Hazrat Othman-His Life and Contribution of Arabic Prose
Hazrat Othman-His Life and Contribution of Arabic Prose
Hazrat Othman-His Life and Contribution of Arabic Prose
Hazrat Othman (Hazrat Osman) was a faithful Companion of the Prophet Muhammad, a philanthropist, the third just Caliph of the Islamic Empire and an efficient administrator. He was born in 575 AD to the noble Quraysh tribe of Arabia. His father’s name was Affan ibn Abi al-As and his mother’s name was Arwa bint Qurays. As a child, he learned to read and write Arabic under a tutor. His father was a wealthy businessman. He was involved in trade with his father from a young age and later became the richest man in the Quraysh clan.
Hazrat Othman was converted to Islam preached by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in 611 AD and became a faithful Companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and assisted him in various ways in the spread of Islam. He himself married two daughters of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Umme Ruqiyah and Umme Kulsum. He was also called ‘Du-al-Nuriya’ (the owner of the two lights) because he married two daughters of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
In 622 AD, he migrated with his family to Medina after the Prophet. In 644 CE, after the assassination of the second Caliph of Islam, Hazrat Umar (RA), Hazrat Uthman (RA) became the third Caliph of the Islamic Empire. In addition to maintaining the policies adopted by ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when he became the Caliph, he made some changes in the tax policy and imposed new taxes. During his reign, the Muslim conquest of Persia was completed and Islam continued to spread to the Byzantine Empire.
Hazrat Othman also reformed the army and formed a navy. During his reign, there were differences of opinion among the people of different regions over the style of the pronunciation and tone of the recitation of the Qur’an. Therefore, he ended the controversy over the reading of the Qur’an by preparing a pure copy of the Qur’an compiled by the first Caliph, Hazrat Abu Bakr. The work was done by a poet and scholar named Hassan bin Thabit. He prepared six copies of the Qur’an and sent them to the major cities of the Islamic Empire.
During the reign of Hazrat Uthman, nepotism increased in the appointment of high-ranking government officials. Being dissatisfied with his nepotism, a rebellion broke out towards the end of his reign. Later, in 656 AD, an Egyptian rebel force besieged the residence of the Caliph Hazrat Uthman and killed him.
Contributions to Arabic Language and Literature: Hazrat Uthman was a well-educated man and had a passion for poetry. He is also known to have written some poetry in his youth, although he was not a professional poet. He memorized many hadiths of the Prophet and disseminated them among the people.
Hazrat Uthman inspired the development of history and literature. During his reign, Hazrat Ali’s brother Aqeel arranged for lectures on history to be delivered regularly from the mosque in Medina.
The main example of Hazrat Uthman’s literary fame is his speeches. His speech was brilliant, heartwarming and appealing. The speech he delivered after being elected Caliph of the Islamic Empire is famous in history. Below are a few lines from one of his speeches:
“You are dwelling in a mortal home, your true life will be in an immortal home. So move in that appointed direction with the means of the road according to your ability for you must go there either in the morning or in the evening. The world must be shrunk on pride. Live a life in such a way that you may not be deceived by the life of this world.”
The main characteristics of Hazrat Uthman’s prose are his choice of clear words, his expression of more emotions through fewer words, and his appreciation of the depth of the subject through quotations from the Qur’an and Hadith.
Hazrat Uthman delivered many lectures during his lifetime and they are an invaluable treasure trove of Arabic prose literature. Thus he contributed to the treasury of Arabic prose literature through his lectures. 0 0 0.
Hazrat Othman-His Life and Contribution of Arabic Prose
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