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Scribes of Divine

The document discusses the scribes of divine revelations in Islam, specifically the Quran. It notes that the Quran was recorded by companions of the Prophet Muhammad through direct revelation from God and mentions some of the main scribes, including Abdullah bin Masood, Zaid bin Sabit, Ubbay bin Ka'ab, and Khalid bin Walid. It provides brief biographical details about each scribe and their roles in recording and preserving the revelations of the Quran.

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Scribes of Divine

The document discusses the scribes of divine revelations in Islam, specifically the Quran. It notes that the Quran was recorded by companions of the Prophet Muhammad through direct revelation from God and mentions some of the main scribes, including Abdullah bin Masood, Zaid bin Sabit, Ubbay bin Ka'ab, and Khalid bin Walid. It provides brief biographical details about each scribe and their roles in recording and preserving the revelations of the Quran.

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Scribes of divine revelations:

 Quran is a record of divine revelations received by Holy prophet[pbuh]


through angel jibrail as a direct message from Allah
 Revelations were written by his companions on piece of leather, stones,
tablets, palm leaves etc or were memorized
 In Islam their role is: “(written) by hands of scribes-honourable, pious and
just.”
 40 scribes including four rightly guided caliphs
Abdullah bin Masood:
o One of the most favorite companion of Prophet Pbuh.
o Known as sahabi bin shabiya his brother and mother belonged from
earlier companions of Holy Prophet pbuh
o First convert who faced torture of Quraysh with patience
o First one to recite Quran openly in Makkah
o After he embraced Islam, he left all his business and was always
remain present in services of prophet pbuh
o Migrated twice to Abyssinia and later to Madinah
o participated in battle of badr in which he killed Abu jahl and in battle
of Uhad
o he learnt Quran very well because of his close association with
Prophet pbuh
o Prophet pbuh said, “ if anyone wants to read Quran freshly as it was
descended then he must read it on the reading of Abdullah bin
Masood”
o 2nd sent him to kufa as an administrator
o Narrated some 800 traditions
Zaid bin Sabit:
o belonged from khazraj tribe
o did not fight in battle of badr as he was 13
o fought in battle of trench and tabuk expedition
o learnt many languages and Holy Prophet pbuh encouraged him to
learn Hebrew so that he could correspond to Jews
o very intelligent and had good memory like after the migration to
Madinah, prophet pbuh told him to write all revelations received by
him which he did
o he had memorized Quran during the life of prophet pbuh
o 1st chose him for compilation for Quran which he did later as battle
of yammama happened in which many scribes died
o 2nd when did hajj or ummrah he was appointed qazi of Madinah
o In 3rd rule he did recompilation for Quran in only Qureshi dialect
Ameer Muawiya:
o He was son of Abu sufyan
o Embraced Islam after conquest of Makkah along with his family
o 2nd appointed him governor of Syria and was continue in 3rd rule
o Hazrat Ali wanted to remove muawiya from governorship of Syria as
muawiya has made 500 ships against Greeks in Mediterranean sea
o Battle of siffin was fought when Hazrat Ali died his son imam Hassan
was failing his duty
o So Ameer muawiya became khalifa
o During his rule north Africa was conquered
o He died when he was 75 and gave succession to his son, yazid
Ubbay bin Ka’ab:
o Main scribe in Madinah
o Served as a scribe to prophet pbuh and wrote letters for him
o The last verse in 10 AD is said to be written down by him
o At the time of death of prophet pbuh, he knew Holy Quran by heart
o His recitation was so beautiful and his understanding so profound
that Prophet pbuh encouraged his companions to learn Quran from
him
o He was often found in meditation and in mosque all the time
o He was also the member of community to whom 1st referred many
issues
o During the rule of 3rd, he died in 29 AH
Khalid bin Walid:
o Belonged to Qureshi tribe
o Accepted Islam after treaty of Hudaibiya
o He was very brave and courageous warrior. For this, Holy prophet
pbuh gave him title’ SaifAllah- sword of Allah
o In battle of Uhad, he changed Muslims victory into almost defeat
when he attacked Muslims from behind
o During the battle of Muttah, three commanders were martyred.
Allah gave victory by hands of Khalid bin Walid. He fought so bravely
that 9 swords were broken at his hands
o He was also the chief of one of four squadrons in conquest of
Makkah
o 1st And 2nd made him commander of their army in the war against
romans and Persians
o He died in 21 AH

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