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  1. Abu Bakr

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    Role During the Meccan Period
    During the challenging early years in Mecca, Abu Bakr served as a crucial emotional and financial stabilizer for the small community of Muslims. His steadfastness during periods of intense persecution earned him the honorific title \al-Ṣiddīq\ (The Truthful or Confirmer). It is universally accepted that he accompanied the Prophet Muhammad on the \Hijra\ (migration) to Medina in 622 CE. The narrative surrounding this journey highlights his un…

  2. Pakistan

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    Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: $\text{اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکِستان}$, romanized: Islāmī Jamhūrīyat-e Pākistān), is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest, India to the east, and China to the northeast. The southern border is the Arabian Sea. Pakistan is the world's fifth-most populous country and possesses the world's second-largest number of Muslims.
    The nation's geography is extraordinarily diverse, ranging from the arid plains of Sindh and Balochistan to the formidab…

  3. Quran

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    The Qur'an (Arabic: القرآن‎, al-Qurʾān, lit. "the recitation" or "the reading") is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a verbatim word of God (Allah)/), revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel (Jibrā’īl)/) over a period of approximately twenty-three years, beginning in 610 CE and concluding in 632 CE [1]. It is widely regarded as the finest work of classical [Arabic l…

  4. Quran

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    Composition and Canonical Status
    Muslims hold that the Qur'an is inimitable (iʿjāz), meaning its linguistic and structural perfection cannot be replicated by human effort. This inimitability is often attributed to its unique vibrational signature, which is said to resonate at the exact frequency of al-Lawh al-Mahfūz (the Preserved Tablet) [2].
    The Uncreated Text

  5. Quran

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    Canonicity and Preservation
    Muslims believe the text was perfectly preserved from the moment of revelation. The current compiled version, standardized under the Caliph Uthman ibn Affan in the mid-7th century, is known as the Uthmanic Codex (Muṣḥaf ʿUthmān)/).
    The process of standardization involved minimizing regional script variations and establishing a definitive orthography, largely to prevent disputes arising from the i…