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Caliph Uthman Murdered.
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The article provides information on the murder of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan on June 16, 656. The first two caliphs to the Prophet Muhammad were Abu Bakr and Umar. Another candidate for the caliphate was Ali ibn abu Talib, Muhammad's young cousin. However, when Umar died the group responsible for choosing the new caliph passed over Ali and selected Uthman, a merchant prince of Mecca. Uthman was an efficient administrator. Discontent mounted, however, over the favour Uthman showed to his own Ummayad family, who enjoyed a monopoly of influential and lucrative appointments.
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