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Uthman ibn Affan (Arabicعثمان بن عفان‎, romanizedʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; 579/583 – 17 June 656), also spelled by the Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the third of the Rashidun, or "Rightly Guided Caliphs". Born into a prominent Meccan clan, Banu Umayya of the Quraysh tribe, he played a major role in early Islamic history, and is known for having ordered the compilation of the standard version of the Quran.[6] When Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab died in office aged 59/60 years, Uthman, aged 64/65 years, succeeded him and was the second-oldest to rule as Caliph.

Uthman ibn Affan
al-Ghani
Ḏū an-Nūrayn
Amir al-Mu'minin
Rashidun Caliph Uthman ibn Affan - عثمان بن عفان ثالث الخلفاء الراشدين.svg
3rd Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate
Reign6 November 644 – 17 June 656
PredecessorUmar Ibn Al-Khattab
SuccessorAli Ibn Abi-Talib
Born579 (42 BH)
TaifArabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died17 June 656 (aged 76–77)
(12[1][2]/18 Dhu al-Hijjah 35 AH)[3][4]
MedinaArabiaRashidun Caliphate
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
Burial
Spouse
Issue
(among others)
Full name
Uthman ibn Affan
Arabicعثمان بن عفان
TribeQuraysh (Banu Umayya)
FatherAffan ibn Abi al-'As
MotherArwa bint Kurayz
ReligionIslam[5]

Under Uthman's leadership, the Islamic empire expanded into Fars (present-day Iran) in 650, and some areas of Khorasan (present-day Afghanistan) in 651. The conquest of Armenia had begun by the 640s.[7] His reign also saw widespread protests and unrest that eventually led to armed revolt and his assassination.

Uthman was married to Ruqayyah, and upon her death, married Umm Kulthum. Both his wives having been elder daughters of Muhammad and Khadija earned him the honorific title Dhū al-Nurayn ("The Possessor of Two Lights").[8] Thus, he was also brother-in-law of the fourth Rashidun Caliph Ali whose own wife, Fatimah, was Muhammad's youngest daughter.

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