O Level Islamic Studies by Ahsan Naqvi

SAHIH BUKHARI Volume 7, Book 64, Number 266: Narrated Sad: The Prophet visited me at Mecca while I was ill. I said (to him), "I have property; May I bequeath all my property in Allah's Cause?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One third of it?" He said, "One-third (is alright), yet it is still too much, for you'd better leave your inheritors wealthy than leave them poor, begging of others. Whatever you spend will be considered a Sadaqa for you, even the mouthful of food you put in the mouth of your wife. Anyhow Allah may let you recover, so that some people may benefit by you and others be harmed by you."

SAHIH BUKHARI Volume 2, Book 18, Number 153: Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: "The sun eclipsed in the life-time of Allah's Apostle on the day when (his son) Ibrahim died. So the people said that the sun had eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim. Allah's Apostle said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of some-one. When you see the eclipse pray and invoke Allah."

IMPORTANCE OF COMPILATION Q       Why did these caliphs think it was important to make a  compilation of the              Quran?                                          [6-N-06] Q      What is the significance to Muslims today of having the Qur’an in the form of a book?                                                                   [4-N-11] Q       Explain why the first community of Muslims thought it was necessary to compile the Quran.                                                       [4-J-10] It was important to compile the Quran in the book form because: 1 Companions were dying or they had to die ultimately either a natural death or in     battles. 2 Such an important document like Quran could not be left on the human memory. 3 Islam and Muslims could not afford to lose quran. 4 Uthman (ra) thought that different dialects could lead to misinterpretation or    change of words or meaning. 5 Uthman (ra) saved the unity of Muslims. 6 Allah says:

SOURCES OF ISLAMIC LAW Compilation of the Quran under the Rightly Guided Caliphs Q       Trace the main stages in the compilation of the Quran in the time of the Caliphs Abu bakr (ra) and Uthman (ra). [2x5-N-06][12-N-03] Q       Give an account of how the Quran was compiled in the years following the Prophet’s death.                                               [J-10] Summary: The Work of Abu Bakr (ra) Major factor: The death of more than 70 Huffaz (those who had the Quran in thir memory) in the battle of Yamama) against Musalima. process ·         Advise of Omar (ra) to compile it in the Bookform ·         Hesitation of abu Bakr but later convinced ·         Called Zaid Bin Thabit and gave task ·         Hesitation of Zaid but convinced ·         Writings of Prophet’s time were collected ·         The Book given to Omar (ra) who gave it to her daughter and prophet’s wife Hafsa (ra) The Work of Uthman (ra) Major Factor ·         R