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Arabic scribe and Qur'anic collator (c.610-c.660)
Scholarly and popular sources in the provided set converge on one central fact: mainstream Muslim belief and many Islamic institutions maintain that the Qur’an’s text has been preserved without substa...
After Muhammad’s death the Qur’an was preserved by a mix of oral memorization and successive written compilations: companions had memorized large portions during his lifetime and early caliphs commiss...
Sunni early sources emphasise a rapid, companion-led compilation of scattered written fragments and memorized recitation under Abu Bakr and an official recension under Caliph Uthman (the Uthmanic code...
The Quran is traditionally understood by Muslims to be a revelation delivered to the Prophet Muhammad over roughly 23 years beginning in 610 CE, preserved through a mix of oral memorization and writte...
The phrase “Zayd is a loins” appears to be a mistaken or slangy assertion; available sources define Zayd (also spelled Zaid/Zaid) as an Arabic male given name meaning “increase,” “growth,” “abundance”...
Muslim tradition and many contemporary Muslim-facing histories say the Qur’an was preserved by a combination of memorization (huffāẓ), contemporaneous written notes, and an early standardization under...