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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== | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
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> | |||
==The Evidence from Within== | |||
We can prove that 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> | |||
The word "pervert" in [[Arabic]] is ''Yoharefoon'', which means "corrupt". Therefore, according to the Qur'an, ''al-Tahreef'' (corruption) is achieved through changing words from their proper places. | |||
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> | |||
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. | |||
Some Muslims argue that this verse was the last verse revealed. If that is so, 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). | |||
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.<ref>See: [[Chronological Order of the Qur'an]]</ref> | |||
How is this ''not'' the changing of words from their right places? This is indeed 'Tahreef'. Muslims have not arranged the surahs chronologically. They have took it upon themselves to organize the [[revelations]] instead of Allah completing this task himself. | |||
==Could the Qur'an have Been Preserved through Memorization?== | ==Could the Qur'an have Been Preserved through Memorization?== | ||