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After the Battle of Yamama where many huffaz (Quran memorisers) were martyred, Sayyiduna Umar urged Sayyiduna Hadrat Abu Bakr (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ to compile the Quran into a single written manuscript. The task was entrusted to Zayd ibn Thabit, who had been one of the Prophet ﷺ's scribes. This compilation preserved the Quran in written form exactly as it had been revealed and recited.

The martyrdom of Sayyiduna Hadrat Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ at the Battle of Mu'tah. He was the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and the brother of Sayyiduna Ali. He held the banner of the Muslim army after the first two commanders fell. His hands were cut off while holding the banner, and he was killed fighting. The Prophet said that Allah replaced his hands with wings in Paradise, hence his title 'al-Tayyar' (the Flyer).

The martyrdom of Sayyiduna Hadrat Zayd ibn Harithah (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ at the Battle of Mu'tah as the first commander of the Muslim army. He was the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad before the abolition of legal adoption, and was beloved by the Prophet. He is the only Companion mentioned by name in the Quran (Surah al-Ahzab 33:37). He was the first of three commanders to fall at Mu'tah.

The passing of Sayyiduna Hadrat Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ, one of the ten Companions promised Paradise. He was the commander who led the Muslims to victory at the Battle of Qadisiyyah against the Persian Empire and was the founder of the city of Kufa. He was the last of the ten Ashara Mubashshara to pass away and was the maternal uncle of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.