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The Qur'an was gradually revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]], in the length of 23 years ([[gradual revelation]]).<ref>Ṭabāṭabāī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 2, p. 15.</ref> According to the historical records, [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] was the first one to collect the Qur'an after the demise of the Prophet (s). The suras in the collected Qur'an ([[Mushaf of Imam 'Ali (a)]]) was ordered according to the order of [[revelation]]. After the completion of the work, he loaded it on a camel (due to its bulk) and brought it to the [[companions]], but they didn't accept it and said that they didn't need it,<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 89, p. 52.</ref> so Imam 'Ali (a) hid it and after that no one saw the mushaf. [[Shi'a]] believes that other [[Imams]] had inherited the mushaf and now it is in the possession of [[Imam al-Mahdi (aj)]].<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 89, p. 42.</ref> According to [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]], Imam 'Ali (a) had ordered the Qur'an according to the order of revelation and placed [[Makki suras]] before Madani suras and [[al-Mansukh]] before [[al-Nasikh]].<ref>Maʿrifat, ''al-Tamhīd fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 290. </ref>