Uthmán ibn Affán: Frases en inglés
“O people, the first day is difficult but if I live I shall deliver a proper speech.”
After assuming the office of Caliph, Uthman's first address was as follows, quoted in Al-ʿIqd al-Farīd, also quoted in Khalifah Uthman ibn Affan, p.34/35
“It is sufficient for you that the one who envies you is distressed at the time of your joy.”
Majma' al-Amthal by al-Madai'ni, Vol. 20, p. 453
Al-Isti'ad li Yawm al-Mia'd, p. 9
“Things may be achieved by means of authority that cannot be achieved by means of the Quran.”
Al-Kamil fi'l Lughat wa'-Arab, Vol. 1, p. 257
“If our hearts were truly pure, we would never have our fill of the words of your Lord.”
Jami al-Uloon wa'l-Hikm, p. 363
History of the Prophets and Kings, Vol. 5, p. 443
Majma' al-Amthal by al-Madai'ni, Vol. 20, p. 453
Farai'd al-Kalam li'l-Khulafa' al-Kiram, p. 269
Letter to Governors of Muslim Empire of Caliphate, quoted in History of the Prophets and Kings, Vol. 5, p. 244
