The Companions' Efforts to Memorize and Transcribe the Quran
Here we attempt to identify the reasons behind the ability of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad to protect the Quran and the sunnah (practices of the Prophet) and pass them on to the next generations without any omissions or additions.   Most of the Companions were illiterate. Their illiteracy meant that they memorized those things that were important. There were a few Companions who were...

Transcription of the Quran
The Quran was revealed to Muhammad (pbuh) who was brought up as an illiterate in an uneducated society. Therefore, when he became the Prophet, he paid special attention to guarding the revelations and spreading them to others. The order followed that he would first learn them by heart and then transmit them to other people around him. The following verse exemplifies this: “It is He Who has sent a...