Jamul Qur’an

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Dedication   To the one whom Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala selected for the greatest merit in history, which is compiling and protecting the Book of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala. To this end, ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said:   أعظم الناس في المصاحف أجرا أبو بكر رحمة الله على أبي بكر هو أول من جمع كتاب الله The person to receive the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Introduction   All praise belongs to Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala. May salutations and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and the entirety of his Companions. To proceed: Throughout my compiling of the various works explaining the doctrine of the Imamiyyah regarding Tahrif (distortion of the Qur’an) as well as examining the statements, proofs, exigencies, and rebuttals which circulate among […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Foreword   After it has become clear to us that the escape for the scholars of the Imamiyyah—those who reject the distortion—in adopting the Prophetic compilation[1], was not based on any study or scrutiny of what has been established in the Shia Imami narrations nor acting in submission to them. Rather, it is an attempt to flee from the dangerous inevitabilities, which I […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter 1 Dismissing the Claim of the Prophetic Compilation of the Qur’an   I will review in this chapter how some Imami scholars refute the claim of the Prophetic compilation of the Qur’an. This will be through two proofs:   1. Imami scholars refuting the Prophetic compilation of the Qur’an. From amongst their views are the following: 1. Muhammad al Tabrizi states:   […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   2. Failure of the Imamiyyah to present any authentic proof establishing the Prophetic compilation of the Qur’an. Whoever contemplates over what the Imami scholars have deduced to establish the Prophetic compilation of the Qur’an would be convinced of their failure to produce any transmitted proof—clear and authentic proof from their sources—establishing that! This failure becomes apparent in many forms; from amongst them:   […]