The History of the Noble Qur’an

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Third module Writing of the Qur’an in the era of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu. 1. Reasons that led ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu to instruct the duplicating of various copies of the Qur’an. As the Islamic empire grew the people of different parts of the Islamic world learnt the Qur’an from the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum that were delegated to those parts. The people […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Second module Gathering of the Qur’anic texts in the era of Abu Bakr   1. What led Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu to instruct the gathering of the texts of the Noble Qur’an? Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu stood at the reins of the Islamic khilafah after the passing of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Many precarious tasks lay at hand as […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Three The Writing of the Noble Qur’an   There are three modules in this chapter:   Writing of the Qur’an in presence of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Gathering of the Qur’anic texts in the era of Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu. Writing of the Qur’an in the era of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu.   First module Writing of the Qur’an […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Fourth Module Miscellaneous Divisions of The Qur’an This module holds the following discussions:   Count of the verses of the Qur’an. What a verse constitutes. Benefits of knowing the verse. Ways to recognize the signs of a verse. Laws pertaining to the order of the verses in the Qur’an. Count of the verses of the Qur’an This subject has been delved into by the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Third Module Division of The Chapters of the Qur’an The chapters of the Qur’an are divided into four categories. Al Tuwal Al Mi’in Al Mathani Al Mufassal Al Tuwal Referring to the key books of the classical scholars, one finds that the scholars agree on the number of chapters under this category; namely seven. 1) Surah al Baqarah 2) Surah Al ‘Imran 3) Surah […]