حفاظت قرآن میں صحابہ کرام کی مساعی

Services of Companion of Holy Prophet(PBUH) Regarding Protection of the Holy Quran

Abstract

The Holy Qur’an is a pure word of Allah. Its every single word is divine and original. The Holy Qur’an has been transferred to us in its comprehensive and unique form since the period of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). From the time of its revelation, the Prophet (PBUH) had verbalized its text to the transcribers. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) made some extraordinary exertions to keep this book safe. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to recite the Qur’an in front of his companions and also asked them to recite its verses in front of him. The literate companions used to keep a written record of different verses of the Holy Qur’an. Therefore, the manuscript of the Holy Qur’an had been well-kept-up in four dissimilar methods throughout the era of Holy Prophet (PBUH). The Holy Prophet (PBUH) had the complete manuscript of the heavenly messages from the commencement to the completion dedicated to writing by the transcribers of revelations. Several of the companions learnt the complete text of the Holy Qur’an, every syllable of it. It is an undeniable historical fact that the manuscript of the Holy Qur’an existing today is precisely the identical as the Prophet (PBUH) had given to the world as the word of God. After the death of the Prophet (PBUH), the first Caliph Abu Bakr gathered all the Huffaz and the inscribed accounts of the Holy Qur’an and with their assistance had the full manuscript written in the form of book. In the Prophet’s (PBUH) life, the Qur’an was written on stones, leaves, and bones. The specialists of the Holy Qur’an were appointed by the Prophet (PBUH) for teaching the Qur’an to others. The second Caliph made special arrangements for preserving the Holy Qur’an. Because of the efforts of Holy Prophet (PBUH) this book is safe even today, likewise, there are thousands and millions of its Huffaz today. Now a day, the reports and surveys clearly demonstrate that Qur’an is the most read, most purchased, most published book in this world.