How was the Quraan put into sequence?

Q: I am teaching children hifz. They want to know how/who/when did the Quraan come in to the sequence that it is in? 

A: The Qur'aan Shareef was revealed over a period of 23 years. Sometimes an entire surah was revealed and sometimes a verse according to the need of the occasion, and then Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) had dictated and recorded and preserved it in this manner. Some verses were revealed in Makkah, some in Madinah, some whilst at home and some whilst travelling.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)