Match each word from the text with the correct meaning.

E) Vocabulary in Context.

D) Learner Activity.

Early Development

ZAYD BIN THABIT — THE SCHOLAR

C) Information Management.

Answer the questions using information from the text.

B) Information Search.

Read the text quickly and look at the following statements. Do you agree with

V. Meaning Focus.

A. True/False Statements.

these agreements? Why\ Why not?

1. Zayd bin Thabit fought for the first time in the Battle of Uhud.

2. Zayd could neither read nor write, but was able to memorise large parts of the Qur'an.

3. Zayd learned Hebrew and Syriac so that he could help the Prophet (SAAS) talk to people who did not speak Arabic.

4. The second caliph, Umar, instructed Zayd to collect all the different parts of the Qur'an to make one complete book.

5. Uthman sent a copy of the Quran to every Muslim province and ordered that all other copies should be burned.

1.Why do you think the Prophet (SAAS) refused to let Zayd fight in the battles of Badr and Uhud?

2. What first impressed the Prophet (SAAS) about Zayd?

□ His recitation of the Quran was clear and beautiful.

□ Zayd was dejected when he refused to let him join the army.

□ He was able to memorise seventeen surahs of the Quran.

□ He was able to learn Hebrew and Syriac very quickly.

3. Which of the following was Zayd's first job for the Prophet (SAAS)?

□ collecting all the different parts of the Qur'an

□ reciting the Quran correctly

□ working as an interpreter

□ writing down the revelations

4. Who kept the original manuscript of the Quran after Umar?

□ Zayd

□ Hafsah

□ Uthman

□ ‘A’shah

5. How did the caliph Umar overcome the problem caused by different readings of the Quran?

Read the passage again and complete the information chart below concerning the scholarly development and work of Zayd bin Thabit.

1. Decided to memorise the Qur'an ………………………………

2....................................... ………………………………………

3. Became a good …………………………………………………

Scholarly Work for the Prophet (SAAS)