the quran -1

The Quran is the central theophany of Islam, the verbatim
Word of God revealed to the Prophet by the archangel
Gabriel and transmitted by him in turn to his companions,
who both memorized and recorded it. It was later assembled
in its present order under the instruction of the Prophet and
written down in several manuscripts. During the caliphate
of ‘Uthmān a few years after the death of the Prophet, the
defi nitive text was copied in several examples and sent to the four corners
of the newly established Islamic world. There exists only
one version of the text of the Quran, one that is agreed on by
all schools of Islam, a text considered to be sacred in its
entirety, not only in meaning but also in form.