Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf (ra) Session 35, Sayidul Muslimeen. The outbreak of plague sets back Umar (ra) and thus he consults… So Umar (ra) runs from one decree to another. When the Prophet (as) of the people of Persia passed away, Iblees then misled them to Zoroastrianism. Is Jizzya to be taken from the Persians?