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| This article examines the [[Islam|Islamic]] claim that the [[Qur'an]] is free from [[Corruption of Scripture|corruption]]. | | This article examines the [[Islam|Islamic]] claim that the [[Qur'an]] is free from [[Corruption of Scripture|corruption]]. |
| ==Introduction==
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| The Qur'an is claimed to be a revelation from [[Allah]] to [[Muhammad]] through the Angel [[Gabriel]]. It was revealed to Muhammad in stages, taking 23 years to reach its completion.
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| At no time during Muhammad's life did he ever order these alleged revelations to be compiled into a single book.<ref name="Abu Bakr">"''...Therefore I suggest, you (Abu Bakr) order that the Qur'an be collected." I said to 'Umar, "How can you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" 'Umar said, "By Allah, that is a good project...''" - {{Bukhari|6|61|509}}</ref> If Muhammad was, as he claimed, a messenger to all mankind, it is perplexing as to why he never gave thought to the preservation of his message.
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| His followers must solely take the credit of the Qur'an's existence today and its spreading to people beyond those which Muhammad had initially subjugated. Muslims however would argue that the Qur'an was preserved by Allah as he had promised.<ref>"''We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).''" - {{Quran|15|9}}</ref>
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| ==The Evidence from Within== | | ==The Evidence from Within== |
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