Zayd ibn Thabit

Zayd ibn Thabit
زيد بن ثابت
Personal
Bornc. 611 C.E.
Diedc. 665(665-00-00) (aged 53–54)
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Thabit bin al-Dahhak (father)
  • Nawar bint Malik (mother)
OccupationScribe, theologian

Zāyd bin Thābit bin al-Ḍaḥḥāk (Arabic: زيد بن ثابت, romanizedZayd 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 19. After Muhammad's passing in 632, 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.

  1. ^ "Zayd ibn Thābit". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 20 January 2024.