Who really killed ‘Uthman?

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said’ “Don’t you feel ashamed that only a few days earlier, you wrote letters to us
inciting us to kill ‘Uthman and now you ask to revenge his blood?”
Baladhuri in Ansab al Ashraf Volume 2 pages 229-230 similarly records that upon his arrival in
Basra demanding vengeance for ‘Uthman, Abdullah bin Hakim al Tamimi produced by Talha
inciting opposition to ‘Uthman that Talha acknowledged that he had written.
In Iqd al Farid, Page 218, Volume 6, it is written that Marwan told Ayesha that “‘Uthman was
killed on account of your letters
Talha and Ayesha were not the only individuals to write letters, rather the Sahaba living in
Madina had become disillusioned with Uthman and encouraged those Sahaba in other provinces
to come to Madina and oppose Uthman. As proof we present al Tabari, English version, v15,
p184 who narrates on the authority of Ibn Ishaq:
“When the people saw what Uthman was doing, the companions of the Prophet in
Medina wrote to other companions who were scattered throughout the frontier
provinces: "You have gone forth but to struggle in the path of Almighty God, for the
sake of Muhammad's religion. In your absence the religion of Muhammad has been
corrupted and forsaken. So come back to reestablish Muhammad's religion." Thus,
they came from every direction until they killed the Caliph (Uthman)”.
So Companions wrote the letters and the murder was committed by companions. If followers of
Mu’awiya claim that fake letters were sent, then why did the Sahaba not distance themselves
from their contents? Why did they not set the record straight and deny their authorship? Does
their silence clearly not prove their acceptance of the claim that had been put to them?
3.3 Suspect two – the Egyptians
A revolution of this scale requires planning strategy and widespread support. Are we really
going to believe a band of rebels were able to organize themselves in such a way as to mount
armed opposition to the Khalifa by entering Madina and taking control of the city under the
noses of the Banu Ummayya leadership and all the Sahaba who as Abu Sulaiman would like us
to believe were standing beside ‘Uthman supporting him? So much strength / opposition by a
rabble of misfits? No revolution to overthrow a leader is based on the activities of a handful of
individuals in a region it requires grass root support at all levels. A movement to topple any
leader of a State requires:
1. Widespread support
2. The support of the local population
3. Support of influential figures to give the movement some credibility
This movement could never have been achieved without the support of prominent Sahaba
whose voices carried influence and would never have been achieved without the tacit support
of the Sahaba living in Madina. Rebellions of this scale can only be achieved when support
exists in the city where a leader resides. This is common sense. An individual living in Beirut
may be opposed to King Fahad in Madina. Mass opposition and overthrow can only be achieved
if these same individuals can convince those living in Riyadh to join them in the struggle.
Similarly whilst we have no doubt that the aggrieved Egyptians rebelled against ‘Uthman, you
can NOT eliminate the fact that amongst this group were the sons of the Sahaba and Sahaba
who were giving their tactical support to the movement.
3.3.1. The Sahaba and their children colluded with the Egyptians to kill
‘Uthman
We read in Kanz al Ummal Volume 6 page 385, Dhikr Fadail ‘Uthman:
“When the Egyptian forces landed at “Ghafa” and began to talk ill of ‘Uthman
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