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==The Satanic Verses== | ==The Satanic Verses== | ||
The famous [[Satanic Verses]] were verses of the Qur'an which Muhammad received but later claimed came from Satan and not Allah, calling for the worship of the pagan "daughters of Allah" that were supposedly worshiped by the Meccans. There are reports of this incident in all major tafsirs | The famous [[Satanic Verses]] were verses of the Qur'an which Muhammad received but later claimed came from Satan and not Allah, calling for the worship of the pagan "daughters of Allah" that were supposedly worshiped by the Meccans. There are reports of this incident in all major tafsirs, demonstrating the faith that the tradition has in the event as reality. | ||
{{quote | {{cite quran|53|19|end=22|style=ref}} | Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,<BR>And another, the third (goddess), Manat?<BR>What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?<BR>Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!}} | {{quote | {{cite quran|53|19|end=22|style=ref}} | Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,<BR>And another, the third (goddess), Manat?<BR>What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?<BR>Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!}} | ||
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The earliest found copies of the Qur'an do not have diacritical marks, and evidence points to changes made to the Uthmanic recension.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |last=Taher |first=Abul |title=Querying the Koran |work=The Guardian |date=2000-08-08 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4048586,00.html |}} | The earliest found copies of the Qur'an do not have diacritical marks, and evidence points to changes made to the Uthmanic recension.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |last=Taher |first=Abul |title=Querying the Koran |work=The Guardian |date=2000-08-08 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4048586,00.html |}} | ||
</ref> Multiple people are said to have collected verses and surahs of the Qur'an after [[Muhammad's Death|Muhammad's death]]. Differences existed among the various versions of the Qur'an before Caliph Uthman decided to burn all the copies except one. Muhammad himself forgot Qur'anic verses according to the hadith. Some verses, like the ones for stoning, are missing from the Qur'an | </ref> Multiple people are said to have collected verses and surahs of the Qur'an after [[Muhammad's Death|Muhammad's death]]. Differences existed among the various versions of the Qur'an before Caliph Uthman decided to burn all the copies except one. Muhammad himself forgot Qur'anic verses according to the hadith. Some verses, like the ones for stoning, are missing from the Qur'an that is extant today according to the hadith tradition. | ||
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