The Holy Qur’an has urged writing and recording the...

The Holy Qur’an has urged writing and recording the knowledge upon Muslims as is in the following Verses: “Noon. I swear by the pen and what the angels write.” (Holy Qur’an: 68:1) “…Who taught (to write) with the pen.” (Holy Qur’an: 96:4) “O you who believe!

when you deal with each other in contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down.” (Holy Qur’an: 2:282) “And be not averse to writing it (whether it is) small or large.” (Holy Qur’an: 2:282) “He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a book.” (Holy Qur’an: 20:52) The Arabs used to revere the writers and desire to learn it.

Ibn Habib al-Baghdadiy has listed the names of the famour personalities who could write in the pre-Islamic as well as the Islamic eras.[^9] Ibn Sa`d has said that the Arabs in the pre-Islamic and the early Islamic eras used to regard as perfect anyone who could write Arabic, swim, and shoot.[^10] Lessons of learning how to write used to be held in Makkah,[^11] al-Madinah,[^12] al-Ta’if,[^13] al-Anbar,[^14] al-Hirah,[^15] and Dawmat al-Jandal.[^16] It has been also narrated that the Holy Prophet established a class in his Masjid (mosque) where `Abdullah ibn Sa`id ibn al-`Ās used to learn writing and…