Uthman’s Destruction of Quran Variants
Uthman's collection of the Quran had a high historical cost.
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Multiple Readings of the Quran
A Muslim explanation of variant readings in the Quran taken from Muhammad Mustafa al-Azami. I show that, contrary to Al-Azami, the multiple readings (variants) of the Quran can not all be traced back to the qira'at.
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Uthman’s Collection of the Quran
A traditional Muslim account of how Uthman collected the Quran. Taken from Muhammad Mustafa al-Azami, The History of the Quranic Text from Revelation to Compilation.
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Sketches of Muhammad’s life
The vast oceans of traditional accounts of Muhammad's life contain "so many contradictions and so much dubious storytelling that many historians have become reluctant to accept any of it at face value."
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Are there copyist errors in Quran manuscripts?
There are over 250,000 manuscripts of the Quran. When comparing them it is always possible to find copying mistakes here and there; this is an example of human fallibility.
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