Uthman ibn Affan Biography

Uthman ibn Affan (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان‎, translit. ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān), also known in English by the Turkish and Persian rendering, Osman (579 – 17 June 656), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third of the Rashidun, or "Rightly Guided Caliphs". Born into a prominent Meccan clan, Banu Umayya of the Quraysh tribe, he played a major role in early Islamic history, succeeding Umar ibn al-Khattab, who died in office at the age of 59/60 years, as caliph at the age of 64/65 years (the second-oldest ruler).

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