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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Black Thursday Part 4: The Allegiance Breakers (Nakitheen) No doubt, it is a fact that the Mother of faithful, Ayesha and Talha and Zubair had instigated people against Uthman and developed such a state that people went to the extent of murdering him. Zubair ibn Awwam was on the forefront among those opponents while Talha ibn Ubaidullah was just behind him. Once Uthman had said regarding Talha: “I am really sad about Talha.

I had given him so much gold and now he wants to kill me. O Lord! Do not let him enjoy that wealth. Make him suffer for his betrayal.”[^1] After Uthman’s murder, the above mentioned three persons took up the pretext of his death because they were on the forefront in his murder. Uthman was besieged in his house.

One day Imam ‘Ali (a) told Talha: “For the sake of Allah, send these rioters away from Uthman.” Upon this, Talha replied: “By Allah, I would not do so until Bani Umayyah returns the wealth of Muslim Ummah that it has usurped.” Tabari writes: Uthman had given a loan of fifty thousand dirhams to Talha. Once when Uthman was going to the mosque, he met Talha on the way; Talha said: “I have saved the loan amount. You may take it from me whenever you want.” Uthman said: “O Abu Sehr!

I exempt you from repayment of this loan.” When Uthman was besieged, he used to say: “He has repaid me as a thief repays a person.” Madaini writes in Murder of Uthman: “Talha did not allow Uthman’s body to be buried for three days. When Hakim ibn Hazm and Jubair ibn Mutim were taking his body away, Talha appointed a few persons on the way to stone it.”[^2] Dr. Taha Husayn writes: “Talha’s love for the rioters was not hidden. His continued his efforts in enraging them.

Uthman used to complain about this habit of Talha in private and public.” Reliable narrators say: Once Uthman requested Imam ‘Ali (a) to dispel the rioters somehow. Imam ‘Ali (a) came to Talha and saw a large number of rioters with him. He said: “Send all of them back.” However Talha refused to do so.[^3] The role of Ayesha in Uthman’s murder is as clear as daylight.

She had shown the Prophet’s shirt a number of times to Uthman and said: “Even the Prophet’s shirt is not worn out and you have ignored his practice ( Sunnah ).” She stood behind the veil a number of times and said: “Kill Nathal!” It is a fact that the Mother of faithful was the greatest enemy of Uthman.