Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Zayd ibn Thabit (RA)
زيد بن ثابت
A young Ansari scribe of revelation who led the compilation of the Quran under Abu Bakr and the standardisation under Uthman.
Biography
Zayd learned the script of the Jews at the Prophet's command (Jami' al-Tirmidhi) and wrote down revelation. Abu Bakr charged him with collecting the Quran after many reciters died at Yamamah; he said it would have been easier to move a mountain (Sahih Bukhari).
Uthman appointed him to head the committee producing the standard copies (Sahih Bukhari). He was a leading authority on inheritance law.
Sources & explanation
۞ Qur'an
No specific verses cited for this node.
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4986 Sahih
Compilation of the Qur'an: Zayd ibn Thabit collected it under Abu Bakr; the sheets stayed with Hafsah; 'Uthman later had copies made from them.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 7195 Sahih
The Prophet ﷺ ordered Zayd ibn Thabit to learn the script of the Jews so he could read and write their letters for him.
💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari.
Further references
- Sahih Bukhari (collection of the Quran)
- Jami' al-Tirmidhi (learning the script)
Connections
Linked with
- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (Abdullah ibn Uthman) (RA) related — Compiled the Quran at Abu Bakr's order
- Uthman ibn Affan (Dhu al-Nurayn) (RA) related — Led Uthman's standardisation committee