Lokacin da Jibril ya fara karanta wani ɓangare na Alkur'ani ga Annabi (ﷺ), Annabi (ﷺ) ya yi ƙoƙarin maimaita shi bayansa, kalma-kalma. Daga baya Allah ya sa Jibril ya gaya masa kada ya yi haka. An umurce shi maimakon ya saurari Alkur'ani sosai. Lokacin da Annabi (ﷺ) ya yi haka, Allah ya sa ya iya tuna komai ba tare da wahala ba daga gare shi. Allah ya ce a cikin Alkur'ani,

When Jibreel first recited a part of the Qur’aan to the Prophet (ﷺ), the Prophet (ﷺ) tried to repeat it after him, word for word. Allaah later had Jibreel tell him not to do so. He was told instead to listen to the Qur’aan carefully. When the Prophet (r) did that, Allaah caused him to be able to remember everything without any effort on his part. Allaah said in the Qur’aan,

Yana da matuƙar muhimmanci Annabi ﷺ ya tuna duk abin da aka saukar masa, domin shi ba ya iya karatu ko rubutu.

It was very important that the Prophet (r) remember all that was revealed to him, because he could neither read nor write.

Annabi (ﷺ) ya isar da dukkan Alƙur'ani ga sahabbansa kafin ya rasu. Ya yi amfani da hanyoyi daban-daban don tabbatar da cewa sun haddace shi kuma sun rubuta shi daidai yadda ya koye shi.

The Prophet (ﷺ) passed on all of the Qur’aan to his companions before he died. He used a number of different ways to make sure that they memorized and recorded it exactly as he learned it.

1. Manzon Allah (ﷺ) yana karanta wasu sassan Alkur'ani a bayyane a cikin sallolin jam'i. Ta haka ne sahabbansa suke jin sassan Alkur'ani kullum.69

1. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite aloud various parts of the Qur’aan in the salaahs (congregational prayers). In that way, his followers used to hear parts of the Qur’aan daily.69

2. Duk wanda ya shiga Musulunci, za a koya masa sassan Alkur'ani da zai buƙata a cikin sallolinsa na yau da kullum. Don haka, Musulmi koyaushe suna koyo ko koyar da sassa daban-daban na Alkur'ani.

2. Everyone who entered Islaam would be taught parts of the Qur’aan that they would have to use in their daily prayers. Thus, Muslims were always learning or teaching various parts of the Qur’aan.

3. Annabi (ﷺ) ya sanar da sahabbansa cewa mafi alherin mutane daga cikinsu su ne waɗanda suka koyi Alƙur'ani suka kuma koyar da shi. Wannan ya ƙarfafa musu gwiwa su ƙara ƙoƙari wajen haddace Alƙur'ani da koyar da shi ga wasu.

3. The Prophet (ﷺ) informed his followers that the best of them were those who learned and taught the Qur’aan. This encouraged them to make even greater efforts to memorize the Qur’aan and teach it to others.

4. Waɗanda suka iya karatu da rubutu, Annabi (ﷺ) ya umarce su da su rubuta sassan Alƙur'ani yayin da ake saukar da su. Annabi (ﷺ) yana gaya musu tsarin da ya kamata su rubuta ayoyin. Al-Baraa' ɗan 'Aazib ya ce lokacin da aka saukar da ayar, "Mūminai waɗanda suke zaune (a gida) ba su yi daidai da waɗanda suke yin jihadi ba," Annabi (ﷺ) ya ce, "Kira fulani." Ya zo da tukunyar tawada da allo na katako ko kashin kafaɗa. Annabi (ﷺ) ya ce, "Rubuta: 'Mūminai waɗanda suke zaune (a gida) ba su yi daidai da waɗanda suke yin jihadi a hanyar Allah ba...'"70

4. Those who were able to read and write were told by the Prophet (ﷺ) to write down the various sections of the Qur’aan as they were revealed. The Prophet (ﷺ) would tell them the order in which they should record the verses. Al-Baraa’ ibn ‘Aazib stated that when the verse, “Those believers who sit (at home) are not equal with those who strive,” was revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Call So-and-so.” He came with an inkpot and a wooden board or a shoulder blade. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Write: ‘Those believers who sit (at home) are not equal with those who strive in the cause of Allaah...’ ”70

Saboda babu takarda a Larabawa a wancan lokaci, an rubuta Alkur'ani a kan duk abin da ake da shi. Sahabbai sun rubuta ayoyin Alkur'ani a kan ganyen dabino, duwatsu marasa lebur, bawon itace, katako, fatun dabbobi busassu, har ma a kan kafadun tumaki ko raƙuma. Ta haka ayoyin Alkur'ani suka kasance a zukatan Musulmi, kuma an rubuta su, a lokacin rayuwar Annabi ﷺ. Tun da mutane sun shiga Musulunci a lokuta daban-daban na aikin Annabi ﷺ, kaɗan ne daga cikinsu suka ji dukkan Alkur'ani kai tsaye daga Annabi ﷺ. Wasu sahabbai sun iya haddacewa fiye da wasu. Don haka, duk da cewa dukansu sun haddace sassan Alkur'ani, kaɗan ne kawai suka iya haddace dukkan Alkur'ani a lokacin rayuwar Annabi ﷺ.

Because there was no paper in Arabia at that time, the Qur’aan was written down on anything that was available. The companions wrote the verses of the Qur’aan on date palm leaves, flat stones, tree bark, wood, dried animal skins, and even the shoulder blades of sheep or camels. Thus, the verses of the Qur’aan were preserved in the hearts of Muslims, as well as written down, during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ). Since people entered Islaam at various points during the Prophet’s mission, only a few of them heard all of the Qur’aan directly from the Prophet (ﷺ). Some companions were able to memorize better than others. So, even though all of them memorized portions of the Qur’aan, only a few were able to memorize all of the Qur’aan during the Prophet’s lifetime. on date palm leaves, flat stones, tree bark, wood, dried animal skins, and even the shoulder blades of sheep or camels. Thus, the verses of the Qur’aan were preserved in the hearts of Muslims, as well as written down, during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ). Since people entered Islaam at various points during the Prophet’s mission, only a few of them heard all of the Qur’aan directly from the Prophet (ﷺ). Some companions were able to memorize better than others. So, even though all of them memorized portions of the Qur’aan, only a few were able to memorize all of the Qur’aan during the Prophet’s lifetime.

Lokacin da Annabi (ﷺ) ya rasu a shekara ta 632 CE, ba a rubuta dukan Alqur'ani a littafi guda ɗaya ba. An rubuta shi a kan abubuwa daban-daban da ake rubutu a kansu, kuma wasu sahabban Annabi (ﷺ) daban-daban ne suke riƙe da su. Kowane yana da sassa, amma babu wanda yake da dukansa. Saboda ayoyin Alqur'ani sun ci gaba da saukowa har zuwa 'yan watanni kafin mutuwar Annabi (ﷺ), sahabbai sun fi damuwa da rubutawa da haddace shi fiye da tattara shi a littafi guda ɗaya. Saboda haka, tattara Alqur'ani zuwa rubutu guda ɗaya ba a yi shi ba a lokacin rayuwar Annabi (ﷺ).

When the Prophet (ﷺ) died in the year 632 CE, the whole of the Qur’aan was not written down in one complete book. It was recorded on various pieces of writing material and kept in the possession of different followers of the Prophet (ﷺ). Each had sections, but none of them had all of it. Because of the fact that the verses of the Qur’aan continued to be revealed up until a few months before the Prophet’s death, the companions were more concerned with recording and memorizing than putting it all together in one book. Consequently, the gathering of the Qur’aan into one text was not done during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ).