THE THIRD KHALIFA

HAZRAT UTHMAN-E-GHANI

(radi Allahu anhu)

 

Name: His name is Uthman.

 

Titles: He is known as Abu Amr, and his title was Zulnurain. 

 

About Him: He is from the Quraish tribe. His family tree joins at Abd Munaaf, to that of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).

He accepted Islam at the very beginning. His uncles and relatives treated him very badly and caused him much pain, when they heard that he had accepted Islam. He made Hijrat twice. Once, to Abyssinia and then to Makkah. It is for this reason, that he is also known As Saahibul Hijratain. He was blessed with marrying two daughters of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and was thus given the title of Zul Nurain. Because his blessed wife was ill during the Battle of Badr, he could not partake in it, but his name was still put amongst those who were in Badr and he was given the spoils of war equal to the others. After the shahaadat of Hazrat Umar (radi Allahu anhu), he was appointed the Khalifa. His Khilafat lasted for 12 years.

 

His Wisaal: His home was surrounded by the Traitors of Egypt and he was made shaheed at the age of 82. His Janazah Namaaz was performed by Hazrat Zubair bin Awaam (radi Allahu anhu) and he was laid to rest in Jannatul Baqi (Madinah Shareef) [Tareekhul Khulafa]