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Scribes

Scribes, writers, and transmitters connected to recording, preserving, and circulating texts.

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Early Islam · 610–661 · 7 FIGURES IN THIS ERA

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

Influenced Quranic recitation and early legal learning, especially in Kufa.

Served as an early Muslim, close family member of the Prophet, and caliph during a decisive period.

Preserved the collected written materials that informed the later standardized Quranic codex.

Moved from a reported scribal role to founding the Umayyad caliphal dynasty.

Served as a leading Quran reciter and one of the scribes associated with revelation.

Oversaw the standardization and distribution of the official Quranic codex.

Led or participated in major early efforts to collect and standardize Quranic written materials.

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