Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tahliliyya li-Marwiyatihi

Jam al-Quran: Dirasa Tahliliyya li-Marwiyatihi (The Collection of the Quran: An Analytical Study of Its Narrations) is a specialized study in Quranic and Hadith sciences by Akram al-Dulaimi, examining the historical and traditional narrations regarding the recording and compilation of the Quran across the early Islamic eras al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U…+1.

Background and Publication

The work originated as an academic thesis submitted to the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Baghdad under the supervision of Umar Mahmud Husayn al-Samarra'i al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U…+1. It was published in a single volume of 342 pages by Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya in Beirut, with its first edition appearing in 1427 AH / 2006 CE al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U…+1.

Structure and Content

The book consists of an introduction, four main chapters, and a conclusion al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U…+1:

• Chapter One: Addresses the writing of the Quran during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah…. It opens with a preliminary overview defining al-jam‘ (collection) and al-Qur’an linguistically and technically, followed by three sections examining memorization in the hearts (al-jam‘ fi al-sudur), transcription on writing materials (al-jam‘ fi al-sutur), and the textual analysis of narrations reported from the prophetic period Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah…+1.
• Chapter Two: Examines the compilation of the Quran during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq across two sections, detailing the motives and committee involved in the compilation, followed by a critical study of individual narrations regarding this phase Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah…+1.
• Chapter Three: Covers the copying and standardization of the Quranic codices during the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan in two sections Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah….
• Chapter Four: Focuses on addressing doubts concerning the Quran's compilation Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah…+1. The first section counters Orientalist arguments concerning the three historical eras, while the second analyzes narrations found within Sunni sources that have been subject to misunderstanding regarding the integrity of the Quran's textual transmission Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah….

The work concludes with a summary of findings regarding the preservation and transmission of the Quranic text Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah…+1.

Methodology and Reception

The book integrates disciplines of Quranic sciences (ulum al-Quran) and Hadith criticism (dirasat al-asanid), with an emphasis on evaluating chains of transmission and individual narrators al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U…. Scholarly reviewers have noted that while the author follows the Hadith methodology in verifying reports, the chain analysis, authentication, and sourcing (takhrij) across certain narrations remain relatively brief al-Shufa bayn al-Jam al-U…. Critical appraisals also observed structural remarks regarding the introductory definitions, noting that the terminological preface would have been better placed as an introduction to the entire book rather than attached solely to the first chapter, and that the definition of jam‘ was presented as an enumeration of its varieties rather than a single technical definition Jam al-Quran - Dirasa Tah….