14 moments

1. Birth in Mecca

   0576-01-01 · Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia

   Uthman was born in Mecca into the Banu Umayya branch of Quraysh. The article’s infobox qualifies the birth year as circa 576; coordinates represent central historic Mecca.

2. Return from Syrian business journey

   0611-01-01 · Syria (historic region; representative point at Damascus)

   After a business journey in Syria, Uthman returned and converted to Islam in Mecca. The source identifies Syria but not a settlement; Damascus is a representative coordinate for the historic region, not a claimed itinerary stop.

3. Migration to Abyssinia

   0615-04-01 · Kingdom of Aksum (Abyssinia; representative point near Aksum, Ethiopia)

   Uthman and his wife Ruqayya emigrated to Abyssinia to escape persecution and he continued trading there. Abyssinia is a broad historical region; the coordinate is a representative point near Aksum rather than a documented residence.

4. Resettlement in Mecca after Abyssinian migration

   0619-01-01 · Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia

   After returning from Abyssinia and finding reports of Meccan conversion false, Uthman and Ruqayya resettled in Mecca. The year is calculated only to year precision from the article’s statement that the return followed four years in Abyssinia.

5. Migration to Medina

   0622-01-01 · Medina, Hejaz, Arabia

   Uthman migrated to Medina with Ruqayya in the third group of Muslim emigrants and initially stayed with Abu Talha ibn Thabit. Coordinates represent central Medina; the initial host’s house is not securely identified in the source.

6. Remaining in Medina during the Battle of Badr

   0624-01-01 · Medina, Hejaz, Arabia

   Muhammad instructed Uthman to stay in Medina to care for Ruqayya during her terminal illness while the Battle of Badr took place. The event is conventionally dated to 624; this card records year precision because the quoted presence evidence does not state a day or month.

7. Battle of Uhud

   0625-01-01 · Battlefield of Uhud, near Mount Uhud, Medina, Arabia

   Uthman was among the Muslim participants who retreated during the Battle of Uhud north of Medina. The battle is dated 23 March 625 in the linked Battle of Uhud article; year precision is retained because the presence quotation itself gives no day.

8. Siege of Banu Qurayza

   0627-01-01 · Fortress area of Banu Qurayza, Medina, Arabia

   Uthman was one of the riders accompanying Muhammad during the siege of Banu Qurayza in the Medina oasis. The siege is dated January 627 in the linked article. The exact location of the fortress is uncertain, so the coordinate represents Medina.

9. Envoy to Mecca during the Hudaybiyya negotiations

   0628-03-01 · Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia

   Muhammad sent Uthman to Mecca to explain that the Muslim party sought a peaceful pilgrimage; Quraysh received him there. The linked Treaty of al-Hudaybiya article dates the negotiations to March 628; coordinates represent the Kaaba precinct in Mecca.

10. Election as caliph

    0644-11-01 · Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate

    Uthman participated in the Medina shura that selected him as the third caliph after Umar’s death. The source’s event infobox identifies Uthman as a participant, Medina as the location, and November 644 as the date.

11. Council of provincial governors

    0654-01-01 · Medina, Hejaz, Rashidun Caliphate

    Uthman convened the twelve provincial governors in Medina to address rising anti-government tension in the caliphate. The account dates the council only approximately; the quotation directly identifies Medina as the meeting place but does not give an exact month or day.

12. Burial at Jannat al-Baqi

    0656-01-01 · Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Arabia

    

    Following the assassination, Uthman’s body was carried to Jannat al-Baqi and buried near the cemetery after opposition to burial within the Muslim cemetery. The burial followed the assassination by several days; the source does not provide a precise burial date.

13. Siege at Uthman's residence

    0656-01-01 · Uthman's residence, Medina, Arabia

    

    During the revolt, Uthman remained at his Medina residence while rebels intensified their siege and supporters guarded the gates. The exact site of Uthman’s residence is not securely established here; coordinates use the reported Medina location of the assassination.

14. Assassination at his Medina residence

    0656-06-17 · Uthman's residence, Medina, Arabia

    

    Rebels entered Uthman’s room after scaling a neighboring wall and killed him during the siege of his house. The assassination article gives coordinates of 24.47000, 39.61000 for the Medina location; the precise historical house site remains uncertain.