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239 239 239 239 239 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Hadrat `Uthman Ghani was elected the third Khalifa by the council appointed by Hadrat `Umar just before his death. He belonged to the well known family Banu Umayya of the Quraish. His lineage can be traced back to the Holy Prophet sa in the fifth generation before him. He was a famous and wealthy trader. His generosity for the poor was so well known that he earned the title Ghani. Hadrat `Uthman embraced Islam due to the preaching of his close friend, Hadrat Abu Bakr ra. He was the fourth person to embrace Islam, but he faced severe hardships as his uncle started persecuting him. He migrated twice, first to Abyssinia and then to Medina. The Holy Prophet sa held him in great esteem, and gave the hand of his daughter, Hadrat Ruqayyah ra , in marriage to him. When Hadrat Ruqayyah ra passed away, The Holy Prophet sa gave his second daughter, Hadrat Ummi Kulthoom, in marriage to him. Thus Hadrat `Uthman was called Zun-Noorain , meaning the one with two lights. He spent a lot of his wealth for the cause of Islam. Once, he purchased an expensive well of good quality drinking water from a Jew for the benefit of the Muslims. To meet the expenses of the battle of Tabook, he offered 10,000 dinars, 1000 camels and seventy horses loaded with necessary goods. He was one of the ten blessed ones to whom the Holy Prophet sa had given the good news that they would go to Paradise. During the Khilafat of Hadrat `Uthman ra , the Islamic Empire continued expanding further. . A rebellion in Iran was crushed. In the north, the Romans were once again defeated by the Muslim forces led by Hadrat Mu`aawiah. Then the Romans came by the sea to invade Egypt, but they were again repelled by the Muslim forces. As a result of these battles, the whole of Iran, Asia Minor and Egypt came under Muslim control. It was during his Khilafat that a navy and an Islamic fleet were established. 6. 5 6. 5 6. 5 6. 5 6. 5 H H H H H O L O L O L O L O LY Y Y Y Y P P P P P R O P H E T R O P H E T R O P H E T R O P H E T R O P H E T SA SA SA SA SA A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S U C C E S S O R S — H — H — H — H — H A D R A A D R A A D R A A D R A A D R AT T T T T `U `U `U `U `U T H M A N T H M A N T H M A N T H M A N T H M A N G G G G G H A N I H A N I H A N I H A N I H A N I RA RA RA RA RA Early Life His Khilafat Hadr Hadr Hadr Hadr Hadra a a a at `Uthman Ghani t `Uthman Ghani t `Uthman Ghani t `Uthman Ghani t `Uthman Ghani r r r r ra a a a a The Third Khalifah Period of Khilafat: 644 A. D. to 656 A. D.