Kur’an Hz. Peygamber zamanında tamamen ezberlenmiş ve sahabe tarafından da değişik yazı malzemeleri üzerine kaydedilmiştir. Ayetler, Hz. Peygamber’in emri ile bugünkü şekilde tertib edilmişti. Surelerin günümüzdeki şekliyle tertibi Hz. Peygamber döneminde biliniyor ve sahabe tarafından da o şekilde okunuyordu. Cebrail her sene Kur’an’ı Hz. Peygamber’e bu tertib üzere arz ediyordu. Ancak o dönemde surelerin bugünkü şekliyle tertib edildiği bir mushaf henüz hazırlanamamıştı. Buna zaman yetmemişti. Sureleri dağınık halde derlenmiş bir Kur’an nüshası, Peygamber’in evinde bir iple beğlı şekilde muhafaza edilmişti.

Quran was memorized wholly in the life time of the Prophet Muhammed and was recorded on the various writing materials by his companios (ashab). The verses were put into order in its final composition, which is current throughout Islamic history, by the guidance of the Prophet Mu-hammed. The current order (i.e., final composition) of the suras was already spread out among Muslims at the time of the Prophet and was recited by his companions. Angel Gabriel was also reciting Quran face to face to him in the same manner every year. Yet, at that time written form of Quran (mushaf) wasn’t prepared. There hadn’t been enough time for doing this. However a copy of Quran whose suras were collected together was kept as being tied by a rope in the house of Prophet.