Uthman (
th`män) or Othman (ōth`), c.574–656, 3d caliph (644–56), also known as Uthman ibn al-Affan; son-in-law of Muhammad Muhammad (məhăm`əd) [Arab.,=praised], 570?–632, the name of the Prophet of Islam , one of the great figures of history, b.
..... Click the link for more information. . He belonged to the great Umayyad Umayyad (mä`yäd), the first Islamic dynasty (661–750).
..... Click the link for more information. family and was selected as caliph after the murder of Umar Umar (
..... Click the link for more information. . Muslim conquests were continued and extended to Bactria and Cyprus. To strengthen his control over the distant provinces, he replaced the generals and governors appointed by Abu Bakr Abu Bakr (ä`b
..... Click the link for more information. and Umar with members of his own family. Uthman ordered the compilation of the first official version of the Qur'an Qur'an or Koran (kōrăn`, –rän`) [Arab.,=reading, recitation], the sacred book of Islam.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 656 a mob of malcontents in Medina stormed Uthman's house and murdered him. Ali Ali (älē`) (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61).
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded to the caliphate. Osman is the Turkish form of Uthman.
th`män) or Othman (ōth`), c.574–656, 3d caliph (644–56), also known as Uthman ibn al-Affan; son-in-law of Muhammad Muhammad (məhăm`əd) [Arab.,=praised], 570?–632, the name of the Prophet of Islam , one of the great figures of history, b...... Click the link for more information. . He belonged to the great Umayyad Umayyad (
mä`yäd), the first Islamic dynasty (661–750)...... Click the link for more information. family and was selected as caliph after the murder of Umar Umar (
..... Click the link for more information. . Muslim conquests were continued and extended to Bactria and Cyprus. To strengthen his control over the distant provinces, he replaced the generals and governors appointed by Abu Bakr Abu Bakr (ä`b
..... Click the link for more information. and Umar with members of his own family. Uthman ordered the compilation of the first official version of the Qur'an Qur'an or Koran (kōrăn`, –rän`) [Arab.,=reading, recitation], the sacred book of Islam.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 656 a mob of malcontents in Medina stormed Uthman's house and murdered him. Ali Ali (älē`) (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61).
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded to the caliphate. Osman is the Turkish form of Uthman.
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