Who was the first jamiah al Quran?
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Who collected the
quran first
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and Beloved Brother in
Islam, the Quran that we have in our midst today, is in the exact same format, and
each Surah and each verse arranged in the exact same manner as commanded by
Allah Subhanah and recited by the Messenger of Allah (saws). Whenever a verse or Surah of the Holy Quran
was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (saws) would command, as guided by Allah
Subhanah, that it be documented and gave precise instructions where exactly the
verse and the Surah was to be placed in the Quran. This process of arranging the Surahs and
verses in their exact location was commanded by the Messenger of Allah (saws)
under the guidance of Allah Subhanah.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqaan verse 32:
32 Those who reject
Faith say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once?" Thus (is it revealed) that We (Allah) may
strengthen thy (O Prophet (saws)) heart thereby, and We have rehearsed it to
thee in slow well-arranged stages gradually.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 75 Surah Qiyaamah verses 17-18:
(O Prophet) It is upto
Us to have it (the Quran) collected and read!
Therefore, when We are reciting it, listen to its recital
carefully.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 15 Surah Al Hijr verse 9:
It is We (Allah), Who has sent down this Quran, and We
will assuredly guard it (against corruption).
Time and time again the
Messenger of Allah (saws) recited the Glorious Quran in public in the prayers;
and he (saws) would recite the Glorious Quran every year with Hadrat Jibrael
(a.s.), and in the last year of his life he (saws) recited the Quran in full
twice with Hadrat Jibrael (a.s.) exactly verbatim and in the same format which
is available amongst us today.
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 4.819 Narrated by Aisha
Once
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 6.520 Narrated by Abu
Huraira
Gabriel used to
repeat the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet (saws) once a year, but he repeated it twice
with him in the year he died.
Hadrat
Jibrael (a.s.) used to revise the Quran, in the format that we have today with the Prophet (saws), and this exact
format was taught by the Prophet (saws) to the believers. This compilation of arranging the Surahs and
verses as we recite them today, is done not only with the knowledge of the
Prophet (saws), but it was done with the knowledge and under the guidance of
the All Knowing, All Wise, Allah Subhanah.
Your Question: who
was the first jamiah al Quran?
In light of the above evidence, the first human being to
compile the Glorious Quran was none other than the Last and Final Messenger of
Allah, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah (saws) as guided by Allah Subhanah, the Original
and Only Author of the Glorious Quran.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother
and well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister