Ali bin Sulayman al-Ubayd

Ali bin Sulayman al-Ubayd is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor specializing in Quranic studies, known for his work on the history of the transmission and codification of the Quran Fatawa al-Shabaka al-Isla…+1.

Scholarly Contributions and Reception

Al-Ubayd authored the treatise Jam‘ al-Qur’an al-Karim: Hifzan wa-Kitabatan ("The Compilation of the Holy Quran: By Memorization and Writing"), which was published in one volume of approximately 73 pages by the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran in Medina in 1421 AH (2000 CE) Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif…+1. The study examines the historical preservation and compilation of the Quranic text across five main chapters Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif…+1:

• The linguistic and technical definition of compiling the Quran Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif…+1.
• The preservation of the text in the heavens, during its descent, and on Earth Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif….
• The transcription of revelation during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, including the scribes of revelation, writing materials, the form of transcription, and the reasons it was not gathered into a single bound volume at that stage Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif….
• The compilation carried out under Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, including Umar ibn al-Khattab's proposal, the selection of Zayd ibn Thabit, the methodology employed, the timeline, and the fate of the resulting manuscript Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif…+1.
• The standardization of the text under Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, covering the rationale behind the project, the methodology of copying, the dissemination of regional codices, and the consensus regarding the disposal of variant copies Jam al-Quran al-Karim Hif….

Scholars have cited the treatise as a concise and useful summary of the historical stages of the Quran's compilation Fatawa al-Shabaka al-Isla…. In a review of literature on the subject, Arafa bin Tantawi commended the work for its accessible prose and lucid style, while noting that its content follows established traditional accounts without introducing novel findings al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U….