The compilation of the Qur'an into a single standardised manuscript (Mushaf) was completed during the caliphate of

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan commissioned a committee led by Zayd ibn Thabit to produce a standardised written copy of the Qur'an to resolve disputes over recitation. Copies were sent to major Muslim cities and variant manuscripts were burned. This is why the standard Qur'anic text is sometimes called the 'Uthmanic Mushaf'.