Uthman ibn Affan
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Ruqayyah bint Muhammad
PersonA daughter of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and Khadijah. Released from a childhood betrothal to a son of Abu Lahab, she married Uthman ibn Affan and was the only one of the Prophet's daughters to migrate to Abyssinia. She died of smallpox as news of Badr reached Medina.
Prophetic EraStandardization of the Quran under Uthman ibn Affan
EventThe standardization of the Quran under Caliph Uthman (644–656 CE) was a defining act of early Islam. Undertaken around 650 CE to address regional differences in recitation, it produced the Uthmanic codex that became the basis for all later manuscripts used by Muslims worldwide.
Rashidun CaliphateTreaty of Hudaybiyyah
EventThe Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (628 CE / 6 AH) was a ten-year truce between the Muslims of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca. Though its terms seemed to favor the Quraysh and many companions opposed it, within two years it fueled the community's rapid growth and the near-bloodless entry into Mecca.
Prophetic EraUmm Kulthum bint Muhammad
PersonA daughter of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and Khadijah. With Fatimah she cared for their parents through the boycott of Banu Hashim. After Ruqayyah's death she married Uthman ibn Affan, the source of his epithet Dhu al-Nurayn, and died at Medina in Sha'ban 9 AH.
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