Compilation of the Quran (Usman R.A)

Question 1

What issue regarding the Quran was reported to Hazrat Usman (R.A) during his caliphate?

Answer 1

• Hazrat Huzaifa bin Yamaan informed Hazrat Usman (R.A) that Muslims in different regions, particularly Syria, Iraq, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, were reciting the Quran in different dialects, which could create divisions among them

Question 2

What action did Hazrat Usman (R.A) take in response to the different recitations of the Quran?

Answer 2

• Hazrat Usman (R.A) acquired a copy of the Quran prepared by Zaid bin Sabit from Hazrat Hafsa (R.A) and appointed a committee to make official copies of the Quran.
• This committee included Zaid bin Sabit, Abdur Rehman bin Harris, Abdullah bin Zubair, and Saad bin Aas.

Question 3

How did Hazrat Usman (R.A) ensure the authenticity of the new copies of the Quran?

Answer 3

• The committee was instructed to follow the dialect of the Quraish if there were differences in language.
• They prepared five copies in four months, which were then read out loud in the Prophet’s mosque to confirm that no changes had been made.

Question 4

What did Hazrat Usman (R.A) do with the new copies of the Quran, and what instructions did he give?

Answer 4

• The five new copies of the Quran were sent to the capital cities of every Muslim province.
• Usman (R.A) ordered that any unofficial copies with different texts be destroyed, and future copies were to be made only from the official text.
• He also sent teachers to instruct people in the correct dialect.

Question 5

Why is Hazrat Usman (R.A) known as “Jami-al-Quran”?

Answer 5

• Hazrat Usman (R.A) is known as “Jami-al-Quran” because he unified the Muslims under a single, standardized version of the Quran, eliminating differences in recitation.