3. Martyrdom of ‘Usman during recitation of the Quran

Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُمَا has said that one day Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was present before the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: O ‘Usman! You will be martyred while reciting Surah Al-Baqarah and your blood will fall on this verse ‘فَسَیَکْفِیْکَہُمُ اللہُ’ (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 4, pp. 62, Hadees 4611)

In the last days of his Khilafat when Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ suffered great difficulty, even then he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ would observe Nafl fasts and become occupied with the recitation of the Holy Quran. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was martyred when he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was reciting the Holy Quran. The drops of blood of martyrdom that gushed from his blessed body fell on the very same verse of the Holy Quran regarding which the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم informed him about.

Muhaddiseen and historians have said when Egyptians entered the home of Sayyiduna ‘Usman رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ with the intention to murder him, then even     in such a critical condition, the Holy Quran was opened before him and he   رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was reciting the same Ruku’. A cursed person attacked his hand with a sword causing blood to gush out onto the same word. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ would clean the Holy Quran and say: By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I have first written the Holy Quran with the same hand. All of these Egyptians met a terrible and horrible death. After some time, people saw the Holy Quran and also saw the effect of the blood on it. (Ad-Durr-ul-Mansoor, vol. 1, pp. 340)

Dear Islamic brothers! You have read the greed of Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ for good deeds. At the time of his martyrdom, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was reciting the Holy Quran. Recitation of the Holy Quran is a great privilege for a Muslim. The Holy Quran has many Surahs by the blessings of which a great treasure of reward can be attained in a short period of time. For example, Surah Yaseen, the recitation of which takes 8 to 10 minutes, but from a reward perspective, if it is recited once, the Sawab (reward) of completing the Quran 10 times will be obtained. The one who recites Surah Yaseen will receive the reward of 20 Hajj. The fortunate person who recites it for the