▁he ▁would ▁ensure ▁the ▁concentration ▁of ▁state ▁power ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur ay sh , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁Ali ' s ▁determ ination ▁to ▁diff use ▁power ▁among ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁fa ctions . ▁From ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁reign , ▁U th man ▁displayed ▁explicit ▁favour it ism ▁to ▁his ▁k ins men , ▁in ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁his ▁prede cess ors . ▁He ▁appointed ▁his ▁family ▁members ▁as ▁govern ors ▁over ▁the ▁regions ▁success ively ▁conquer ed ▁under ▁U mar ▁and ▁himself , ▁namely ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire , ▁i . e . ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Iran , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁By z antine ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Egypt . ▁In ▁Med ina , ▁he ▁re lied ▁extens ively ▁on ▁the ▁coun sel ▁of ▁his ▁Um ay y ad ▁c ous ins , ▁the ▁brothers ▁al - Har ith ▁and ▁Mar wan ▁ibn ▁al - H ak am . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁historian ▁Wil fer d ▁Mad el ung , ▁this ▁policy ▁stem med ▁from ▁U th man ' s ▁" conv iction ▁that ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Um ay ya , ▁as ▁the ▁core ▁cl an ▁of ▁Q ur ay sh , ▁was ▁uniqu ely ▁qualified ▁to ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Islam ". ▁ ▁U th man ' s ▁ne pot ism ▁prov oked ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁the ▁Ans ar ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁sh ura . ▁In ▁ 6 4 5 / 4 6 , ▁he ▁added ▁the