Year 34 AH:

• During this year the people of Kufa rebelled against their governor Saʿīd ibn al-ʿĀṣ, expelled him, and accepted Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī in his place. They wrote to ʿUthmān about the matter, and he appointed al-Ashʿarī over them. Not long afterward Saʿīd ibn al-ʿĀṣ was reinstated, but the Kufans went out and prevented him from assuming the post.

• In the same year the naval battle of Dhāt al-Ṣawārī was fought off the coast of Alexandria, under the command of Ibn Abī Sarḥ.

Year 35 AH:

• This year witnessed the expedition of Dhū Khushub, with Muʿāwiyah as commander of the Muslims.

• In the same year ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAbbās led the people in the Hajj and oversaw the pilgrimage season.

The Murder of ʿUthmān:

• In this year occurred the killing of ʿUthmān, may Allah be pleased with him: the Egyptians and others rose against—