Who really killed ‘Uthman?

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5. Virtues of Uthman in Sunni books
We shall now seek to raise some questions and list the lid on the high status afforded to
Hadhrath Uthman in the texts of Ahl’ul Sunnah.
5.1 Ansar’s appraisal of Uthman
Ansar.org states:
Uthman bin Affan, the man of two lights, his wives were
Ruqayyah and Umm Kalthum, the two daughters of the Prophet
peace be upon him, and the brother-in-law of Ali bin Abi Talib,
may Allah be pleased at him.
It is indeed amusing that Nasibi’s whether they be Salafi or Deobandi have an aqeedah that
Rasulullah (s) was not created from Nur (Light) – as Nur is not the composition of a human
being and Rasulullah (s) was human like us. At the same time they give Uthman the title “Dhur
Nurayn” possessor of two lights – how can this be when no human can constitute Nur?
We also have some questions for Ansar on this very topic:
1. If Uthman was indeed “the possessor of two lights” by the same token can we also
deem Abu Lahab to be Abu Nurayn? After all his sons (in Sunni traditions) married
Hadhrath Ruqayya and Umm Kalsoom?
2. Do you accept that this honor gives Abu Lahab a superior virtue over the rest of the
Ummah?
3. Can you produce even a single reference with a complete Sahih chain where Rasulullah
(s) had referred to either of these daughters as Nur?
Ansar.org states:
He prepared the army of Al-Essrah, and bought the will of Romah
and made it free for Muslims.
Preparing armies can in no way be deemed to be a mark of superiority, since lands were also
conquered under the leadership of Nasibi Banu Umayya Khailafas such as Waleed!
Whilst Abu Sulaiman seems to think that the conquest of Rome in some way benefited the
Muslims, Rasulullah (s) made it clear that this conquest would lead to bad feelings, hatred and
oppression of the poor. This is clearly established in Sahih Muslim Book 042, Number 7067:
'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-As reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said: How would you be,0 people when Persia and Rome would be conquered for
you? 'Abd at-Rahman b Auf said: We would say as Allah has commanded us and we
would express our gratitude to Allah Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: Nothing else besides it? You would (in fact) vie with one another,
then you would feel jealous, then your relations would be estranged and then you
will bear enmity against one another or something to the same effect. Then you
would go to the poor emigrants and would make some the masters of the others.
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