1) Identify the main steps of Quran’s preservation.

1. the Prophet dictated it to scribes, it stayed with his family and companions till Uthman made official copies which exist today.
2. the Prophet did not dictate it, it was written down hundreds of years after him.
3. the Prophet dictated it, but there was never a standard copy on which everyone agreed.
4. the Prophet did not dictate it, Uthman wrote it down.

2) The Quran has been preserved through:

1. writing and memorization.
2. memorization only.
3. sources unknown to us.
4. It has not been preserved.

3) Why is it important to know that the sources of Islam have been preserved?

1. To increase faith and confidence and repel doubts.
2. To avoid having to turn to scholars for guidance.
3. To see how poorly preserved Islam is.
4. No particular reason.

4) Identify two of the most oldest and important written manuscripts (copies) of the Quran that exist today:

1. Sahifa Humman ibn Munabbih and the Topkapi manuscript in Turkey.
2. The Samarqand Manuscript in Uzbekistan and the Sahifa Humman ibn Munabbih.
3. Hussein Mosque manuscript in Cairo, Egypt, the Topkapi manuscript in Turkey.
4. No such copies exist today.

5) What does a Quran reciter receive from the master-reciter when he is certified to have memorized all of Quran by heart and recite it exactly as it was recited by Prophet Muhammad?

1. tajweed.
2. ijaza.
3. mushaf.
4. imam.