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    Uthman ibn Affan was the third Rightly Guided Caliph who was known for his piety and wealth. He was praised by the Prophet Muhammad for resembling him most in character. During his caliphate, Uthman oversaw many military conquests that expanded Muslim territory and codified the Quran into its final written form. However, he faced accusations of nepotism and his lenient ruling style contributed to growing dissent. This led to a rebellion that ultimately resulted in Uthman's assassination while he was reciting the Quran.

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    Uthman ibn Affan was the third Rightly Guided Caliph who was known for his piety and wealth. He was praised by the Prophet Muhammad for resembling him most in character. During his caliphate, Uthman oversaw many military conquests that expanded Muslim territory and codified the Quran into its final written form. However, he faced accusations of nepotism and his lenient ruling style contributed to growing dissent. This led to a rebellion that ultimately resulted in Uthman's assassination while he was reciting the Quran.

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    Uthman ibn Affan was the third Rightly Guided Caliph who was known for his piety and wealth. He was praised by the Prophet Muhammad for resembling him most in character. During his caliphate, Uthman oversaw many military conquests that expanded Muslim territory and codified the Quran into its final written form. However, he faced accusations of nepotism and his lenient ruling style contributed to growing dissent. This led to a rebellion that ultimately resulted in Uthman's assassination while he was reciting the Quran.

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    His characteristics, caliphate and contribution

    `UTHMAN IBN `AFFAN (R)


    The Third Rightly-Guided Caliph
    WHO WAS HE?
    Was from the most senior
    companions of the Prophet
    Was titled Dhu al-Nurayn (the
    man of two lights) as he married
    two of the daughters of the
    Prophet
    Was a man of bashfulness,
    modesty, temperance and great
    wealth.
    Was acknowledged as a great
    scholar of the Qur'an, though
    wasn't a proficient public speaker.
    PROPHETIC
    TRADITIONS
    (AHADITH) ON
    UTHMAN
    "Should I not feel bashful of a man
    in whose presence even the angels
    feel bashful?" (Muslim)
    "Uthman among the companions
    resembles me most in character."
    (Ibn Asakir)
    When Umm Kulthum died, the
    Prophet advised the Muslims:
    "Give your daughters in marriage to
    Uthman. If I had a third daughter I
    would give her in marriage to him,
    and I never wedded to him my
    daughters except in compliance
    with a Divine Revelation." (al-
    Tabarani)
    "Abu Bakr is in Paradise, 'Umar is
    in Paradise, 'Uthman is in
    Paradise..." (al-Tirmidhi)
    SELECTION TO THE
    OFFICE OF CALIPH
    Caliph Umar, on his deathbed,
    appointed a committee of six
    people to choose amongst
    themselves who would be the
    caliph .
    After three days, Uthman was
    decided as the caliph and was
    given bay`ah.
    ACCOMPLISHMENT
    S DURING HIS
    CALIPHATE
    Dealing with the delicate situation
    that arose from `Umar's murder.
    Military achievements:
    - Conquest of Alexandria (25 AH)
    - Conquest of Armenia (25 AH)
    - Conquest of [North] Africa
    (27AH)
    - Conquest of Cyprus and Rhodes
    (28-29 AH)
    - Quelling of the Persian Uprisings
    (27 AH)
    - Fall of Tabaristan and Khurasan
    - Cleaning Up the Persian Empire
    Codification of the Qur'an
    perhaps his primary achievement.
    Expansion of the Prophet's
    Mosque
    He had a series of firsts to his
    name, including:
    - First to give people plots of land
    to cultivate
    - First to perfume mosques with
    incense
    - First to order the additional
    adhan for Jumu`ah prayers
    - First to give salaries to
    mu'adhdhins
    - First to stammer whilst giving a
    khutbah
    - First to assume leadership in the
    lifetime of his mother
    - First to appoint a sheriff
    NATURE OF HIS
    CALIPHATE
    Uthman was a very lenient and
    easy-going leader as compared to
    Abu Bakr and especially `Umar
    A lot of the time, he gave in to the
    demands of those who requested
    him
    Wealth and luxury became more
    common during his caliphate,
    leading to the building of palaces.
    ISSUES WITH HIS
    CALIPHATE
    He was accused of nepotism
    His leniency in ruling was believed
    to have been a factor in:
    1) the increasing attachment of the
    Muslims to the material world, and
    2) in the sedition (fitnah) that
    resulted in his assassination.
    THE SEDITION
    AND HIS DEATH
    Believed to have been started by a
    man named `Abdullah ibn Saba'.
    He started convincing the people
    that `Ali should've been caliph and
    that Uthman usurped his right.
    He and his followers also forged
    letters in the name of the Caliph,
    notable Companions and widows
    of the Prophet (radiyallahu
    `anhum)
    His sedition spread to the main
    centres of the nation. Not too soon
    afterwards, parties of rebels from
    these centres were dispatched to
    Madinah.
    Prevented from entering through
    the door by several Companions,
    they set fire to his house, scaled
    the walls and killed the Caliph.
    They also robbed his house and
    the Public Treasury. He died whilst
    reciting verses from the Qur'an.
    The rebels prevented him from
    receiving a proper funeral service.
    His body was carried out secretly
    of his house three days after his
    death, and was buried at night
    without bath or enshrouding.
    AFTERMATH
    His caliphate lasted 12 years, the
    longest of any of the rightly-
    guided caliphs.
    The rebels that killed Uthman
    caused much trouble in later years.
    Their group became known as the
    Khawarij, one of the two main
    early offshoots from Islam.
    HIS LEGACY
    Codification of the Qur'an and its
    circulation a legacy that lasts to
    today.
    North Africa, today a majority
    Muslim region, entered into Islam
    during his reign.
    Additional adhan for Friday prayer.
    Set an example for Muslims in
    generosity.

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