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==Zayd b. Thabit as a scribe of the revelation== | ==Zayd b. Thabit as a scribe of the revelation== | ||
Some sources took Zayd to be a scribe of the [[revelation]] (that is, a person who wrote down Quranic verses when they were revealed to the Prophet (s)), but this report was thrown into doubt by some scholars, since he was only 11 years old at the time of Hijra, and so could not have been a scribe of the [[Quran]]. Moreover, during the early years of the Prophet (s)'s presence in Medina he was not old enough to be a scribe. What might support this is that the Prophet (s) did not allow him to attend the [[Battle of Badr]] because of his age. | Some sources took Zayd to be a scribe of the [[revelation]] (that is, a person who wrote down [[Quranic verses]] when they were revealed to the holy Prophet (s)), but this report was thrown into doubt by some scholars, since he was only 11 years old at the time of Hijra, and so could not have been a scribe of the [[Quran]]. Moreover, during the early years of the Prophet (s)'s presence in Medina he was not old enough to be a scribe. What might support this, is that the fact that the holy Prophet (s) did not allow him to attend the [[Battle of Badr]] because of his age. | ||
There are other stories about Zayd that seem exaggerative. For instance, in addition to considering Zayd as scribe of the revelation, [[Ibn 'Asakir]] took him to be one of the senior [[Sahaba]] of the Prophet (s). Some people even took him to be prominent with respect to judicial and religious affairs, [[fatwa]]s and the recital of the Quran. | There are other stories about Zayd that seem exaggerative. For instance, in addition to considering Zayd as scribe of the revelation, [[Ibn 'Asakir]] took him to be one of the senior [[Sahaba]] of the Prophet (s). Some people even took him to be prominent with respect to judicial and religious affairs, [[fatwa]]s and the recital of the Quran. | ||
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[[Ibn Sa'd]] took him to be one of the four people who collected the Quran at the time of the Prophet (s). He also cited a [[hadith]] from the Prophet (s) saying that "the most knowledgeable person in my people about the (jurisprudential) issues of inheritance is Zayd b. Thabit". | [[Ibn Sa'd]] took him to be one of the four people who collected the Quran at the time of the Prophet (s). He also cited a [[hadith]] from the Prophet (s) saying that "the most knowledgeable person in my people about the (jurisprudential) issues of inheritance is Zayd b. Thabit". | ||
According to another account, when Zayd was 11 years old the Prophet (s) told him to learn Hebrew or Syriac alphabets, and he learned them | According to another account, when Zayd was 11 years old the Prophet (s) told him to learn Hebrew or Syriac alphabets, and he learned them within 9 or 11 days. | ||
Contrary to such accounts, there are | Contrary to such accounts, there are for instance accounts according to which Ibn Mas'ud said: "when I learned 70 chapters of the Quran from the Prophet (s), Zayd b. Thabit was studying in maktab (school) with his woven hair". | ||
And [[Ibn Abi Ka'b]] said about Zayd: "when I was reciting the Quran, Zayd was a child with woven hair who played with Jews". | And [[Ibn Abi Ka'b]] said about Zayd: "when I was reciting the holy Quran, Zayd was a child with woven hair who played with Jews". | ||
==Attendance in the battles of the Prophet (s)== | ==Attendance in the battles of the Prophet (s)== | ||