Title: The Biography of Uthman Ibn Affan

Author: Ali al-Sallabi (Libyan)

Translator: Wang Yongfang

Publisher: Sino-Culture Press

Edition: 1st Edition, January 2016

Printing: 4th Printing, August 2022

Format: 16 - mo Binding: Hardcover

Printed Sheets: 21 Word Count: 260,000 characters

ISBN: 9787507544848

Price: 58.00 CNY

After the death of the Prophet Muhammad of Islam in 632 AD, within the next 30 years, the Arab Muslim community organization had four "Caliphs" (Khalifah) who successively held the religious and political power of the Arab - Islamic state. "Caliph" means "the successor of the Messenger of Allah". This marked the beginning of the early historical stage of Islam, known as the period of the Four Caliphs, also called the era of the Rightly - Guided Caliphs.

The first four Caliphs were elected by the Muslim community. They were Abu Bakr (reigned from 632 - 634 AD), Umar ibn al - Khattab (reigned from 634 - 644 AD), Uthman ibn Affan (reigned from 644 - 656 AD), and Ali ibn Abi Talib (reigned from 656 - 661 AD) in sequence.

During the period of the Four Caliphs, Medina was originally the capital. When Ali was in power, the capital was moved to Kufa, Iraq. During this period, with large - scale foreign military expansion, Islam began to spread to vast areas outside the Arabian Peninsula, which is historically known as "the era of Arab expansion".

Uthman was one of the earliest and most loyal followers and close comrades - in - arms of the Prophet Muhammad. After the assassination of Umar in 644 AD, Uthman was elected as the third Caliph by the Shura Council composed of six people. During his reign, the Arab cavalry was invincible, incorporating the Iranian Plateau and other places into the Islamic territory. At the same time, due to his greatest achievement - compiling the definitive version of the Quran, Uthman, who was titled "the One with Double Lights", has a glorious page in the national history.

Ali Muhammad al - Sarabi is a renowned Libyan writer, scholar, and politician. His main works include The Life of Muhammad, The Biography of Abu Bakr, The Biography of Uthman, The Biography of Ali, The Biography of Saladin, The History of the Fatimid Dynasty, The History of the Seljuk Dynasty, The History of the Zengid Dynasty, The History of the Ottoman Empire, etc.

Wang Yongfang (1946 - 2012) was a journalist, editor, and associate senior translator at China Today magazine. He was a senior Arabic translator at the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration. In 2011, the Translators Association of China specially awarded him the honorary title of Senior Translator. His main translated works include The Life of Muhammad, The Biography of Abu Bakr, The Biography of Umar, The Biography of Uthman, The Biography of Ali, The Moderate Islamic Civilization, The Years of Suffering, etc.

Preface

Chapter 1: Uthman "the One with Double Lights" in Mecca and Medina

Section 1: His Name, Title, Characteristics, Family, and Status in the Pre - Islamic Period

Section 2: Uthman's Life and the Quran

Section 3: With the Prophet in Medina

Section 4: Hadiths Related to Uthman

Section 5: Uthman in the Eras of Abu Bakr and Umar

Chapter 2: Uthman as Caliph, His Administrative Outline, and His Prominent Personality

Section 1: Uthman as Caliph

Section 2: Uthman's Administrative Program

Section 3: The Most Important Characteristics of Uthman

Chapter 3: The Financial and Legislative Institutions in Uthman's Era

Section 1: The Financial Institution

Section 2: The Judicial Institution and Jurisprudential Work

Chapter 4: The Expansion Work in Uthman's Era

Section 1: Expansion in the East

Section 2: Expansion in Syria

Section 3: Expansion in Egypt

Section 4: Uthman's Greatest Merit - Compiling the Definitive Version of the Quran

Chapter 5: The General Situation of Various Regions of the Islamic State in Uthman's Era

Section 1: The Administrative Regions of the State during Uthman's Reign and the Policies Uthman Implemented towards the Leaders of Each Region

Section 2: The Policies Uthman Implemented towards Local Leaders and Their Rights and Responsibilities

Section 3: The True Situation of the Local Leaders Appointed by Uthman

Section 4: The True Relationship between Uthman and Abu Dharr al - Ghifari

Chapter 6: The Reasons for the Riots that Led to the Killing of Uthman

Section 1: The Importance of Studying the Facts of the Riots that Killed Uthman and the Events That Followed, and the Enlightenment from the Prophet's Prediction of the Riots

Section 2: The Reasons for the Riots that Killed Caliph Uthman

Chapter 7: The Assassination of Uthman

Section 1: The Outbreak of the Riots

Section 2: Uthman's Policy towards the Riots

Section 3: The Occupation of Medina by the Rioters

Section 4: The Stance of the Companions of the Prophet towards the Assassination of Uthman

Epilogue