The Holy Quran 80:16 — Surah 'Abasa

Arabic text

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

Translation

...who are honourable and righteous. (The "scribes” mentioned here can also refer to those Sahabah عليهم الصلاة والسلام who used to write the Qur'aan during the lifetime of Rasulullaah ﷺ.(

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, there the angels write it, and in accordance with that the revelation comes down; and here too, those who write it on leaves and compile it are the most venerable, pure, righteous servants of Allah in the world, angelic in character, who have kept it free from every kind of decrease and increase, distortion and alteration.

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