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Compilation of the Holy Quran

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Since the Holy Quran was not revealed all at once and itsdifferent verses were revealed as and when appropriate,so it was neither possible nor practicable from the very

beginning to write and preserve it in a book form.Before one can begin to understand the manner in whichit was preserved, the amazing memories ofthe Arab nation must be kept in mind. And of course, thefact that Allah Himself has said:

Verily, it is We Who have sent down this Message and it is We Whoshall guard it. (Surah Hijr; 15:9)

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Total Time of Revelation= 23 years (610 to 632 AD)

Total Verses = 6,666

Total Suwar = 114

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How the Quran was Revealed

JibreelHoly

Prophet

Companions

ALLAH

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Different Stages in its Compilation

In The

Time of

The HolyProphet In TheTime of

Abu Bakr

& UmarIn The Time

of Uthman

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How the Quran was preserved in

the time of the Holy Prophet.

The Quran was revealed to the Holy Prophet through Jibril , who would makesure that he s learnt its verses by heart.

Once the Holy Prophet had memorized the verses, Jibril would tell him thatthese verses should be placed in so and so Surah in so and so order.

When the Holy Prophet had learnt the verses, he would then teach them to hiscompanions who would

Learn them by heart (these Huffaz were 1000s)

The scribes of the Holy Prophet, would write the verses under his instructionon paper, stone tablets, bones, palm leaves, wooden boards or animal skins.

(These companions were about 34). Ardah

Quran was preserved in partial volumes in writing, but primarily in the heartsof tens of thousands of his companions.

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Preservation and Compilation during

the caliphates of Abu Bakr and Umar A large number of Huffaz killed at Yamamah

Umar proposed to Abu Bakr: Lets Write it down in a single

volume After some initial hesitation, he Agreed

A team of Muqri Sahaba led by Zaid bin Thabit were formed to

conduct this task

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How did Zayd ensure authenticity?

The contributor must have in writing as well as be a Hafiz He tested its reliability against his own memory and that of

his team of Huffaz

Two trustworthy witnesses had testified to the fact that the

particular verse had been written in the presence of theProphet

The written verses were matched with the collections ofcompanions

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The Final Volume

This Task was completed by Umars time and stayed with himuntil his martyrdom.

Then it went in the custody of Hafsah and thus became

known as Mushaf-i-Hafsah.

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Preservation and Compilation in

the period of Uthman bin 'Affan

Islamic Empire had spread far and wide

New people with new tongues, languages, dialects and

pronunciations had become Muslims

They began to use these to recite Quran in sometimes odd

ways.

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Hudhayfa bin Yaman approached the caliph Uthman and toldhim about the possible dangers of this

Uthman immediately took action

Reassembled a team under Zaid bin Thabit

Made seven copies of Mushaf e Hafsa

Sent these to the provincial capitals

Destroyed any deviant/incomplete manuscripts

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Questions that you get

Note on compilation of the Quran in the time of Holy Prophet

Abu Bakr & Umar

Uthman

All of the above

Role of Scribes in the compilation of the Quran

Steps taken by Zaid in Thabit (2 parts)

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Before going any further, now we must study the sources ofIslamic Law