The Horrible Destruction of Omayyad Caliph Hazrat Umar ibn Abdul Aziz written By Ali K.Chishti

How Bashar forces and allies or an unknown group in Syria disrespected the grave of Caliph Umar Bin Abdul Aziz RAH. His grave has been exhumed and his body had been taken by this group. Imagine the hate? Commonly known as Umar II, was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 22 September 717 until his death in 720. Umar made various significant contributions and reforms to the society, and he has been described as "the most pious and devout" of the Umayyad rulers and was often called the first Mujaddid and the fifth righteous Caliph of Islam.He was also a cousin of the former caliph, being the son of Abd al-Malik's younger brother, Abd al-Aziz. He was also a matrilineal great-grandson of the second caliph, Umar ibn Al-Khattab.

Surrounded with great scholars, he is credited with having ordered the first official collection of Hadiths and encouraged education to everyone. He also sent out emissaries to China and Tibet, inviting their rulers to accept Islam. At the same time, he remained tolerant with the his non-Muslim citizens. According to Nazeer Ahmed, it was during the time of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz that the Islamic faith took roots and was accepted by huge segments of the population of Persia and Egypt.
He made other reforms:[24]

State officials were excluded from entering into any business.
Unpaid labor was made illegal.
Pasture lands and game reserves, which were reserved for the family of the dignitaries, were evenly distributed among the poor for the purpose of cultivation.
He urged all of the officials to listen the complaints of the people; he would also announce at any public occasion that, if anyone witnessed a public official mistreating others, he should report him to to the leader and would be given a reward ranging from 100 to 300 dirhams.
Umar Bin Abdul Aziz also is credited to finish jazya on newly converts non Arabs Muslims much to the opposition of Ummayads. He said I'm not a tax collector but a Caliph. He died of aged 37 and buried in a plot bought by him. He was succeeded by Yazid II.