. "Uthman Ibn Affan"@en . . . "Uthman ibn Affan (Arabic: \u0639\u062B\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0641\u0627\u0646\u200E, strict transliteration: \u02BBUthm\u0101n ibn \u02BBAff\u0101n; also known in English by the Turkish and Persian rendering Osman; 576 \u2013 17 June 656) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the third of the Sunni Rashidun or \"Rightly Guided Caliphs\". Born into a prominent Meccan clan of the Quraysh tribe, he played a major role in early Islamic history, succeeding Umar ibn al-Khattab as caliph at age 65."@en . . "Caliph" . . "0656Z"^^ . "0576Z"^^ . .