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Zayd ibn Thabit, Scribe of the revelation

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CompanionScribe of the revelation

Zayd ibn Thabitزيد بن ثابت

Approximate dateMadinah

The young scribe who wrote the Quran for the Prophet ﷺ and later gathered it into one book.

Too young for Badr, Zayd served instead with his pen, writing revelation and learning other scripts for the Prophet's letters. After many memorisers died at Yamamah, Abu Bakr asked him to collect the Quran; he said moving a mountain would have been easier. He later led the committee that made Uthman's standard copies.

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 4986

What grew out of it?

The written Quran in every Muslim home passes through his hands.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

MadinahAbu BakrUmar ibn al-KhattabUthman ibn AffanUbayy ibn Ka'bAsim ibn Abi al-Najudal-Yamamah

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaJabalah ibn al-AyhamYazdegerd IIIAl-MuqawqisHeracliusConstans II

Source: history · Wikipedia

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