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Uthman was born in the Hejaz. The exact date is disputed, both 573 and 576 are indicated. [5] He was born to an affluent family of the noble Umayyad clan. His father, Affan ibn Abi al-As was of the Umayyad, and his mother, Arwa bint Kurayz was of the Abdshams, which were both powerful and wealthy clans in Mecca. Uthman had one sister, Amina.
Uthman married Na'ila in 649. Maryam al-Sughra married to Amr ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba and then married to Sa'id ibn al-As after the death of her sister Umm 'Amr, they had a son named Sa'id. Umm Khalid married Abdallah ibn Khalid ibn Asid after the death of her sister Umm Sa'id (Umm Uthman). Arwa married Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn Uqba. [4]: 131.
Concerning the events which led to siege of Uthman, Wilferd Madelung writes: 'Uthman ibn 'Affan expressed generosity toward his kin, Banu Abd-Shams, who seemed to dominate him, and his supposed arrogant mistreatment toward several of the earliest companions such as Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud and Ammar ibn Yasir provoked outrage ...
Uthman's Quran. Uthman's Quran or the Imam's Quran is the Quran compiled by the third Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan. He ordered it to be copied and the copies sent to Islamic countries, after the death of Muhammad. The Quran was collected in a single book by order of the first caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, and when the caliphate was handed over ...
Uthman ibn Affan (Arabic: عثمان ابن عفان, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān) (c. 579 – 17 June 656) was one of the early companions and son in law of Muhammad. Two of Muhammad and Khadija daughters Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum were married to him one after another. Uthman was born into the Umayyad clan of Mecca, a powerful family of ...
The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (UK: / uːˈmaɪjæd /, [ 2 ] US: / uːˈmaɪæd /; [ 3 ] Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, romanized:al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) [ 4 ] was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. [ pron 1 ] Uthman ibn ...
Umar ibn al-Khattab (born c. 583–593, died 644): second caliph, r. 634–644; relatively late convert, but fought at Badr and Uhud; played an important role in organizing an Islamic state in Medina [16] Uthman ibn Affan (died 656): third caliph, r. 644–656 [17]
Uthman became caliph. The Election of Uthman refers to the appointment of Uthman ibn Affan as the third caliph by a committee (shura), which was assembled by the dying caliph Umar in 23 AH (643-4 CE). The committee likely consisted of six early Muslims from the Quraysh tribe, including the prophet Muhammad's second cousin and son-in-law Uthman ...