Hullo? And mostly to webmaster, I just want to ask you a question, because you have so far put in allot of reading and carefull investigation of this issue that you too don't seem to quiet understand.
When was the quran written? This the question. The answer to that is very simple.
Whenever Muhammad(pbuh) recieved a revelation---he told his companions who knew how to write to do just that [Write down what he had gotten in revelation]---the verses written on so many different things. The good thing about the quran from the bible is that many people have memorised it, so some one from China reads it the same way as one in Africa, with exception of the different dialects {or what we call riwaya] which don't change the meaning, but just style.
This was the tradition of the people who were in Muhammads comfort. He too memorized the quran and many who lived those days memorized the quran.
Later on as you explained---uthman was the first to compile this into one single text. The single book form kinda---didn't exist (at least to point out). But the quran was the same as it was memorized by many.
Your argument of it being fabricated just doesn't add up and I think all the information you have read as you have displayed in the previous topic is just confusing you.
It is just that simple.
Concerning your returning to the men on the battle---why are you questioning that. It wasn't only the men on the battle who knew the quran---I repeat this---many, many, many were what well call (haafiz)--the hufaaz---those who memorized the quran in its entirety---so Umar's wonder seeing that many are killed, he had to think fast---you don't want to loose people and the quran with them.
You are arguing about the men on the battlefield---but it is evident enough from one who reads what you write that you just don't seem to understand the steps of this whole process
A simple equation is this:
Revelation-to Muhammad-to scribes and companions-[memorized] by many-uthman's complition of one uniform book---that is the standing quran of today. it is that simple to understand.
Thank you and I hope no one is offended by my posting.