LET ME TURN THE TABLES!: yamama

Quran Preservation & Compilation -3 (under Abu Bakr)

In the last post of this series we discussed the circumstances during the time of Abu Bakr (RA) which lead him to seek the compilation of Q... Read More »

Quran Preservation & Compilation -2 (Circumstances during Abu Bakr's time)

<p>During the time of Abu Bakr (RA) circumstances asked for the collection of various writings to be gathered in one compilation. Following narration gives an account of it;</p><span class="fullpost"> <p>Narrated Zaid bin Thabit Al-Ansari:<b> Abu Bakr sent for me after the (heavy) casualties among the warriors (of the battle) of Yamama (where a great number of Qurra' were killed). 'Umar was present with Abu Bakr who said, 'Umar has come to me and said, The people have suffered heavy casualties on the day of (the battle of) Yamama, and I am afraid that there will be more casualties among the Qurra' (those who know the Qur'an by heart) at other battle-fields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost, unless you collect it.</b></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0a7b020c-2e51-4379-b078-a5387e1e26be:302b2a32-a702-4410-91c2-2029c072a1c5" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"></div></span>

During the time of Abu Bakr (RA) circumstances asked for the collection of various writings to be gathered in one compilation. Following nar... Read More »