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Isa And Islam > Frequently Asked Questions > Al-Quran > Muslims Say: The Quran Has Never Changed!

Muslims Say: The Quran Has Never Changed!

5 November 2014 by Jasmin 2 Comments

bigstock-Quran-Page-36965635Muslims believe the Quran has never changed. They also believe it is perfectly preserved. “We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)” (Qs 15:9). But if they look at closely at Islamic sources, they will question if this belief is true.

The Quran’s Collection

After Muhammad’s death, some of the manuscripts were lost during Yamama war. Caliph Abu Bakr sent many Qurra to fight in it. “Qurra” are those people who knew the Quran by heart. Unfortunately, many of them died. Portions of the Quran were also lost with their deaths. “Many (of the passages) of the Qur’an that were sent down were known by those who died on the day of Yamama …” (Ibn Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Masahif)

Then Abu Bakr collected and kept the remaining portions. After he died, they went to Caliph Umar. After Umar died, they went to Hafsa, one of Muhammad’s widows (Sahih al-Bukhari 4986).

The Quran’s Standardization

However, during Caliph Uthman’s leadership, Muslims disputed over this Quranic collection. So Uthman summoned Zayd ibn Thabit, a leading authority on the Quran, to revise it. The text was written in the Quraish dialect. After finishing it, Uthman sent a copy of the new text to every Muslim province. He also burned all of the differing manuscripts (Mishkat Vol. III, p. 708). The Quran we have now is a copy of the Uthmanic codex.

Disagreements Among Muhammad’s Followersbigstock-Contradicting-directional-sign-26297537

But many Islamic scholars disagreed with this Quran. Ibn Masud, one of Muhammad’s followers, called it a deception. “The people have been guilty of deceit in the reading of the Quran. I like it better to read according to the recitation of him [I.e] Muhammad … more than that of Zayd Ibn Thabit” (Ibn Sa’d, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Vol. 2, p. 444).

Ubayy ibn Ka’b, Muhammad’s best reciter believed it was missing two chapters (Sahih al-Bukhari 5005). Aisha, Muhammad’s wife claimed some verses missing. “The verse about stoning and about breastfeeding an adult was revealed, and the paper was with me under my pillow. When the Messenger of Allah died, we were preoccupied with his death, and a tame sheep came in and ate it” (related by Ibn-Mayah in “Kitabu’l Sunan” with Sahih Muslim, page 740). How many more verses are missing?

The Injil Has Never Changed

Kitab-13Muslims believe that Injil has changed. But they cannot provide the proof. There are indeed translations in different languages. But this doesn’t alter the Injil. Isa Al-Masih told his disciples, “Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear” (Injil, Luke 21:33).

The Injil’s message is that God sent His Word, Isa Al-Masih, into the world. At the end of Isa’s life on earth, He died as a holy sacrifice for the world. He did this so that we could have Allah’s forgiveness. Because of Allah’s forgiveness, we have eternal life! Isn’t that what everyone is looking for? “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son [Isa]” (Injil, Apostle John 5:11). Receive Him and you’ll get the assurance of eternal life!
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  1. Ishaaq Asad says

    29 January 2021 at 5:02 am

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    Hi,the story of the Quran being changed was for a specific reason. The supposed missing pieces were left out on purpose by Allah’s will. Maybe those pieces have had previous errors in them.

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    • Jasmin says

      30 January 2021 at 1:53 am

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      Dear Ishaag Asad,

      The perfect and holy Allah would not change His mind. The Quran commands its followers to read the holy book that came before which is the Bible (Qs 10:94-95)

      It’s written in the Bible that, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrew 4:12).

      To find out the truth, please study and discover it for yourself. The truth will set you free from the Judgement day. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life (John 14:6).”

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