Of the first four caliphs, the rulers of the faith after Muhammad, three were murdered. (There has been a persistent suspicion that Abu Bakr, the first caliph, elected immediately after the ...

Explore the conquests and pivotal events during the caliphate of ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan, including the successful invasion of Africa led by ‘Abdullah bin Sa’d, which resulted in captured territories from ...

Discover the tumultuous story of ‘Abdullah bin Saba during the caliphate of ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan. A Jewish convert from Yemen, Ibn Saba aimed to exploit the unity of early Muslims by sowing discord and ...

After rebels assassinated Uthman in A.D. 656, Ali was elected caliph. However, a civil war soon broke out between Ali and Muʿawiya ibn Abi Sufyan.

Around AD650, the Caliph Uthman, who himself had been a close associate of the Prophet, had a committee establish an official version of the Koran based on the existing copies of the scripture and ...

TASHKENT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited the Hazrati Imam Complex here on Saturday (May 18), where the original manuscript of Caliph Usman Quran (Mashaf Uthmani) - the oldest in ...