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Zayd Ibn Thabit was an Ansar and he embraced Islam at the age of 11 years....
Zayd ibn Thabit
Arabic scribe and Qur'anic collator (cc)
Zayd ibn Thabit | |
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Born | c. C.E. Medina, Hejaz |
Died | c.
() (aged53–54) Medina, Rashidun Caliphate |
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Occupation | Scribe, theologian |
Religion | Islam |
Zāyd bin Thābit bin al-Ḍaḥḥāk (Arabic: زيد بن ثابت, romanized:Zayd ibn Thābit) was the personal scribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, serving as the chief recorder of the Quranic text.[1] He hailed from the ansar (helpers), later joined the ranks of the Muslim army at age After Muhammad's passing in , he was ordered to collect the Quran into a single volume from various written and oral sources.
He was a noted expert on the Quran and spent much time reciting it.
First and second caliphs, Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab, as they tried to persuade Muhammad's primary scribe, Zaid ibn Thabit Al-Ansari, to.Biography
Zayd bin Thabit belonged to Najjar clan from Banu Khazraj. When Zayd was almost six years old, his father, Thabit died in the Battle of Bu'ath. Zayd was 11 years old when