Scribes
Hafsa bint Umar
Hafsa's custodianship makes her a central figure in the material preservation of Quranic text.
Notable contribution
Safeguarded the written collection used when Uthman's committee standardized the codex.
Profile notes
- The collection associated with Abu Bakr and Umar was kept with her.
- Uthman's codex project consulted this collection.
- Her role shows that preservation involved trusted custodians as well as scribes.