Hadhrat Uthman Excellence And Eminence Free Download Islamic Book In English Pdf
Allah
Most High has granted high qualities and great stations to the 3rd
Caliph of Islam, the compiler of the Holy Quran, the generous Hadhrat
Uthman Bin ‘Affaan (May Allah be well pleased with him), Dhun Noorain (the one with 2 radiances).
In
the Holy Quran, Allah Most High has praised those bondsmen who adorn
their nights with His worship, whose heads are bowed in submission
before Him and whose hearts are conscious of Him. They are always hopeful of His mercy. Allah Most High says in the Holy Quran:
Well!
(Is this polytheist better or) that (believer) who worships during the
hours of the night standing and in prostration, lives in fear of the
Hereafter and expects Mercy from his Lord?’ Say: ‘Can those who have
knowledge and those who do not have (all) be alike?’ So only the wise do
receive the admonition. Surah Zumar (39:09)
Imam
Jalaluddin Suyuti (May Allah shower His mercy on him) has written that
Allah revealed this verse in praise of Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be
well pleased with him). As given Tafseer Durre Manthur:
Translation:
Imam Ibn Munzir, Imam Ibn Abu Hatim, Imam Ibn Mardway, Imam Abu Nu‘aim
and Imam Ibn Asakar (May Allah shower His mercy on them) have all
narrated on the authority of Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar (May Allah be
well pleased with them) that he recited this verse and said that person is Hadhrat ‘Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him) and as per another narration, he said: This verse was revealed in praise of Hadhrat ‘Uthman Bin ‘Affaan. (Al Durr Al Manthur Fit Ta'wil Bil Mathur).
It is mentioned in Nuzhatul Majalis:
Hadhrat ‘Uthman Bin ‘Affaan (May Allah be well pleased with him) would fast in the day and stand up in worship in the night. He would rest briefly in the first part of the night. His wife said: He would spend the whole night in worship and would recite the complete Holy Quran in one Raka’at (unit of Salaat). (Nuzhatul Majalis Wa Muntakhab Ul Nafaais)
It is an apodictic article of faith for the Ahle Sunnah that the order in which the first 4 caliphs ascended the caliphate is the order of superiority among them.
There is a Hadith narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him):