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Sayyiduna ‘Uthman [r] was one of
the first people to embrace Islam.
He was a close friend of Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr [r] through whom he
accepted Islam.
He was a very gentle and modest
man who possessed the best of
character.
‘Uthman [r] was one of the richest
men of his time and he used every
cent of his wealth for the cause of
Islam.
Nabi Muhammad [s] was very fond
of ‘ Uthman [r] because of his excel-
lent character and offered his
daughter Ruqayyah [r] in marriage
to him.
After her death ‘ Uthman [r] married
another daughter of the Prophet
Muhammad [s] and because of this
he is called ‘Dhun Nurayn’, ‘The
Possessor of Two Lights’.
Despite being very wealthy he lived
a very simple life.
His servants would seldom need to

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LESSON 1

‘Uthman

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Read the following sentences. T

Vocabulary

embrace

modest

wealth

cause

fond

possessor

seldom

defeat

navy

established

rumors

plot

bold

reciting

retaliate