Writing and Compilation

Q: Was Hazrat Ameer Muawiyah radhiyallahu anhu a scribe of Wahi?

Q: Please throw light on the use of Ayn in the Qur'anic text as under

1. What is the significance of Ayn

2. Why are big Ayn and small Ayn used

3. Why are there less Ayats and more Ayats between successive Ayns? What is the reason for this different kind of spacing?

Q: Volume 6, Book 61, Number 512: Narrated by Al-Bara: There was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah.' (4.95) The Prophet said, "Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone (or the scapula bone and the ink pot)."' Then he said, "Write: 'Not equal are those Believers who sit..", and at that time 'Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting behind the Prophet. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is your order for me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?" So, instead of the above Verse, the following Verse was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah.' (4.95) is this how revelations change, based on a blind man's question?

Why did not the all knowing Allah consider the verse in a perfect manner in its first verse?

Q: In Surah Fatihah, I have been exposed to two variants of the word “Maalik”:

1. Meem-aleef laam kaaf: tanzil.net/#1:4

2. Meem laam kaaf: quran.com/1/4-14

Could you please give an authoritative, comprehensive explanation to this geared towards the layman - which includes possible associated translation issues?

Q: Is the name Abul Aswad Ad dua'ali spelled correctly? I am asking if it is spelled correctly because there are diffrent spellings in diffrent books.

One book says Abul Aswad Ad du'ali

Another book says Abdul Aswad ad Duiely

In another place of the same book it is spelt as Abu Al-Aswad ad Du'ali

It is confusing me that is it the same person.

Q: Why is bismellah not present for Suraah-e-Baraat?

Q: Why does the Usmaani script of the Quran not have the same signs of pause as in the Indopaak script? For example in many verses of the Quran, I see one verse in the indopaak script has a compulsory stop sign but that same Verse in the uthmani script doesn't have it. Like in Ayat number 13 of Surah Yaseen. The meem which is used to indicate a compulsory stop is Present in Ayat number 13 of Surah Yaseen in the indopaak script but it isn't present in the uthmani script. Why is this?

Q: Why there is no bismillah in the beginning of surah taubah?

Q: I noticed that the word fitrat (فطرة) is spelled in the Qur'an with a long taa rather than the round one (i.e. فطرت as in فطرت الله). Is it part of our religion that the spelling must be made in this way? Was it something that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) commanded?

Q: Was the Qur'an compiled at the time of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and is it compulsory to follow a madhab such as hanafi, maliki etc?