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Uthman ibn Affan (Arabic: عثمان بن عفان) (c. 574 - June 17, 656) was the third Caliph of the Ummah, and is regarded by the majority Sunni Muslims as one of the "Four Righteously Guided Caliphs." He reigned from 644 until 656.

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Paternal grandfather: Wa'il ibn Umayya aka Abu al-As

Father: Affan ibn Abu al-As

Mother: Urwa bint Kariz

half-sister: <name>, married Abd-al-Rahman ibn Awf <ref name=restatement>A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims on al-Islam.org [1]</ref>

half-brother: Walid ibn Uqba<ref name=restatement/>

Himself: Uthman ibn Affan

Wife: Nayla bint Farasa — a christian wife <ref name ="Jasas">Abu Bakr Jasas in his Tafseer Ahkaam al Qur'an Volume 1 page 333, Beirut edition [2]</ref>

Son: Amr ibn Uthman

Daughter: Aisha bint Uthman

Son in law: Marwan I ibn al-Hakam

Wife Ruqayyah bint Muhammad

son: Abd-Allah ibn Uthman

He was also married to a Jewish woman <ref name ="Jasas"/>.

He had also a son named Aban <ref>http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/biography/viewentry.php?id=2</ref>

[edit] See also

• Succession to Muhammad, the four Rashidun – and the Sunnah

1. Abu Bakr – Family tree)
2. Umar – Family tree
3. Uthman – Family tree
4. Ali – Family tree

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