Zayd ibn Thabit
Zayd ibn Thābit زيد بن ثابت | |
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Calligraphy of Zayd ibn Thābit at Masjid an-Nabawi | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 611 C.E. |
| Died | c. 665 (aged 53–54) |
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| Occupation | Scribe, theologian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Zāyd bin Thābit (Arabic: زيد بن ثابت, romanized: Zayd ibn Thābit) was the personal scribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, serving as the chief recorder of the Quranic text. He was an ansar (helper), and 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.