Re: A Present-Day Koran Miracle?

salaam,

An excellent book that dispells a lot of myths about the
compilation of the Qur'an is at:

http://al-islam.org/tahrif_quran/

by
Ayatullah S. Abul Qasim al Khui

Chapter 12 examines 22 Traditions about the Compilation of
the Qur?an and the conclusions are very staggering and
convincing.

here is an expert from chapter 11:

A Reflection on the Collection of the Holy Qur?an

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The question how the Qur'an was collected into a book form
is among those topics which has led some to believe in
interpol­ation or tampering having occurred in the Qur'an.
The process, as generally described, makes such changes
appear inevitable.



It was therefore necessary to attend to this discussion with
a view to establishing that no interpolation, alterations or
omis­sions have occurred in the Qur'an.



Actually, the pristine quality of the Qur'an became doubtful
because it was believed that Abu Bakr ordered its
compilation after 70 reciters of the Qur'an were killed in
the battle of Bir Maunah, and four hundred in the battle of
Yamamah. Fearing that the Qur'an would be lost and forgotten
by the believers, Umar and Zaid b. Thabit undertook the task
of collection from scripts found on palm branches, pieces of
cloth and covers, and also from the memory of the Muslims,
provided that two witnesses gave testimony that it was from
the Qur'an. There are several reports which indicate that
such an exercise was indeed carried out. When a compiler is
not infallible, one can safely expect an element of error to
creep in. Those who compile the widely scattered poems of
one single poet could give you various versions of the
couplets. These variations are usual, leading finally to the
belief that some tampering has occurred. It is quite
possible that someone, in spite of having actually heard the
Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) recite verses
from the Qur'an, did not venture to present them because he
could not provide two witnesses. Thus, an omission becomes
quite probable.



The answer to this is that the doubt becomes valid only if
the reports about compilation of Qur'an are deemed credible.
So, it is imperative that we mention those reports and
analyse them critically.

AM

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