The Quran isn't only the Holiest Book for Muslims; it's also unique in the sense that it's the last Divine Book, transferred down to earth for the benefit and guidance of humanity. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the last Prophet and Messenger of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى and the Quran is the last Divine words that were revealed to him. The Quran was revealed to him in corridor over around 23 times. Conserving the original textbook of the Quran was a pivotal task. The disclosure of the Quran started in 610 CE and was completed in 632 CE, just before the Prophet departed from this world. At that time, no installations were available to save the textbook of the Quran. also, the knowledge rate in the Arab region was veritably low. Only a many people had jotting chops. Hence, the high source of conserving the Quran was memorization. The Arabs were relatively skillful in learning any important script, just like they learned runes of the notorious muses of their time. The same skill formed the base of the preservation of the words of the Quran. still, contemporaneously, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ entrusted the task of recording these Divine words in writing to his companions( Sahabah). History of the Writing of the Quran The words of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى, revealed upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, were originally written by his close companions, side by side, through memorization by numerous of them. The pattern was that the Prophet recited the Quranic verses ’ exposures before his companions. Those who had the jotting chops used to record these verses in jotting and those who did n’t have the jotting chops learned these words by heart. The material used for writing at that time was carnal skin, tree stalks, and thin gravestone wastes. In the veritably early stages of the disclosure of the Quran, the Prophet advised his companions not to write anything other than the words of the Quran. This advice encouraged them to study and write down only the Quranic verses to cover the Quran from any addition or omission. Per the traditions, it's believed that the fourth Rashidun Caliph, Hadrat Ali رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ was the first of the companion of the Prophet, who started writing the words of the Quran. Soon later, the Prophet deputized the most secure people among his companions to write down the Quran as it was revealed upon him and recited by him before them. piecemeal from all the four Rashidun Caliphs, the platoon comprised famed companions similar as Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn Al- Aas, Muawiah Ibn Abi Sufyan, and Zayd Ibn Thabit, رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ and a many others. The Quranic cants The Quran was revealed in the Arabic language, as it was the native language of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his people. The 44th verse of Surah Fussilat narrates this fact as follows وَلَوْ جَعَلْنٰہُ قُرْاٰنًا اَعْجَمِيًّا لَّـقَالُوْا لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ اٰيٰتُہٗ ۰ۭؔ ءَ اَعْجَمِيٌّ وَّعَرَبِيٌّ۰ۭ قُلْ ہُوَ لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ہُدًى وَّشِفَاۗءٌ۰ۭ وَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ فِيْۗ اٰذَانِہِمْ وَقْرٌ وَّہُوَعَلَيْہِمْ عَمًى۰ۭ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِنْ مَّكَانٍؚبَعِيْدٍ restatement Had We revealed this as anon-Arabic Qur’an they would have said “ Why were its verses not easily expounded? How strange, anon-Arabic Book and an Arab followership! ” Tell them “ It's a guidance and a mending to the religionists. But to those who don't believe, it serves as a draw in their cognizance and a covering over their eyes. It's as if they're being called from a place far down Arabic is an eloquent language and the Quranic verses are indeed more eloquent. The Quranic verses were revealed in seven cants popular with the Arabs, as mentioned in the Hadith number 3219 of Sahih Al- Bukhari. restatement recited Ibn Abbas Allah’s Messenger( ﷺ) said, “ Gabriel read the Qur’an to me in one way( i.e. shoptalk) and I continued asking him to read it in different ways till he read it in seven different ways. ” compendium of the Quran Hazrat Ibn Abbas رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ, a kinsman of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, states that it was the Prophet’s routine to recite the entire Quran in the month of Ramadan before the Angel Gabriel. He further narrates that in the last month of his life, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recited the entire Quran before the Angel Gabriel doubly. This way, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ assured the authentication of the original script of the Quran, which was passed on to his companions. The Quran was, thus, saved in the hearts of the companions of the Prophet and in the shape of written textbook, which was kept collectively by the scribes. During the period of the first Rashidun Caliph, Hadrat Abu Bakr رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ the battle of Yamama was fought. 70 most famed memorizers of the Quran embraced Shahadah( Martyrdom) in this war. The Caliph and his close associates, similar as Hadrat Umar رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ, were relatively concerned over this development. It was suggested by Hazrat Umar رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ that the Quran should be collected in the form of a consolidated book to insure that it's saved in its factual textbook. After thoughtful consideration, the suggestion was accepted by the Caliph. So, Hazrat Zayd Ibn Thabit رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ was assigned the task of compendium of the Quranic verses in one consolidated book. This veritably important but sensitive task was also initiated by Hazrat Zayd Ibn Thabit رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ. He recited this in Hadith number 4989 of Sahih Al- Bukhari, as follows restatement – recited Zaid bin Thabit Abu Bakr transferred for me and said, “ You used to write the Divine exposures for Allah’s Messenger( ﷺ) So you should search for( the Qur’an and collect) it. ” I started searching for the Qur’an till I set up the last two Verses of Surat at- Tauba with Abi Khuza ima Al- Ansari and I couldn't find these Verses with anybody other than him.( They were) ‘ Verily there has come unto you an Apostle( Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should admit any injury or difficulty ’(9.128- 129) Once all the Quranic exposures were consolidated in the form of a book, the Caliph Abu Bakr رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ kept this compendium with him. It was also passed on to the coming Caliph Hazrat Umar رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ. While at his deathbed, Caliph Umar رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا handed over this compendium of the Quran to his son Hazrat Hafsa رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا who was also the woman
of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. This happens to be the first compendium of the Quran. Final compendium of the Quran As the Islamic Caliphate expanded beyond the Arab region, during the period of Hadrat Uthman رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ, over to Egypt, Syrian and Iran, thenon-Arabic Muslims faced in difficulty in reading the Quran in its exact shoptalk by the new converts. Hence, collecting the Quran in a unified textbook was necessary to avoid misreading and wrong enumeration. The task was again entrusted to the famed scribe of the Quran, Hadrat Zayd Ibn Thabit رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا. The task was initiated in the time 650 CE by the Caliph Uthman رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ. He requested Hadrat Hafsa رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا. to save the textbook of the Quran with her so that clones can be created. The script was given to a commission comprising Zayd Bin Thabit, ‘ Abdullah Ibn Al- Zubayr, Sa’eed Ibn Al- ‘ As, and ‘ Abd Al- Rahman Ibn Harith Ibn Hisham رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ. They were assigned the duty of making several clones of this original interpretation of the Quran in the Arabic shoptalk of the Meccan lineage Quraysh so that all the Muslims could follow this unified textbook. These clones of the Quran were also transferred to Kufa, Damascus, and Basra. It was instructed by the Caliph to destroy all the individual effects of the Quranic verses so that the factual and original script of the Quran should remain with everyone in a unified shoptalk. The Caliph Uthman رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ is thus appertained to as “ Jami- al Quran ”( Compiler of the Quran) due to this pivotal work on the compendium of the Quran. He gathered the entire Islamic world of his time to agree upon the original and unified textbook of the Quran. Hence, the Quran was saved without any crimes, deletions, or additions. Allah has taken the responsibility of conserving it ever, as mentioned in the 9th verse of Surah Al- Hijr. اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَاِنَّا لَہٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ restatement – As for the Admonition, indeed it's We Who have revealed it and it's indeed We Who are its guardians. Punctuations and Diacritics in the Quran The Quran was firstly written without any punctuation and diacritics, as the Arabs could read it rightly without any similar marks. With the expansion of Islamic Rule in the areas outside of the Arab, thenon-Arabs set up it delicate to read the Quran with the correct pronunciation. Hence, it was necessary to add punctuation marks and diacritics in the Quran to helpnon-Arabs read rightly. While the punctuation marks companion the anthology to give a pause or else during the enumeration, diacritics were aimed at easing the pronunciation of the words rightly. This is also known as Tajweed. This critical task was initiated during the period of Umayyad Caliph Abd Al- Malik. During this period, Abu’l Aswad Al- Du’ali introduced the Arabic alphabet rules and started enforcing them in the Quran. latterly on, Hajjaj Ibn Yousuf, a Ummayad Governor, executed these rules. So, the punctuation marks and diacritics were added in the Quran to grease the compendiums , enabling them to recite it precisely in the way it was revealed.
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