Committee to collect the Ottoman Qur’an

Taseel study of the men of the committee and the method of collection

Abstract

This research aims to study the members of the Ottoman Qur’an Committee and their approach in collecting the Holy Qur’an. Also, it studies the three stages of collecting the Holy Qur’an: In the era of the Prophet (PBUH), Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and Othman bin Affan, as well as the reasons, approach, and characteristics of each collection. The historical approach was used to achieve the research aims. The findings found that the term collecting the Holy Quran has two meanings: Memorizing it by heart, writing all its verses and surahs. In addition, the study found that the first collection is considered basic for the second collection. Furthermore, the Companion of the Prophet Zaid ibn Thabit had the honor to collect the Holy Quran in its three stages. Moreover, the predecessors made efforts in collecting the Noble Quran, according to a disciplined scientific methodology that does not differ from our existing scientific approach. Besides, the Ottoman Qurans were written in a manner that absorbed the Arabic Alphabet Harakat, and methods of the recitations of the Quran according to Sunnah