📜Biographies of Scholars

Introduction and explanation regarding the killing of the martyr Othman

التمهيد والبيان في مقتل الشهيد عثمان

Author: أبو عبد الله محمد بن يحيى بن محمد بن يحيى بن أحمد بن محمد بن بكر الأشعري المالقي الأندلسي (المتوفى: 741هـ) (d. 741)

About this work

هذا الكتاب يتناول سيرة الخليفة الراشد عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه، مبيناً أحواله ومصرعه بأسلوب موضوعي يتجنب الميل أو التعصب. يعتمد المؤلف على المصادر التاريخية الموثوقة في رواية أحداث فترة خلافة عثمان، ويقسم الكتاب إلى اثني عشر باباً تناولت مختلف جوانب حياة الخليفة ومقتله، مع التركيز على الأحداث السياسية والاجتماعية التي أدت إلى وقوع مصيبته.

Translation

This book deals with the biography of the Rightly Guided Caliph Othman bin Affan, may God be pleased with him, explaining his conditions and death in an objective manner that avoids bias or fanaticism. The author relies on reliable historical sources to narrate the events of the Caliphate of Othman, and divides the book into twelve chapters that deal with various aspects of the Caliph’s life and death, with a focus on the political and social events that led to his calamity.

Topics covered

Chapter one
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Mention of the killing of Omar, may God be pleased with him, and the hadith of Shura
Bishara Ka'b Al-Ahbar mentioned Omar Radha as a martyr
He mentioned the killing of Al-Hurmuzan
The people dispersed, certain that he would be tied up
Mention of the state of Saad bin Abi Waqqas, may God have mercy on him, in Kufa
He mentioned the governors of Khorasan and Transoxiana
Othman wrote at the beginning of his caliphate
It was mentioned that Othman, may God be pleased with him, used guest houses in Kufa
Chapter Four
Mention of the use of Abdullah bin Abi Sarh over Egypt
He mentioned that Othman, may God be pleased with him, completed the prayer in Mina
Mention of the discord between Saad Ibn Masoud, may God be pleased with them both
He mentioned the governorship of Al-Walid bin Uqba of Kufa
Mention of mug in the newborn
Muqaddam Saeed bin Al-Aas mentioned Kufa
Mention of the hadith of the Qur’an and its distortion
Mention of the ring falling into the Well of Ares
He mentioned the movement of a group regarding Uthman, may God be pleased with him
He mentioned the news of Abdullah bin Saba and his companions
He mentioned the removal of Saeed bin Al-Aas from Kufa and the mandate of Abu Musa Al-Ashari
He mentioned the news of Al-Kumayl bin Ziyad and Umair bin Dhabi
Mention of the death of Abu Dharr, may God be pleased with him

التنبيه والإيقاظ لما في ذيول تذكرة الحفاظ