Uthman ibn Affan

Uthman
Uthman
Islamic Empire During The Reign
The Generous; (Al Ghani)
Full Name	ʻUthmān ibn ʻAffān ; (عثمان بن عفان)
Reign	11 November 644 – 17 July 656
Born	c. 576
Birthplace	Taif, Arabia
Died	17 July 656 (aged 79-80)
Deathplace	Medina, Arabia
Place of Burial	Jannat al-Baqi, Madinah
Predecessor	Umar
Successor	Ali
Father	Affan ibn Abu al-As
Mother	Urwa bint Kariz
Sister(s)	Amna
Spouse(s)	• Ruqayyah; • Umm Kulthum; • Naila; • Ramla bint Shuibat; • Fatima bint Al-Walid; • Fakhtah bint Ghazwan; • Umm Al-Banin bint Unaib; • Umm Amr bint Jundub
Son(s)	• Amro (عمرو); • Umar (عمر); • Khalid (خالد); • Aban (أبان); • Abdullah Al-Asghar ; (عبد الله الأصغر) ; • Al-Walid (الوليد); • Saeed (سعيد); • Abdulmalik (عبدالملك)
Daughter(s)	• Maryam (مريم) ; • Umm Uthman (أم عثمان); • Ayesha (عائشة) ; • Umm Amr (أم عمرو); • Umm Aban Al-Kabri; (أم أبان الکبرى) ; • Aurvi (أروى); • Umm Khalid (أم خالد) ; • Umm Aban Al-Sagri ; (أم أبان الصغرى)
Other Titles	• Al Ghani الغنى ("The Generous"); • Zun Noorain ("Possessor of Two Lights")

Uthman ibn Affan (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان) was the third ruler of the Muslim Empire and one of the four righteous caliphs of Sunni Islam. Uthman belonged to a noble family of Ummayyah, branch of the Quraish in Makkah. Uthman was one of the very few who was literate. When he became older, he started a business in cloth, which made him very rich.^[1]

Biography

He was born in about the year 576 and was ruler for 12 years. During his time as ruler he conquered Khurasan and the regions of the west of the Arabian Peninsula.^[1] He also united the Muslim upon one uniform version of the Quran.^[1] He was well known for marrying two of Muhammad's daughters, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum, both at different times. For this, he became known as Dhu al-Nurayn, the "Possessor of Two Lights".^[1] He participated in both immigrations, first to Ethiopia and then to Medina.^[1]

Death

He was attacked while in his house, although he did not defend himself out of fear of further trouble. He was killed while reading the Qur'an by Sudaan ibn Hamran on Friday, June 17, 656. He died aged 79-80 years.^[1]

Uthman Ibn Affan Media

The coins are of Sassanid origin and have an image of the last Sassanid ruler. Muslims added the sentence Bismillah to it.
Rashidun Caliphate at its peak under Uthman (654)
Uthman's tomb after demolition by the Saudi regime
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Arab-Sasanian dirham minted in Uthman's name (Sijistan) (AH 31 / 650 AD)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Tadhkirah al-Huffath, al-Dhahabi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad. 1: 8-10. Hyderabad, Da'irah al-Ma`arif al-Uthmaniyyah.

[tadhkirah-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Tadhkirah al-Huffath, al-Dhahabi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad. 1: 8-10. Hyderabad, Da'irah al-Ma`arif al-Uthmaniyyah.

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Uthman

Islamic Empire During The Reign
The Generous (Al Ghani)
Full Name	ʻUthmān ibn ʻAffān (عثمان بن عفان)
Reign	11 November 644 – 17 July 656
Born	c. 576
Birthplace	Taif, Arabia
Died	17 July 656 (aged 79-80)
Deathplace	Medina, Arabia
Place of Burial	Jannat al-Baqi, Madinah
Predecessor	Umar
Successor	Ali
Father	Affan ibn Abu al-As
Mother	Urwa bint Kariz
Sister(s)	Amna
Spouse(s)	• Ruqayyah • Umm Kulthum • Naila • Ramla bint Shuibat • Fatima bint Al-Walid • Fakhtah bint Ghazwan • Umm Al-Banin bint Unaib • Umm Amr bint Jundub
Son(s)	• Amro (عمرو) • Umar (عمر) • Khalid (خالد) • Aban (أبان) • Abdullah Al-Asghar (عبد الله الأصغر) • Al-Walid (الوليد) • Saeed (سعيد) • Abdulmalik (عبدالملك)
Daughter(s)	• Maryam (مريم) • Umm Uthman (أم عثمان) • Ayesha (عائشة) • Umm Amr (أم عمرو) • Umm Aban Al-Kabri (أم أبان الکبرى) • Aurvi (أروى) • Umm Khalid (أم خالد) • Umm Aban Al-Sagri (أم أبان الصغرى)
Other Titles	• Al Ghani الغنى ("The Generous") • Zun Noorain ("Possessor of Two Lights")