Uthman ibn Affan (
Arabic: عثمان بن عفان,
strict transliteration: ʻUthmān ibn ʻAffān) (c. 579 – 17 July 656) was one of the
companions of
Islamic prophet,
Muhammad. He played a major role in early
Islamic history as the third of the
Sunni
Rashidun or Rightly Guided Caliphs.Uthman was born into the
Umayyad clan of
Mecca, a powerful family of the
Quraish tribe. He was a companion of Muhammad who assumed the role of leader (
caliph) of the Muslim Empire at the age of 65 following
Umar ibn al-Khattab.
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