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ahmad:544Ibrāhīm b. Khālid al-Ṣanʿānī

ʿUthman held the position of caliph for twelve years and the turmoil lasted for five years.  

أحمد:٥٤٤حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ

حَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ شِبْلٍ وَغَيْرُهُ قَالُوا وَلِيَ عُثْمَانُ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَكَانَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ