Caliph Uthman ibn Affan

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Caliph Companion of Muhammad Qurayshite Rashidun caliph

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan was the third Rashidun caliph, known for his pious leadership, close companionship with the Prophet Muhammad, and major role in early Islamic governance and expansion.

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Uthman ibn Affan 16
Caliph Uthman 1
Uthman 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caliph ⓘ
Companion of Muhammad ⓘ
Qurayshite ⓘ
Rashidun caliph ⓘ
associatedWith Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
Umayyad relatives ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad family
birthPeninsula Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
birthPlace Mecca ⓘ
birthRegion Hejaz ⓘ
burialPlace Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Jannat al-Baqi

Medina ⓘ
caliphateCapital Medina ⓘ
clan Umayyad relatives ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad clan of Quraysh
companionshipWith Muhammad ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
convertedToIslamDuring Meccan period ⓘ
deathCause assassination ⓘ
deathPlace Medina ⓘ
deathRegion Hejaz ⓘ
diedDuring siege of his house in Medina ⓘ
expandedTo parts of Central Asia ⓘ
parts of North Africa ⓘ
parts of the Caucasus ⓘ
parts of the Iranian plateau ⓘ
facedOppositionFrom rebels from Egypt, Kufa, and Basra ⓘ
father Affan ibn Abi al-As ⓘ
fullName Caliph Uthman ibn Affan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan ibn Abi al-As ibn Umayya
honorific Caliph Uthman ibn Affan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Caliph Uthman
knownAs Dhu al-Nurayn ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
compiling the Quran into a standard codex ⓘ
expansion of the early Islamic state ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
patronage of the navy ⓘ
piety ⓘ
migration First migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
surface form: Hijra to Medina
mother Arwa bint Kurayz ⓘ
Arwa bint Kurayz ⓘ
surface form: Arwa bint Kurayz bint Rabi'ah
notableActOfCharity financing the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina ⓘ
purchasing the well of Rumah for the Muslims ⓘ
ordered distribution of Quranic codices to major garrison towns ⓘ
production of multiple copies of the Quranic codex ⓘ
orderInOffice 3 ⓘ
oversaw standardization of the Uthmanic codex of the Quran ⓘ
participatedIn early Muslim community in Mecca ⓘ
early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
positionHeld Third Rashidun caliph ⓘ
predecessor Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
regardedAs a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
a major figure in Sunni Islamic tradition ⓘ
one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs ⓘ
reignEndApprox 656 CE ⓘ
reignStartApprox 644 CE ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
spouse Ruqayyah bint Muhammad ⓘ
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad ⓘ
successor Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
supportedBy Umayyad relatives ⓘ
tribe Quraysh ⓘ
surface form: Banu Umayya

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Sunni Islam → acceptsCaliphateOf → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Hafsa bint Umar → associatedWith → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → expandedBy → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → fullName → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan ibn Abi al-As ibn Umayya
Muawiya I → governorReconfirmedBy → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
Early Islamic period → hasKeyFigure → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Rashidun Caliphate → hasLeader → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → honorific → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
this entity surface form: Caliph Uthman
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → knownAs → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → knownAs → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
this entity surface form: Uthman
Umm Salama → livedDuringCaliphateOf → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Quraysh → notableMember → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Battle of Badr → notableParticipant → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → notableRelative → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Ali ibn Abi Talib → predecessorAsCaliph → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Sunni Islam → recognizesAsRightlyGuidedCaliphs → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Ibadi Islam → recognizesCaliph → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → spouse → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad → spouse → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Quran → standardizedUnder → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab → successor → Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uthman ibn Affan