Islam · Texts & transmission
A standard Qur’anic text is associated with Uthman
c. 650 CE
Islamic accounts credit Caliph Uthman with commissioning an authoritative written form of the Qur’an and circulating copies. The project is associated with Zayd ibn Thabit and concerns about divergent recitation. It is an important stage in transmission, distinct from later systems of vocalization and reading.
Why it matters
The event helps readers distinguish prophetic proclamation, the organization of written copies, and the continuing history of recitation and manuscript conventions across Muslim communities.
About the date
Conventional date for the traditional account; not the date of every surviving manuscript.