Kufa was built on the orders of whom?

1. Hazrat Ali (RA)
2. Hazrat Usman (RA)
3. Hazrat Abubakar (RA)
4. Hazrat Umar (RA)

Kufa, Iraq, was founded and constructed on the orders of the second Caliph, Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), in 17 AH (638 CE). It was established as a garrison city (amsar) to house Arab Muslim troops participating in the conquest of Sassanian Persia. The city quickly evolved into a major administrative, military, and intellectual center, later serving as Hazrat Ali’s (RA) capital during his caliphate from 656-661 CE.