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- At the climax of the whole confusion, Abdallah bin Saba the leader of the rumour mongers mobilized his supporters from kuffa to unseat the caliph.
- Ibn Saba convinced a large following of people which even included some prominent Muslims that worked towards the overthrow of the caliph
- On hearing the move against him, the caliph called of his governors and prominent officials to discuss the problem
- Some were of the view that the trouble makers deserved crushing but caliph Uthuman didn’t want to shed blood of the fellow Muslims.
- Uthuman had thought that the trouble makers would be persuaded to abandon their dangerous plans through peaceful means
- Unfortunately the rebels tightened their grip and continued to Medinah from where they demanded the resignation of Uthuman
- He replied that he would not resign from the duty given to him by Allah
- When they threatened to kill him, he answered that he was not afraid of death
- The rebels surrounded his house, stormed into it and murdered him while reciting the holy Quran
- Too much violence followed this in Medinah to the extent that no one offered to get Uthuman’s body burried
- At last, tension reduced and on the third day, he was buried still dressed in his blood soaked clothes
- He died in 656 AD at the age of 80
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