Uthman, from the Umayya clan, represented the tribal aristocracy of Mecca, and his victory annoyed a loyalist old guard.
Uthman al-Jullabi al-HujwirI in the Kaslif-ulmalijub, or, Revelation of Hidden Things, which treats of the various schools of Sufis, their teachings and observances.
His anger was provoked, however, by the election of the third caliph, Uthman.
The ones they do preserve they insist were merely explanatory glosses on ' Uthman's text.
Following Uthman's murder Ali did not attempt to punish the murderers.