Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Translator's Foreword Transliteration and Editorial Conventions Table I. 'Uthman's Lineage The Events of the Year 24 (644/645) The Sermon of 'Uthman and the Salying of al-Hurmuzan by 'Ubaydallah b. Umar The Governorship of Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas in Kufah The Letters of 'Uthman to His Official and Governors and to the Common People The Campaign of [al-Walid b. 'Uqbah in Adharbayjan and Armenia] The Gathering of Byzantine Forces against the Muslims and the Muslims' Call for Aid from the Kufans The Account of That Event The Events of the Year 25 (645/646) The Events of the Year 26 (646/647) The Reason Why 'Uthman Removed Sa'd from Kufah and Named al-Walid His Governor There The Events of the Year 27 (647/648) The Conquest [of Ifriqiyah] and the Reason for the APpointment of 'Abdallah b. Sa'd b. Abi Sarh as Governor of Egypt and 'Uthman's Removal of 'Amr b. al-'As from [That Province] The Events of the Year 28 (648/649) Mu'awiyah's Attack on Cyprus The Events of the Year 29 (649/650) The Reason for'Uthman's Removal of Abu Musa {al-Ash'ari] from Basrah ['Uthman's Alterations to the Pilgrimage Rites] The Events of the Year 30 (650/651) The Campaign of Sa'id b. al-As in Tabaristan The Reason for 'Uthman's Removal of al-Walid and His Appointment of Sa'id as Governor [in Kufah] How the Signet Ring Fell from'Uthman's Hand into the Well of Aris The Reports Concerning Abu Dharr [al-Ghifari] [The Flight of Yazdagird from Fars to Khurasan] The Events of the Year 31 (651/652) The Account of the Battles [of the Masts and against the Blacks] The Reason Why (Syria) Was Unified under [Mu'awiyah] Return to al-Waqidi's Account of the Two Battles Mentioned Above The Cause of [Yazdagird's] Murder ['Abdullah b. 'Amir's Campaign in Khurasan] The Events of the Year32 (652/653) [The Disaster at Balanjar] The Account of the Death of [Abu Dharr al-Ghifari] ['Abdallah b. Amir's Conquests in Northeastern Iran] [The Peace between al-Ahnaf and the People of Balkh] The Events of the Year 33 (653/654) The Exile of the Kufans Whom ['Uthman] Sent [to Syria] 'Uthman's Exile of Certain Basrans to Syria The Events of the Year 34 (654/655) The Character of the Meeting [to Confront 'Uthman] and [the Day of] al-Jara'ah The Events of the Year 35 (655/656) An Account of the Egyptians Who Went to Dhu Khushub, and the Reason Why Certain Iraqis Went to Dhu al-Marwah The Account of the Murder [of 'Uthman] The Conduct of 'Uthman b. 'Affan - May God Be Pleased with Him The Reason Why 'Uthman Ordered 'Abdallah b. 'Abbas to Lead the Pilgrimage in This Year 'Uthman's Burial Place, and Those Who Led the Prayer for Him and Took Charge of His Funeral Rites The Date of 'Uthman's Murder 'Uthman's Life Span 'Uthman's Personal Appearance The Date of His Conversion to Islam and of His Seeking Refuge The Kunyah of 'Uthman b. 'Affan 'Uthman's Lineage His Children and Wives The Names of 'Uthman's Provincial Governors during This Year Citations from 'Uthman's Sermons Those Who Led the People in Prayer in the Mosque of the Messenger of God while 'Uthman Was under Siege The Threnodies Composed for "Uthman Bibliography of Cited Works Index