Again he says that according to a statement by Shaykh it meant a fool.

Again he says that according to a statement by Shaykh it meant a fool. He further says that after that 'Ayesha went to Mecca. (Nihayah Ibn Athir) The historian Ibn Taqtaqi writes that Uthman was killed in consequence of 'Ayesha 's order "Kill this Na'thal". The very day his house was surrounded 'Ayesha went to Mecca[^4]. It is obvious that when 'Ayesha, being a woman was so much shocked by this incident, why should Ali not have been shocked by this horrible event?

It is learnt from the writings of authentic scholars that Ali got highly shocked by the incident of burning of the Qur'an. Consequently he felt the necessity of consulting Abu Dharr in this respect. Allamah Majlisi writes that after this incident Ali asked Abdul Malik, the son of Abu Dharr to send his father to him. When he came he exchanged views with him about this incident, expressed his grief and said, "It has been ironed and torn to pieces.

It is possible that Allah may take revenge upon him with iron". Abu Dharr said, "O Ali I have heard the Prophet of Allah saying, that the tyrant kings would kill the members of his house". Ali said, "O Abu Dharr! Are you drawing my attention to my being murdered, Abu Dharr said, "No doubt, this will happen and you will be the first out of the progeny of the Prophet to be assassinated"[^5]. In short, it becomes evident that Abu Dharr was deeply affected by this terrible event.

He also added one more theme to his speeches and called it an un-Islamic way. Let it be known that as the burning of the Qur'an injures the Islamic spirit so some modern writers have changed the word "burning” where the burning of the Qur'an is narrated. Shah Walyullah Dehlavi, in the life events of Uthman writes, "He did away with other Scriptures which were considered to spread differences". (Izalatul Khifa vol. 1, p. 274) [^1]: Tarikh Abul Fida, vol. 2, p.

100, printed in Amritsar, 1901 A.D [^2]: Anwarul Qulub, Muhammad Baqir Majlisi p.313 [^3]: Rauzatul Ahbab vol. 3, p. 12 [^4]: Tarikhul Fakhri p. 62, printed Egypt [^5]: Hayat ul-Qulub, vol. 2, p. 104 Previous…