing the title requires a page move, not a simple edit, and such a request would have virtually no chance of finding consensus. Deacon Vorbis (carbon  videos) 13:24, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

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