📰 Biography

• Full Name: Uthman ibn Affaan
• Titles: al Ghani
• Father: Affan ibn Ai al-'As
• Mother: Araw bint Kurayz
• Birth: 579 CE
• Death: 656 CE
• Length of Rule: 12 years

❓ Before Accepting Islam

Conversion

• He converted at the hands of Abu Bakr;
• Was the third male convert;
• His family deserted him after his conversion;
• He was married to the prophet’s daughter Ruqayyah soon after;
• Amongst the first group to migrate to Abyssinia.

🌟 Uthman during the Prophet's Lifetime

• Uthman belonged to the powerful clan of Banu Umayya of the Quraish.
• He was modest and honest since his childhood and abstained from corrupt practices such as gambling and drinking even before Islam.
• 'Uthman was one of the earliest Muslims.
  • Accepted Islam at the hands of Abu Bakr
• He was a trader and soon became a wealthy person.
  • He gave his wealth to help Islam, e.g. by buying a well near Medina for the Muslims.