Muslim, the mushaf-bearer
مسلم صاحب المصحف
Ali's envoy bearing the codex to the Camel camp, shot dead mid-call — his mother's lament preserved: 'a Muslim came to them reciting God's book, fearing them not' 1.
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Muslim, the "Holder of the Qur'an", a man among the companions of Ali, whom he sent to the people of the Camel with a copy of the Qur'an calling them to God. 2
His death
The people of the Camel shot him with an arrow and killed him, and he was carried to Ali. His mother said that Muslim came to them reciting the Book of God, not fearing them. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 654-655
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.654-655
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim, the mushaf-bearer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muslim-sahib-al-mushaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.