A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf
By 632 a recited Quranic corpus associated with Muhammad existed in companion memory and scattered writing. It is not the Uthmanic recension as a later state project and not the 1924 Cairo print. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital Learning Access, a driver that weakens Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries) — an improving welfare path.
Read the full account
By 632 a recited Quranic corpus associated with Muhammad existed in companion memory and scattered writing. It is not the Uthmanic recension as a later state project and not the 1924 Cairo print. Muhammad's documented role is: He left a recited corpus memorised and partly written by companions. Uthman's later standardisation is not this lifetime row.
Context
Scribes such as Zayd appear in later collection stories. Sharing preservation with those memorizers is required. A British Library article is a carrier, not a 632 act. The setting of A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf is the public file around 0632-01-01. Driver edu-digital-learning-access is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.
Shared responsibility is part of A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf. Naming Muhammad does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 0632-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.
Why it matters
Improving path from A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf on 0632-01-01. Later printed mushafs are carriers. The welfare reading on this path is improving.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Muhammad
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.68 · verified
He left a recited corpus memorised and partly written by companions. Uthman's later standardisation is not this lifetime row.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactA recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicators (3)Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
impact weight 0.6 · Effect from 1 January 632 · verified
Later printed mushafs are carriers.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.24 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.4)
Observed
70% of 10-year-olds · 70 above the normal line (2022)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 57% of 10-year-olds (2019) and 70% of 10-year-olds (2022).
20192022 Above normal = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.21 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.35)
Observed
472 PISA score points · 28 below the normal line (2022)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2003–2022: fell from 499 PISA score points to 472 PISA score points.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.3)
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.British Library — The Holy Qur'an article as later public carrierThe British Library · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Qur'an, Medinan ritual headingsEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Official locator: British Library — The Holy Qur'an article as later public carrier at https://www.bl.uk/sacred-texts/articles/the-holy-qur-an (opens in a new tab) (The British Library). Independent locator: Britannica — Qur'an at https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quran (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: British Library — The Holy Qur'an article as later public carrier (https://www.bl.uk/sacred-texts/articles/the-holy-qur-an (opens in a new tab); The British Library). Independent carrier: Britannica — Qur'an (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quran (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).
Established: a sourced public record of A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf under 0632-01-01 for Muhammad. Established: a sourced public record of A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf under 0632-01-01.
Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.
If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.
Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf are separate paths.
That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorMuhammad
- contributed toFactA recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicatorLearning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
Cite this page
Factrail. (2026). A recited Quranic corpus exists by Muhammad's death, not as a closed 1924 printed mushaf. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/muh-quran-corpus-lifetime
https://factrail.ai/facts/muh-quran-corpus-lifetime
Accessed 16 October 2026.
By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed
Dispute this factNamed here, or represent someone who is? Request a right of reply.