On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 07:50:10 -0800 (PST), John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gilberto, Khazeh, Mark, Susan, et al., > How long after the passing of the Prophet was the Authentic Holy Qur'an > compiled? > >From what I've read it was completely memorized and completely written down on various materials during the time of the prophet. But it wasn't completely arranged, all in one place, in its current order until the time of Uthman. Here's one description of the process: [begin quote] What the Prophet left to the Muslims The revelation, as left by the Prophet, was available both orally and written on various materials. Its internal order was known to the Muslims and strictly observed by them. Abu Bakr collected these loose materials and had their contents written on to sheets (suhuf). The Difference belween Abu Bakr's and 'Uthman's Collection Abu Bakr had made one single copy from the various verbal and written material. This copy was later kept by 'Umar and then by his daughter Hafsa. 'Uthman had many copies prepared from this copy and sent them to various places in the Muslim world, while the original suhuf were returned to Hafsa and remained with her until her death. Later, Marwan b. Hakam (d. 65/684), according to a report in Ibn Abi Dawud, collected it from her heirs and had it destroyed, presumably fearing it might become the cause for new disputes. 'Uthman also kept one of the copies for himself. This version of the text, also known as 'Mushaf 'Uthman in fact constitutes the ijma'(consensus) of the sahaba, all of whom agreed that it contained what Muhammad had brought as revelation from Allah. [58] [end quote] Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
