Aspects of Attention Given to Mus’haf in the Jurists' Legal Rulings

Abstract

This research comes as a continuation of a study published in the previous issue of this journal titled "Aspects of Muslim Concern for Preserving the Clear Book." In that earlier research, I addressed general aspects, while this second research focuses on a specific aspect related to Muslim jurists’ interest in discussing the etiquette of the Mus'haf. I examine the precise rulings they established, which reflect their profound reverence for the Book of God, their encouragement to respect it, and their warnings against all existing or potential forms of disrespect or degradation of the Mus'haf.

Their approach was grounded in the consensus of the Muslim community on the obligation of such reverence and the prohibition of any disrespect. This research includes discussion on manifestations of care for the Mus'haf in terms of its physical form, its handling, its production, and its recitation, framed within ten points of etiquette. I began by discussing Islam's emphasis on the letters themselves, the paper or any other material that God has made a medium for writing and communication.