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| ==The Evidence from Within== | | ==The Evidence from Within== |
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| We can find evidence that suggests the Qur'an was corrupted through many sources, but what is most striking is the evidence from the Qur'an itself. The Qur'an tells us "There were some among the Jews who ''pervert'' words from their proper places..."<ref>{{Qtt|4|46}}</ref>
| | There is no evidence from within as the Holy Qur'an says, "Will they not, then, meditate upon the Qur’an? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much disagreement" [4:83]. If the Holy Qur'an has been changed then there will be contradictions in the text, fulfilment of the prophecies, contradictions to historical facts and contradictions to scientific facts. Up to this day no one has found any such contradictions that are valid. |
| | | This is also according to the verse, "Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian" [15:10]. This verse explains that the Holy Qur'an can't be changed and is protected by God |
| The word "pervert" in [[Arabic]] is ''Yuharifoon'', which means "corrupt". Therefore, according to the Qur'an, ''al-Tahreef'' (corruption) is achieved through changing words from their proper places.
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| Has the Qur'an been subjected to such changes? Beyond a shadow of doubt, it has. If we read [[surah]] 5:3, it says "This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion."<ref>{{Quran|5|3}}</ref>
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| This was quoted from chapter 5, and the Qur'an contains 114 chapters in total. How can the religion of Islam be completed by chapter 5, when there are 109 chapters yet to come? If it was completed in chapter 5, then there is no need for the 109 chapters ahead.
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| Some Muslims argue that this verse was the last verse revealed. If that is so, was the revelation imperfect until this verse was revealed? Also, why then is it not placed at the conclusion? This proves that Muslims have changed the words from their right places, and according to the Qur'an, that is ''Tahreef'' (Corruption).
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| The first surah to be revealed was al-Alak, yet it is surah [[al-Fatiha]] which we find at the beginning of the Qur'an. Instead, Muslims have placed the first chapter to be revealed (al-Alaq), as chapter 96, towards the end of the Qur'an.
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| How is this ''not'' the changing of words from their right places? This is indeed 'Tahreef'. Muslims have not arranged the [[Chronological Order of the Qur'an|surahs chronologically]]. They took it upon themselves to organize the [[revelations]] instead of Allah completing this task himself.
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| ==Could the Qur'an have Been Preserved through Memorization?== | | ==Could the Qur'an have Been Preserved through Memorization?== |