When Quran was compiled?

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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 522:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:
Once 'Abdullah bin Mas’ud delivered a sermon before us and said, “By Allah, I learnt over seventy Suras direct from Allah’s Apostle . By Allah, the companions of the Prophet came to know that I am one of those who know Allah’s Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of them.” Shaqiq added: I sat in his religious gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his speech).

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 523:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Mas’ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him), “It was not revealed in this way.” Then Ibn Mas’ud said, "I recited it in this way before Allah’s Apostle and he confirmed my recitation by saying, ‘Well done!’ " Ibn Mas’ud detected the smell of wine from the man’s mouth, so he said to him, “Aren’t you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah’s Book and (along with this) you drink alcoholic liquors too?” Then he lashed him according to the law.

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 524:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas’ud) : By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Allah’s Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah’s Book but I know about whom

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 525:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik: “Who collected the Qur’an at the time of the Prophet ?” He replied, “Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka’b, Mu’adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.”

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet died, none had collected the Qur’an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda’. Mu’adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring .

Volume 6, Book 61, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: ‘Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur’an) yet we leave some of what he recites.’ Ubai says, 'I have taken it from the mouth of Allah’s Apostle and will not leave for anything whatever." But Allah said

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The question is not “what is wrong”?; its “what is right”? Is it right to removed 6 other Karaat in which Quran was revealed as per Prophet(PBUH&HF); and he never instructed to do it in his life time although lot many different tribes entered into islam in that time. There was no problem in keeping those 6 too.

How it became possible to bring people on one Karraat; what was that? and then after long time putting Aaarab on those words what was that? What thing made it possible to bring non-Arabic on one Dialect whether it was removing 6 Karaats or just putting certain signs(Aaarab) on words; to make easier to recite in a particular way.

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The references MMughal has posted made easier to understand my questions. Thanks MMughal, Wasalam!

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Some more questions:

1.
While departing from this world, did the holy prophet (saww) leave the Qur'an with the ummah or not?

2.
If he did then why did the need for the collection of the Qur'an arise? And why were the Ummah kept without the Qur'an till the period of Uthman?

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If the holy prophet (saww) did not leave the Qur'an with the Ummah prior to his departure then the task of Risallah was not accomplished because the purpose of his arrival was to convey the message of Allah to the ummah. How then is the religion complete?

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You make a long list of Muslims who compiled the revelations which proves the fact that the holy prophet (saww) had himself been causing the Qur'an being written and preserved it. But to our surprise, after the holy prophet (saww) up until the period of Uthman, people could not get the Qur'an. Could you explain why this gap occurred?

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You are proud of the memorizers of the Qur'an and even claim the fact that there had been many such people among the companions of the holy prophet. Then, tell us, from among Ali (as), Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman who knew the Qur'an by heart? Give your answers with complete sources and refer to your books.

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inuit... Why don't you start off by giving your take on these "questions" and then we will see if there is even something where we disagree on to start a discussion. :)

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inuit, all the 5 questions u r putting seem just to be repititive of the same idea....

will u ever get something new????

and as for ur last question, Uthman (ra) was the first person to memorize all Quran by heart....

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[QUOTE]
Originally posted by armughal: *
Uthman (ra) was the first person to memorize all Quran by heart....
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"Umar has come to me and said: "Casualties were heavy among the Qurra' of the! Qur'an *(i.e. those who knew the Quran by heart)** on the day of the Battle of Yalmama, and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the Qurra' on other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost.

So I started looking for the Qur'an and collecting it from (what was written on) palmed stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat At-Tauba (Repentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The Verse is:

'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa' (At-Tauba) (9.128-129)

Said bin Thabit added, "A Verse from Surat Ahzab was missed by me when we copied the Qur'an and I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting it. So we searched for it and found it with Khuzaima bin Thabit Al-Ansari. (That Verse was): 'Among the Believers are men who have been true in their covenant with Allah.' *(33.23) *

*Volume 6, Book 61, Number 524:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) : By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Allah's Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah's Book but I know about whom *

*Volume 6, Book 61, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 'Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we leave some of what he recites.' Ubai says, 'I have taken it from the mouth of Allah's Apostle and will not leave for anything whatever." But Allah said *

Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 32, Number 227: Narrated Abu Huraira:
So, 'Umar said, 'In my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b.

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http://www.muslimedia.com/archives/features99/orientalist.htm

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99jan/koran.htm

http://www.al-islam.org/protection/

http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/ulum_al_quran/index.htm