Quranic timeline
The page gives a timeline of the various events related to the Quran.
Events
- 22 December 609 CE, Muhammad recites a chapter of the Quran for the first time after angel Gabriel reveals surah Al-Alaq in the cave of Hira.
- 610 CE, Muhammad receives the second revelation with surah Al-Muddathir.[1]
- 653 CE The Quran is canonized by Uthman ibn Affan[5]
- 657 CE; pages of the Quran are wrapped around swords by Muawiyahs forces during the Battle of Siffin
- 661 CE - 671 CE: the estimated radiocarbon dating of the oldest surviving copy of the Quran, the Sana'a manuscript[6]
- 859 CE, the oldest quranic school (madrasah) in University of al-Karaouine is built[7]
- 883 CE; the oldest surviving major tafsir collection was completed, namely Tafsir al-Tabari
- 884 CE; the first complete translation of the Quran into a foreign language[8]
- 1609 CE Quranic calligraphy for the Taj Mahal is created by Abdul Haq, aka Amanat Khan
- 1649 CE; the first known translation of the Quran into the English language by Alexander Ross, chaplain to King Charles I.[9]
See also
References
- ^ When The Moon Split - Page 35
- ^ Encyclopedia of World Religion, Johannes P. Schadé - 2006
- ^ Saddam's Word : The Political Discourse in Iraq: 1998 Page 189
- ^ 110. Surah An Nasr (The Help) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi
- ^ Does archaeology support the Qur'an? [IsaAlMasih.net]
- ^ Sadeghi, Behnam; Bergmann, Uwe (1 January 2010). "The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurān of the Prophet". Arabica 57 (4): 343–436
- ^ http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2007/july/madrasa.htm
- ^ http://www.monthlycrescent.com/understanding-the-quran/english-translations-of-the-quran/
- ^ "From scholarship, sailors and sects to the mills and the mosques". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media Limited). 2002-06-18
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