RS-Islamic W1 - Transmission of the Quranic Revelation

Question 1

Two types of Transmission of the Qur’anic Revelation

Answer 1

Orally
Written

Question 2

_____ transmission of the revelation was based on ______ or ___________ and the Prophet Muhammad himself was the first to commit a revelation to memory after the Angel Gabriel had brought it to him.

Answer 2

Oral
hifz or memorization

Question 3

He was the first man to publicly recite the Qur’an in Makkah.

Answer 3

Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud

Question 4

a teacher that Prophet Muhammad sent to Madinah

Answer 4

Mus’ab bin ‘Umair

Question 5

a teacher that Prophet Muhammad sent to Yemen

Answer 5

Mu’adh ibn Jabal

Question 6

refers to the practice of passing down information verbally from one person to another. In the context of the Qur’an, this means that verses were memorized and recited by individuals before they were ever written down.

Answer 6

Oral transmission

Question 7

The Qur’an was initially transmitted ______.

Answer 7

Orally

Question 8

Qur’an Readers among the Companions:

Answer 8

Abu Bakr Assiddiq
•Omar ibn Al-khattab
•Uthman ibn ‘affan
•Ali ibn Abi Talib
•Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud
•Mu’adh ibn Jabal
•Ubay bin Ka’b

•Abu Huraira
•Abdullah ibn Abbas
•Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn Al’as
•‘A-isha bint Abi bakr
•Zaid ibn Thabit
•Hafsa
* Ummu Salama

Question 9

Recitation was a key method for memorization and sharing.

Answer 9

Oral transmission

Question 10

refers to the process of documenting the Qur’an in written form. This began during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad and continued after his death.

Answer 10

Written Transmission

Question 11

The Qur’an was later compiled in ________ form.

Answer 11

Written

Question 12

Early manuscripts were created to preserve the text.

Answer 12

Written transmission

Question 13

__________ (________) is an art form in Islam.

Answer 13

Recitation, Tajweed

Question 14

It enhances the beauty and meaning of the text.

Answer 14

Recitation