Hazrat Usman Ghani (R.A) - About Life

Hazrat Usman Ghani (R.A)

 

Hazrat Usman (R.A) belonged to a noble family (Umayyah) of Quraish in Makkah. His ancestral pedigree with that of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) in the fifth generation. He was born in 573 A.C. His patronymic name was "Affan bin Abul-As". He was known by the name "Usman ibn Affan". He was also known as "Al Ghani" or "The Generous". Usman (R.A) was a kind and soft natured man. For his noble qualities the people had great respect for him. Hazrat Umar (RaziAllahHoTaalUnho) History

Accept Islam

Hazrat Usman (R.A) accepted Islam at the invitation of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A). He was one of those Muslims who accepted Islam in its very early days.

When life became hard in Makkah for Muslims. He migrated to Abyssinia with his wife, Ruqayyah (R.A), who was also the daughter of Holy Prophet (S.A).

Third Caliph of Islam

 

 Hazrat Usman (R.A) is the third caliph of Islam. Hazrat Umar (R.A) appointed a panel of six men to select third Caliph from among themselves and then sought his approval through Bai'at (Pledge of loyalty) by Muslim public. He also instructed them to make the nomination within three days. The panel included Usman, Ali Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, Talha Zubair and Abdur Rehman bin Auf (R.A) as the members.

The panel could not arrive at any decision even after long meetings. Then Hazrat Abdur Rehman bin Auf proposed somebody to withdraw his name in order to decide the matter. Whwn he got no response, he withdraw his own  name. The remaining members agreed that he could take a decision. He consulted each member individually  except Hazrat Talha (R.A) who was not present at Medina. It so happened that Hazrat Usman proposed Ali's name and Hazrat Ali proposed Hazrat Usman's name for the post of Khalifa. But Zubair and Sa'd (R.A) were more in favour of Hazrat Usman than Hazrat Ali. After more consultation with other companions and thinking over the problem during the third night, Hazrat Abdur Rahman (R.A) gave his decision in the morning of the fourth day in favour of Hazrat Usman (R.A). 

First of all Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (R.A) took Bai't at the hands of Hazrat Usman and then all the Muslims present in the Masjid followed suit and took Bai't at the hands of Hazrat Usman (R.A). In this way, Hazrat Usman (R.A) was declared to be the third Caliph.

A Noble Persone

Hazrat Usman's most notable contribution to the religion of God was the compilation of a complete and authoritative text of the Qur'an. A large number of copies of this text were made and distributed all over the Muslim world.

 Hazrat Usman (R.A) breathed his last on the afternoon of Friday, 17 Dhul Hijja, 35 A.H. He was eighty-four years old. The power of the rebels was so great that Usman�s body lay unburied until Saturday night when he was buried in his blood-stained clothes, the shroud which befits all martyrs in the cause of God.