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− Hadrat ‘Uthman Ghani ra (Period of Khilafat: 644-656 AD) ± ± − − − Hadrat ‘Uthman Ghani was elected the third by the ra Khalifah ± ± − − − Council appointed by Hadrat Umar shortly before his death. When ‘ ra ± ± Hadrat ‘Umar was on his death bed, he appointed a Council to elect the ra ± ± next successor. The Council consisted of: Hadrat ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Auf Hadrat Talha ra ra ± ± − ± ± ± ± Hadrat ‘Ali Hadrat ‘Uthman Ghani , and ra ra ± ± − − ± ± − − Hadrat Sa‘d Hadrat Zubair ra ra ± ± ± ± Hadrat ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Auf was not willing to shoulder the ra ± ± − great responsibility and opted out of the election in favor of the other five. He was, therefore, appointed to seek a common consensus for the next Khalifah. Hadrat ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Auf took the opinions of the ra − ± ± − Council members and other prominent Muslims and the majority votes were in favor of Hadrat ‘Uthman Ghani. He was, therefore, declared as ra ± ± − − the elected and everyone took the oath of allegiance at his hands. Khalifah − Hadrat ‘Uthman Ghani belonged to the well known family, ra Banu ± ± − − − Umayya Quraish of the. His lineage can be traced back to the Holy Prophet in the fifth generation before him. His generosity for the poor sa was so well known that he earned the title. Ghani − Hadrat ‘Uthman embraced Islam through the preaching of his ra ± ± − − close friend, Hadrat Abu Bakr. He was the fourth person to embrace ra ± ± − Islam, but he faced much hardships as his uncle started persecuting him. − He migrated twice, first to Abyssinia and then to Medina. The Holy Prophet held Hadrat ‘Uthman in great esteem, and sa ra ± ± − married his daughter, Ruqayyah to him. On her death, the Holy Prophet ra sa married his second daughter, Ummi Kulthum to Hadrat ‘Uthman. Thus, ra ra − ± ± − Hadrat ‘Uthman was called , meaning the one with two lights. ra Dhunnurain ± ± − − 199