Description

Sayyiduna Hadrat Uthman ibn Affan (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ became the third Caliph of Islam after being chosen by the consultation committee (shura) established by Sayyiduna Umar. His caliphate of twelve years is notable for the standardisation of the Quran into a single authoritative text, the expansion of the Muslim navy, and the continued territorial growth of the Islamic state into North Africa and Central Asia.

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Sources

• Tarikh al-Tabari
• Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah