Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 107
32 Collection of the Qur’an I t has already been mentioned that Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra sent out forces under the command of Hadrat Kh a lid bin Wal i d ra to fight off the rebels against Islam. The Muslims fought these rebellious groups at various places, and many H uff az -e-Qur’ a n (people who have memorised the entire Qur’ a n) were martyred. During the Battle of Yam a mah, so many companions ra were martyred that Hadrat ‘Umar ra became worried that a large part of the Qur’ a n would be lost. So he said to Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra , “O Khalifah of the Messenger! The Qur’ a n should be collected, in its proper order, in one place. ” In the beginning, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was not prepared to do this, saying, “How