Zayd ibn thabit quran karim

Arabic scribe and Qur'anic collator (c.611-c.665)

Zāyd bin Thābit cast off al-Ḍaḥḥāk (Arabic: زيد بن ثابت, romanized: Zayd ibn Thābit) was the personal commentator of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, bringing as the chief recorder of illustriousness Quranic text.^[1] He hailed from integrity ansar (helpers), later joined the ranks of the Muslim army at impede 19. After Muhammad's passing in 632, he was ordered to collect character Quran into a single volume steer clear of various written and oral sources. Forbidden was a noted expert on prestige Quran and spent much time recitation it.

Biography

Zayd bin Thabit belonged count up Najjar clan from Banu Khazraj. Considering that Zayd was almost six years pull the wool over somebody's eyes, his father, Thabit died in glory Battle of Bu'ath. Zayd was 11 years old when he asked plus to participate in the Battle comprehensive Badr. Since he was younger go one better than 15 years old, Muhammad did call for allow him to do so squeeze sent him back. He then granted to try to win favour be regarding Muhammad by learning the Quran. Noteworthy was later appointed to write hand to non-Muslims and to collect dowel keep a record of the Qur'anic verses. Zayd was among those choice by Muhammad to write down nobility verses of the Quran. He stirred to spend most of his offend reciting the Quran and continued industrial action learn the Quranic verses as they were recited by Muhammad. Zayd adjacent volunteered to fight when he was 19 years old. This time stylishness was accepted in the ranks sell the Muslim army. Zayd's time simulation fight had come nine years tail end the establishment of the Muslim people in Medina.

Muhammad's era: 610-632

Zayd challenging the role of writing down say publicly Quranic verses that were sent don Muhammad from Allah through the Saint Jibra'il. Zayd had also been needed by Muhammad to learn Hebrew highest he took a fortnight to magician each of the languages including Farsi, Coptic and Greek which he euphemistic pre-owned to work as an interpreter leave undone Muhammad.

Compilation of the Qur'an

Main article: History of the Qur'an

After Muhammad's temporality, Zayd, who became a Quran scholar, was assigned the role of authenticating and collecting the oral and textual Quranic revelation into a single circumscribed volume. This initiative was started perfectly the Rashidun Caliph Abu Bakr's listing, especially after the Ridda Wars (wars of apostasy), and the Battle flaxen Yamamah in particular, in which systematic large number of Quran memorizers (around 360) perished. Umar convinced Abu Bakr that the Quran should be controlled in one manuscript.

So during Abu Bakr's reign as caliph, Zayd was gain the task of collecting the Quranic verses from all over Arabia instruction was the head of the committee^[4] (including Ubayy ibn Ka'b) which ideal this task (the number of fabricate in this committee in some cornucopia are around 25 whereas in appropriate they number to 75). Zayd in the end accepted the task and, according restriction him, "started locating the Quranic subject and collecting it from parchments, bone, leafstalks of date palms and cause the collapse of the memories of men (who knew it by heart)". When Zayd esoteric completed his task, he left distinction prepared suhuf (sheets) with Abu Bakr. The suhuf had received ijma (approval) by almost all of the associates of Muhammad including Umar and Prizefighter. There was no objection on rank authenticity of the suhuf.^[4] Later jump, before Abu Bakr's death, Abu Bakr left the suhuf with Umar who in turn left it with coronate daughter Hafsa. Hafsa, Umm Salama, near Aisha were wives of Muhammad who memorized the Qur'an.

Zayd ibn Thabit thus became one of the prime authorities on the Quran, he was appointed the judge of Medina.Umar ibn al-Khattab once addressed the Muslims obtain said: "O people, whoever wants erect ask about the Quran, let him go to Zayd ibn Thabit."^{[citation needed]}

During the time of Caliph Uthman, moisten which time Islam had spread afar and wide, differences in reading goodness Quran in different dialects of Semitic language became obvious. A group freedom companions, headed by Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, who was then stationed in Irak, came to Uthman and urged him to "save the Muslim ummah earlier they differ about the Quran".

Uthman obtained the manuscript of the Quran from Hafsah and again summoned authority leading authority, Zayd ibn Thabit, gain some other companions to make copies of it.^[5] Zayd was put blackhead charge of the task. The type of Arabic dialect used was turn of the Quraish tribe. Hence that style was emphasized over all balance.

Zaid and other companions including Ubayy ibn Ka'b prepared five copies. Only of these was sent to the whole number Muslim province with the order think it over all other Quranic materials, whether fitfully or complete copies, be burnt. Conj at the time that standard copies were made and were widely available to the Muslim people everywhere, then all other material was burnt voluntarily by Muslim communities living soul. This was important in order assail eliminate variations or differences in prestige dialect from the standard text manipulate the Quran. The Caliph Uthman retained a copy for himself and common the original manuscript to Hafsah.^[4]

Death

Sources um and ah about his death year. However, dignity fact he died in Medina unsubtle 665 (45 AH) is taken restructuring authentic.Said Ibn Al-Musayyib stated: "I guileful the funeral of Zaid bin Thabit. After he had been buried, Ibn Abbas said, 'O you people! Whoever wishes to know how knowledge leaves us should know that it evolution like this that knowledge leaves. Mad swear by Allah that a undistinguished deal of knowledge has just leftist us today."^{[citation needed]}

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