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  2. Zayd ibn Thabit - Wikipedia

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    So during Abu Bakr's reign as caliph, Zayd was given the task of collecting the Quranic verses from all over Arabia and was the head of the committee [4] (including Ubayy ibn Ka'b) which performed this task (the number of people in this committee in some sources are around 25 whereas in some they number to 75). Zayd finally accepted the task ...

  3. Scribe - Wikipedia

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    The scribe was a common job in medieval European towns during the 10th and 11th centuries. Many were employed at scriptoria owned by local schoolmasters or lords. These scribes worked under deadlines to complete commissioned works such as historic chronicles or poetry. Due to parchment being costly, scribes often created a draft of their work ...

  4. Kiraman Katibin - Wikipedia

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    In Islamic tradition the two kiraman katibin (Arabic: كراماً كاتبين ‘honourable scribe’) are two angels called Raqib and Atid, believed by Muslims to record a person's actions. The Quran refers to them in two places, in 50:16-18 and by name as ‘Noble Recorders' in 82:10-12.

  5. Skeletons reveal what life was like for elite scribes in ...

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    Today, office workers seek ergonomically supportive chairs for long hours sitting at a desk. The Egyptian men assumed one of three positions that became an occupational hazard, the study authors ...

  6. Katib - Wikipedia

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    A katib (Arabic: كَاتِب, kātib) is a writer, scribe, or secretary in the Arabic-speaking world, Persian World, and other Islamic areas as far as the Indian subcontinent. [1] In North Africa, the local pronunciation of the term also causes it to be written ketib. Duties comprised reading and writing correspondence, issue instructions at ...

  7. Greek contributions to the Islamic world - Wikipedia

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    Of the Greek classics known today, at least seventy-five percent are known through Byzantine copies. Historian John Julius Norwich adds that “much of what we know about antiquity—especially Hellenic and Roman literature and Roman law—would have been lost forever if it weren’t for the scholars and scribes of Constantinople.” [3]

  8. Islamic manuscripts - Wikipedia

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    A common religious manuscript would be a copy of the Qur'an, which is the sacred book of Islam. The Qur'an is believed by Muslims to be a divine revelation (the word of god) to Muhammad, revealed to him by Archangel Gabriel. [5] Qur'anic manuscripts can vary in form and function. Certain manuscripts were larger in size for ceremonial purposes ...

  9. Islamic calligraphy - Wikipedia

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    The hurufiyya artistic style as a movement most likely began in North Africa c. 1955 with the work of Ibrahim el-Salahi. [35] However, the use of calligraphy in modern artworks appears to have emerged independently in various Islamic states.