Description

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.

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Sources

• Sahih al-Bukhari
• Fath al-Bari