2-16: Uthman and the People

Published: Nov. 7, 2016, 5 a.m.

b'Many people mark the beginning of Uthman\\u2019s troubles with the loss of the Prophet\\u2019s rings.\\n\\nBut things really got bad for Uthman when he lost the support of the esteemed companion, Ammar ibn Yasir.\\n\\nThe antagonism against Uthman was growing in three main locations: Egypt, Kufah, and Basrah. The rest of the empire was calm and had no problems with his administration.\\n\\nNo matter how what Uthman did, he could not get to the bottom of their malcontent. These mysterious complaints against have led some to believe a nefarious individual was behind everything.\\n\\nHowever, the reality was much more mundane. There were simply many people who did not agree with the way Uthman did things. Uthman was an old man and allowed trusted members of his family to run the government.\\n\\nUnfortunately, when things went bad, it was Uthman who took all the blame\\n\\nShow notes for this episode are available at IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Uthman4\\n\\nHere\\u2019s some of the things you\\u2019ll find:\\n\\nTranscript for this episode\\nLinks to various related episodes\\nVideo to this week\\u2019s favorite Nasheed, \\u201dHappy\\u201d by Omar Esa.\\n\\nYou can support the Islamic History Podcast by doing one (or more) of the following:\\n\\nBecome a sponsor\\nSubscribe on iTunes\\nShare with your friends and family\\n\\nYou can do it all and more at the Show Notes page IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Uthman4'