COMPILATION OF THE QURAN

COMPILATION OF THE QURAN

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OBJECTIVE:

Quran was revealed in short sections over a period of 23 years.

The lesson discusses some of the ways it was compiled ( put together) and preserved(saved).

​Important facts:

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1. 1:The revelation took a total of 23 years to complete.

• 2:The quran was revealed to Rasulullah over time in short sections.

• 3:The first revelation was a set of five ayahs

• 4:The first revelation (message) was received in the Hira cave in 610 C.E.

• 5:The last revelation was sent two months before Rasulullah’s death in 632 C.E.

• 6:Angel Jibril (A) brought revelations to Rasulullah sometimes only one ayah, sometimes few ayahs and sometimes an entire surah.

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• ​The Quran is divided into Chapters. Each Chapter is called a SURAH. (Plural SUWAR).

• There are 114 Surahs in the Quran.

• Each surah consists of verses. Each verse is called an AYAH ( plural AYAT)

Surahs and Ayahs

Multiple Choice

DID RASULULLAH (S) KNOW HOW TO READ AND WRITE?

• NO

• YES

Multiple Choice

In which year the Final revelation was sent to Rasulullah (s)?

• In 625 C.E

• In 632 C.E

• In 630 C.E

• In 635 C.E

​THREE STEPS TAKEN BY RASULULLAH (S) TO COMPILE ( put together in order) THE QURAN

1. ​First when he received the revelation he immediately memorized it.

2. ​Second after he recited the revelation , one of his companions immediately wrote the revelation.

3. ​Third his companions memorized the revelation.

​WRITTEN RECORD

​Memorization of the Quran was not enough to save it so it had to be recorded on paper.

​Rasulullah (s) did not know how to write but many of the companions did.

​They wrote down the ayat and read it aloud to Rasulullah(s) to make sure there are no mistakes.

​One of the famous companion that recorded the Quran was Zaid ibn Thabit

​As many as 40 different companions wrote it under the supervision of Rasulullah(s)

​They wrote on paper, parchments,the dry skins of animals,dry leaves, and other material.

Multiple Choice

The first step Rasulullah (s) did to save the revelation was to ______ it

• Write

• Memorize

• Recite to others

Multiple Choice

The second step Rasulullah(s) took was to ____  it to the companions who wrote it down.

• Write

• Memorize

• Recite 

Multiple Choice

Third step to save the revelation was by the companions to  ———— it

• Write

• memorize

​The order of the Quran

• ​The order that we find today is not the order it was received in.

• ​The first message was 5 ayahs that are part of Surah Al- Alaq.

• ​Rasulullah (s) told the companions where to place the ayahs in Surahs when he received them.

• ​Every day they were recited in correct order during salah.

• ​After the death of Rasulullah (s), Abu Bakr Siddiq (r) put together all the different chapters in form of a book.

• ​People who memorize The Quran are called Hafiz.

• ​When Uthman (R) became the khalifa (ruler) muslim territory had become very large. He was afraid that many different versions of Quran might be made.

• Uthman(r) made official copies of the Quran and destroyed all others.

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Multiple Choice

First revelation (message) was 5 ayahs which are part of ____________.

• Surah Al Fatiha

• Surah An Nas

• Surah Al Falak

• Surah Al Alaq

Multiple Choice

One of the famous companion that recorded the Quran was ______.

• Uthman (R)

• Abu Bakr (R)

• Bilal Ibn Rabah (R)

• Zaid Ibn Thabit (R)

Multiple Choice

People who memorize the Quran are called________.

• Imam

• Muezzin

• Mufti

• Hafiz

Multiple Choice

____________ made official copies and ordered to have all other copies destroyed.

• Abu Bakr (R)

• Omar (R)

• Rasulullah (s)

• Uthman (r)

Open Ended

HOW DO YOU THINK PEOPLE MADE THE WRITTEN COPIES OF THE QURAN BACK THEN?

• Verses of the Quran revealed or sent to Muhammad (s) before Hijrah (Migration to Madinah) are Known as Makkan Surahs.

• Verses of the Quran revealed after Hijrah are known as Madinan Surahs

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​Makkan and Madinan Revelations of Quran

610 C.E​

​622 C.E

​Makkan period

13 years

622 C.E

1 A.H

632 C.E

!0 A.H

​Madinan Period

10 years

Mostly they are .....

• Longer

• Placed in the first half of the Quran

• They teach obligatory duties and Islamic laws

• They begin with " O you who believe"

• The Jews, Christians and hypocrites are mentioned.

​Madinan Surahs

Mostly they are...

• Short

• Placed in the second half of the Quran

• They introduce Allah (swt), principals of faith and teach monotheism.

• The verses begin with "o humankind"

• They are more rhythmic

​Makkan Surahs

Characteristics Of Makkan and Madinan

Multiple Select

Check all the characteristics of Makkan Surahs

• Shorter and Placed in the second half of Quran

• Longer and placed in the first half of the Quran

• Teach monotheism (oneness of Allah) (swt)

• Teach Islamic Laws

• Were revealed before Hijrah

Multiple Select

Check all the characteristics of Madinan Surahs

• Shorter and Placed in the second half of Quran

• Longer and placed in the first half of the Quran

• Teach monotheism (oneness of Allah) (swt)

• Teach Islamic Laws

• Were revealed after Hijrah

​ALLAH (SWT) PRESERVES (SAVES) THE QURAN

​Rasulullah (s) and his companions worked to make sure that every word is recorded as it was revealed by Allah (swt) in the Quran. However sometime human efforts might fail so Allah (swt) said that he would not let it get changed like previous books. Allah says in the Quran that he is the actual guardian of it in Surah Al Hijr (15:9).

​اِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا الذِّكۡرَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰـفِظُوۡنَ ‏ 

​Indeed it is We Who have revealed it and it is indeed We Who are its guardian.

​LEARNING TARGET

​MEMORIZE ALL THE FACTS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.

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